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Shirley Drawbridge
A navigation closure on the North Stratford Canal, 27 August 2025 to 28 August 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- North Stratford Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 27 August 2025
- Status
- Reopened 28 August 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Suspected Vandalism
- Cause
- Struck by boat or vehicle
- Asset
- Bridge
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
Contractors have repaired the bridge and navigation is back open again.
Where
- North Stratford Canal: Bridge 8, Shirley Drawbridge to Bridge 8, Shirley Drawbridge
Updates · 1
1 days with no update after the last one.
27 August 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Navigation at Shirley Drawbridge is currently closed after a vehicle struck the barriers. Our contractors have been contacted, and we will provide an update as soon as we receive a confirmed timeframe for repairs. In the meantime, our local team will attend site at 9:00am and 3:00pm tomorrow (28/08/2025) to manually assist boats through the bridge. We will share a further update as soon as more information becomes available.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Shirley Drawbridge”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0198ebb6-85d8-7fc6-85c9-4078f63b4dc3.
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