Canal closures

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The archive / Rochdale Canal

Rochdale Canal

20.0 closure-days per kilometre (95% range 18.8–21.2) — 1,039 days across 56 closures of this 52km canal.

Lengths from CRT's ArcGIS open data, published under the strictest reading of its licence. A notice is attributed to the whole named waterway, not to a point.

Something was shut here on 81% of this cruising season — 187 of its 231 days — across 33 separate closures.

That means a closure somewhere on the canal, not that the whole canal was impassable. Every closure below names the locks or bridges it sat between.

2 closures are still shut now, and 2 of those have no reopening date. Filter to them.

Regions
North West, Yorkshire and North East
On record
62 closures

The season, closure by closure

Each row is one closure. A bar starts and ends where the closure did, and its length is how long it ran; dashed bars have not started yet.

Lock 46Lock 84 Dale St to Lock 92 CastlefieldLock 23Lock 16Lock 54 to Lock 81 Butler StreetLock 81 Butler Street to Lock 83 BrownsfieldLock 6, BrearleyLock 3/4Lock 35Bridge 54A, Little Clegg Swing BridgeLock 25 to Lock 26Lock 20 to Lock 24Lock 1 to Lock 3/4Lock 20Lock 3/4 to Lock 7Lock 6, BrearleyLock 5, Edward KilnerLock 1 to Lock 3/4Lock 19 to Lock 24Lock 20Lock 25 to Lock 30Lock 9, Blackpit Hebden Bridge to Lock 12Lock 1Lock 6, Brearley to Lock 16Lock 34 to Lock 45Lock 20 to Lock 24Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 8, MayroydLock 45Lock15Lock 23Lock 37, West Summit to Lock 48Lock 56Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 7

2026-03-15one bar is one closure2026-10-31

Every closure on record

Population

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Period

2025 season2026 seasonAll time

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Showing all 57 closures on the Rochdale Canal.

