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M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK, 1961 (b/w photo)

M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK, 1961 (b/w photo)
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M6 Motorway, M6, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK, 1961 (b/w photo)
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Date
1961 AD (C20th AD)
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A view of the construction of the Stafford/Wolverhampton railway bridge (Bridge 302) on Section A of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a diesel train approaching along the railway line beneath the bridge_x000D_ _x000D_ The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Section A was 51/4 miles in length between Dunston and Whitgreave. This bridge is located at grid reference SJ9253218880.

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© Historic England / John Laing Photographic Collection / Bridgeman Images
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Birmingham / England / United Kingdom / Europe / West Midlands

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