Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east, 14 February 1997

Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east (see all photos of the same view)

This view shows Sandy Lane at the bottom, and beyond the motorway running past Marsh Farm and Marsh Lane as far as the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. A black waterproofing membrane has been rolled out across the bridge deck but hasn't yet been put into place.

Date
14 February 1997 (see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)

Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)

Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)

Roads visible

B5256 Sandy Lane

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