A concrete railway bridge over a motorway has been demolished and the road has reopened.
The M6 between junctions 39 at Shap and 40 near Penrith was closed over the weekend as part of West Coast Main Line works, which have also seen disruption to train services.
The 130m-long (427ft) bridge has been removed and a new 4,200-tonne steel and concrete structure will be moved into place during a further 57-hour motorway closure this coming weekend.
Christian Irwin, Network Rail North West and Central director, said it had been a “mammoth task” to demolish the bridge.
