2017

SE1826 : Chain Bar interchange

taken 7 years ago, near to Oakenshaw, Kirklees, England

Chain Bar interchange
Chain Bar interchange
Viewed from the bridge carrying the Spen Valley Greenway, most of the fourteen lanes at this point of the M62 can be seen in this view. The outer ones carry the slip roads to/from the M606.
M62 Motorway

The M62 is the west to east trans-Pennine motorway. It is 107 miles long running from Liverpool to Hull. It was built between 1971 and 1976. At Windy Hill it is 372m above sea level, making it the highest point on any British motorway.
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Geographical Context: Boundary, Barrier Roads, Road transport Motorway: M62 other tags: Motorway Junction M606 Motorway Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Spen Valley Greenway [18] · Chain Bar [10] · M606 [6] ·
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SE1826, 146 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 9 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 180 265 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.0803N 1:43.6988W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 180 263
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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