A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge at Borrowbeck Viaduct, showing bridge beams laid out on the construction site prior to installation

Date:
29 Jul 1969
Location:
M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria
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M6 Motorway, M6, Grayrigg, South Lakeland, Cumbria
Reference:
JLP01/08/081835
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The work on the Lune Gorge section of the M6 Motorway between Killington and Tebay (Junction 37 - Junction 38) was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Work started in October 1967 and the motorway was opened to traffic in October 1970. On this stretch of the M6, 20 bridges and 17 culverts were built across rivers and streams. The motorway viaduct is located at grid reference NY6084201447 in Low Borrowbridge just to the west of a Victorian railway viaduct.

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

Late 20th Century Motorway, Late 20th Century Road Viaduct, Construction