Rock cutting, The Sands, Appleby
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Rock cutting, The Sands, Appleby
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 3 Nov 2006
This road was constructed c.1812 and became the A66 trunk road until the bypass was made recently. The curves were not a problem in the 19C; turnpike trust could hardly have anticipated the size and speed of 20C traffic!
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Image Location
Latitude
54.576928
Longitude
-2.48727