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Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge
A navigation closure on the Macclesfield Canal, 17 November 2025 to 28 November 2025 — 11 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Macclesfield Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 17 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 28 November 2025
- Days shut
- 11
- 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.
What CRT said it was for
Following a successful removal of the fallen tree, navigation and towpath has now been reopened.
Where
- Macclesfield Canal: Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge to Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge
Updates · 2
7 days with no update after the last one.
21 November 2025 · 4 days since the previous
Our teams have been working throughout the week to remove the large number of fallen trees in the North West following Storm Claudia. We have not yet been able to reach all affected sites, but we are working through them as quickly as possible, and our teams remain focused on reopening our navigations and towpaths. We will provide further updates as soon as they become available. We would like to thank our customers for reporting these issues, and we appreciate your patience as we continue to work across multiple affected locations. We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 28 November
17 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A number of trees have fallen and are currently blocking navigation and towpath at Bridge 49 on Macclesfield Canal. We have instructed our contractors, however, at present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as adverse weather conditions from Storm Claudia are impacting our waterways across the North West and causing delays. We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 21 November.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a9276-c999-7f60-9cc7-82cc8fec14e2.
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