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Sowerby Long Bridge - Tree blocking towpath & navigation - Now removed

A navigation closure on the Rochdale Canal, 27 June 2025 to 27 June 2025 — 0 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Rochdale Canal
Region
Yorkshire and North East
Started
27 June 2025
Status
Reopened 27 June 2025
Days shut
same day
CRT reason
Vegetation
Cause
Weather
Asset
Canal or river

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

Where

Updates · 2

0 days with no update after the last one.

27 June 2025 · 0 days since the previous

The tree has now been removed. Towpath and Navigation is clear.

27 June 2025 · 0 days since the previous

A large tree has fallen blocking the navigation and towpath, Contractors have been made aware, we will update this notice once the tree has been removed.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Sowerby Long Bridge - Tree blocking towpath & navigation - Now removed”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0197b038-b7bf-79f3-9c03-e74353df0eb8.

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