Cuerden embankment, view west, 10 January 1996

Cuerden embankment, view west (see all photos of the same view)

The huge embankment at Cuerden, at the top of the picture, is visible here along with the borrow pit that was formed just to the south, where material to build it was excavated. In the cutting on the right, the slopes have been seeded with grass.

Date
Direction of view
West
Structures visible

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

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