M66
Introduction
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M66
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 4 Jul 2007
The M66 cuts its way through the country side just south of Junction 1. Construction of this section of the M66 started in August 1975 and opened to traffic in May 1978. Source The Motorway Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150124215637/http://www.ciht.org.uk/motorway/m66buryebp.htm The monument on the hill in the distance is Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.620765
Longitude
-2.282973