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Previously a very busy road junction on the A5117 which, until the opening of the M56 motorway nearby, was one of the main routes into North Wales avoiding the City of Chester for traffic from Manchester and South Lancashire.
©Dennis Turner
The main road between Ellesmere Port and Chester.
©David Quinn
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©Anthony Parkes
Dist:0.3km<br/>A view of the bridleway between Whitby Lane and Poplarhall. The bridleway has had to be diverted due to the construction of the M56 and originally carried on straight to the minor road.
©David Quinn
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking down a stretch of farmland sandwiched between the urban area of Ellesmere Port and the M56.
©David Quinn
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©Peter Whatley
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©Colin Pyle
Dist:0.7km<br/>Heading West towards Runcorn, Warrington M6 and Manchester.
©Dennis Turner
Dist:0.7km<br/>To the south of the M56 motorway. Currently growing the ubiquitous Maize crop which seems to be favourite crop of local farmers in 2005.
©Dennis Turner
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©Alex McGregor
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©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.8km<br/>For a long time the motorway ended at a roundabout just beyond the horizon of this photo, but after hefty work throughout 2008 there is now a through dual-carriageway road right into Wales.
©David Quinn
Dist:0.8km<br/>The bridge in the background carries a minor road and - at higher scales - is in gridsquare SJ4072 over the motorway.
©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.8km<br/>Looking north from Backford Cross roundabout towards Great Sutton.
©Sue Adair
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©Alex McGregor

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