Cuerden embankment, view west, 29 April 1996
Cuerden embankment, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The huge embankment at Cuerden can be seen at the bottom of the picture. The bulk of the earthwork is now in place, but its facing slopes and surface are not yet formed.
Date
29 April 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
Structures visible
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Roads visible
M6 motorway
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Harry Yeadon
A civil engineer, working principally in the North West of England, responsible for many of the area's motorways.
