M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south, 21 October 1996

M61 interchange and Brindle Road overbridge, view south (see all photos of the same view)

The new Brindle Road bridge, now complete, is in the foreground. Beyond, the M61 interchange is taking shape.

Date
Direction of view
South
Structures visible

Structure 10a (Brindle Road overbridge, M61)

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

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