A Co-operative van driving across a bridge on the A52 Nantwich Road, with Section D2 of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6) under construction below

Date:
13 Jun 1962
Location:
M6 Motorway, M6, Audley Rural, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Reference:
JLP01/08/062788
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In the album, the typed caption records this bridge as carrying the A52 over the motorway. The location of this structure is at grid reference SJ7792750302 and the road appears to have since been renumbered as the B5500. Old Peel Farm can be seen in the background.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Motorway, Mid 20th Century Road Bridge, Construction, Road Transport