Borrowbeck Viaduct JLP01_08_081834

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M6 Motorway, M6, Tebay, Eden, Cumbria. A view of the construction of the M6 Motorway through the Lune Gorge at Borrowbeck Viaduct, showing workers operating a large gantry for launching bridge beams across the gorge.
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
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 24091715
Date: 22nd November 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 5346 x 5361 Pixels
Filesize is 5.66MB
Associated Categories: M6 Motorway
Keywords: 1960s, civil engineering, construction, motorway, people, road, work