View east from M61 towards Riley Green, 17 July 1996

View east from M61 towards Riley Green (see all photos of the same view)

The line of the motorway can be seen stretching away through the countryside, for the most part with a levelled and graded road bed awaiting a surface. In the foreground the viaduct across the M61 now has a complete deck.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)

Roads visible

M61 motorway

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