56
closures
1,039
closure-days
685
in cruising season
2
no reopening date
What these figures mean
Population
Which closures a figure counts. All closures is everything; Unplanned, in season drops CRT's scheduled winter programme and any day outside the 15 March to 31 October cruising season; CRT winter programme is that maintenance alone.
Defensible duration
The days between a closure's start and its reopening date, counted only where the dates allow it. A cancelled notice, or one whose reopening precedes its start, has no defensible duration and is in no total.
Closure-days
One day on which one closure was in force. Two closures on the same day are two closure-days; where the question is how long a canal was actually disrupted, overlapping notices are unioned into single intervals.
The season so farweeks with a closure in force
Closures in force each monthclosures active during the month
1
7
6
5
1
2
3
3
8
6
8
5
6
10
11
6
3
May 25Jun 25Jul 25Aug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Whereclosure-days by region
North West68923
Yorkshire and North East35033
57 results · every closure on the Rochdale CanalJump to table
NoticeExtentStartedDays
Lock 83 to Lock 81, Rochdale Canal
Repair · Wear and tear · no reopening date
Lock 81 Butler Street to Lock 83 Brownsfield2026-03-31175
Lock 41 to Lock 80
Low Water Levels · Weather
Lock 41 to Lock 80 Coal Pit Lower2025-06-20116
Todmorden Lock
Inspections · Wear and tear
Lock 192025-06-1771
Navigation Closure from Lock 5 to Lock 16 - Low water levels
Low Water Levels · Weather
Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 162025-06-1657
Lock 8, Mayroyd - Near Hebden Bridge
Repair · Wear and tear
Bridge 14, Fallingroyd Tunnel to Lock 8, Mayroyd2026-01-0553
Lock 81 and Miles Platting Bridge, Manchester
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 66 Tannersfield Highest to Bridge 88, Red Hill Street Bridge2026-01-0546
Bridge 51, Ben Healey Bridge - Littleborough
Repair · Wear and tear
Bridge 51, Ben Healey Bridge to Bridge 52, Brown Bank Bridge2026-01-2646
Lock 87, Manchester
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 84 Dale St to Lock 92 Castlefield2026-02-0244
Little Clegg Swing Bridge
Repair · Wear and tear
Bridge 54A, Little Clegg Swing Bridge2026-05-0743
lock 72, Scothmans
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 72 Scothmans2025-06-0641
Lock 14 - Near Bridge 23, Holmcoat Road Bridge
Repair · Other cause
Lock 142026-01-1939
Bridge 58b to Bridge 59, Moss Bridge
Vegetation · Weather
Bridge 58B to Bridge 59, Moss Bridge2025-11-1735
Lock 42, Littlebrough
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 37, West Summit to Lock 452026-01-0525
Bridge 22, Burntacres Bridge
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 13 to Lock 142026-02-0225
Lock 76 Rochdale Canal
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 54 to Lock 81 Butler Street2026-03-3025
Tuel Lane lock passage closed from 29th May 17:00hrs. Reopening from Friday 12th June.
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 1 to Lock 3/42026-05-2914
Closure from Lock 8 to Lock 5 due to low water levels. - Reopened
Low Water Levels · Cause not stated · title says reopened
Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 8, Mayroyd2026-07-2714
Lock 45
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 452026-07-2813
Lock 56
Repair · Wear and tear · no reopening date
Lock 562026-09-0913
Lock 46 - Littleborough
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 462026-03-0911
Lock 37 to Lock 48
Low Water Levels · Weather
Lock 37, West Summit to Lock 482026-08-1011
Lock 6, Brearley-16 Rochdale Canal - REOPENED
Low Water Levels · Vandalism · title says reopened
Lock 6, Brearley to Lock 162026-07-1710
Lock 88, Oxford Street
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 88 Oxford St2026-01-128
Lock 81, Butler Street To Lock 83, Brownsfield
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 81 Butler Street to Lock 83 Brownsfield2026-03-058
From Lock 11 to Lock 12 on Rochdale Canal - Towpath section has reopened
Event · Ground moved · title says reopened
Lock 11 to Lock 122025-06-127
Fallen Tree nr Bridge 3 at Rosegrove Lane, Sowerby Bridge.
Vegetation · Weather
Bridge 3, High Royd Bridge2025-11-147
Low water levels from Lock 20 to Lock 24 - Reopened
Low Water Levels · Other cause · title says reopened
Lock 20 to Lock 242026-05-277
Bridge 78, Wrigley Head Bridge to Lock 65
Vegetation · Weather
Bridge 78, Wrigley Head Bridge to Lock 65 Alfred Street2025-11-266
Lock 6 - repaired and operational
Repair · Wear and tear · title says reopened
Lock 3/4 to Lock 72026-06-136
Lock 6 - Lock gates are being ashed to help water levels recover. - Reopened
Low Water Levels · Ground moved · title says reopened
Lock 6, Brearley2026-06-236
Lock 45 Rochdale canal
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 34 to Lock 452026-07-186
Lock 57
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 572026-01-035
Fallen tree across the canal at Upper Brearley Lock 6 - REMOVED
Vegetation · Weather
Lock 6, Brearley2026-04-165
Lock 5, Edward Kilner Lock - Sinkhole has opened up - repairs are needed. - open
Repair · Ground moved
Lock 5, Edward Kilner2026-06-245
Navigation Closure - Rochdale Canal, Lock 25 to Lock 30, Todmorden - low water levels
Low Water Levels · Other cause
Lock 25 to Lock 302026-07-084
Bridge 75A, Grimshaws lane
Repair · Cause not stated
Bridge 75A, Grimshaw Lane Bridge2025-07-043
Lock 84 to Lock 92
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 84 Dale St to Lock 92 Castlefield2025-10-033
Lock 88
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 88 Oxford St2025-12-073
Lock 23 - Broken paddle - Repaired
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 232026-03-173
Lock 16 - Broken Paddle - Repaired
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 162026-03-213
Lock 35
Repair · Ground moved
Lock 352026-04-283
Lock 20 Rochdale Canal -operational
Repair · Wear and tear · title says reopened
Lock 202026-06-013
Pound between Lock 6 and Lock 7, Mytholmroyd - Low water Levels - extending to Lock 5
Low Water Levels · Cause not stated
Lock 5, Edward Kilner to Lock 72026-09-143
Lock19 - 24 Rochdale - Navigable
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 19 to Lock 242026-06-302
Wall Clasped near Bridge 3, Edward Road - Closed from Rochdale Lock 1 to Salterhebble Lock 1 - OPEN
Underwater Obstruction · Wear and tear
Lock 12026-07-152
Lock 13 to Lock 14
Low Water Levels · Cause not stated
Rochdale Canal - 0122025-08-161
Lock 19 - Todmorden - Gearing mechanism failure - Now repaired
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 192026-01-151
Navigation Closure - Rochdale Canal, Lock 25, Todmorden - Reopened
Low Water Levels · Cause not stated · title says reopened
Lock 25 to Lock 262026-05-131
Navigation Closure - Rochdale Canal, Locks 20 to 24, Todmorden - Tuesday July 21st
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 20 to Lock 242026-07-211
Lock 1-4 - Monday passage only 9am to 3pm.restricted
Repair · Cause not stated
Lock 1 to Lock 3/42025-04-06128
Sowerby Long Bridge - Tree blocking towpath & navigation - Now removed
Vegetation · Weather
Bridge 2, Sowerby Long Bridge2025-06-27same day
Tuel Lane Lock - tree has fallen across the navigation and towpath
Vegetation · Weather
Lock 3/42026-04-22same day
Tuel Lane passage - Closed - No passage today
Low Water Levels · Ground moved
Lock 1 to Lock 3/42026-06-26same day
Lock 20 - repairs to the head paddle
Repair · Wear and tear
Lock 202026-07-07same day
Lock 9 to Lock 12, Rochdale Canal
Low Water Levels · Cause not stated
Lock 9, Blackpit Hebden Bridge to Lock 122026-07-13same day
Lock 15 - large tree trunk wedged under tail paddles. Removed
Underwater Obstruction · Other cause
Lock152026-08-04same day
Lock 23 - work to replace the head paddles
Maintenance · Wear and tear
Lock 232026-08-06same day

Coming up

Scheduled but not yet started, so in no figure above.

5 scheduled.
ClosureFromPlanned
Lock 79, Coal Pit Middle, Miles Platting, Manchester
Rochdale Canal · Repair
2 November 202646 days
Lock 80, Coal Pit Lower, Miles Platting, Manchester
Rochdale Canal · Repair
2 November 202646 days
Lock 49, Navigation Way, Rochdale
Rochdale Canal · Repair
2 November 202646 days
Lock 12, Rawden Mill
Rochdale Canal · Repair
4 January 202747 days
Lock 30 Lock Landing, Walsden
Rochdale Canal · Repair
4 January 202767 days

Not counted

Cancelled notices and ones whose dates cannot be right are in no figure on this page. They are kept here because CRT published them.

6 notices excluded from the figures.
NoticeStateStarted
Lock 1-4 - Monday passage only 9am to 3pm.Completed6 April 2025
Lock 79, Coal Pit Middle, Miles Platting, ManchesterPublished2 November 2026
Lock 80, Coal Pit Lower, Miles Platting, ManchesterPublished2 November 2026
Lock 49, Navigation Way, RochdalePublished2 November 2026
Lock 12, Rawden MillPublished4 January 2027
Lock 30 Lock Landing, WalsdenPublished4 January 2027

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