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Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swing Bridge
A navigation closure on the Macclesfield Canal, 2 December 2025 to 3 December 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Macclesfield Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 2 December 2025
- Status
- Reopened 3 December 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Suspected Vandalism
- Cause
- Vandalism
- Asset
- Swing 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
Following the successful repair to the lock mechanism, navigation has now reopened.
Where
- Macclesfield Canal: Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge to Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swingbridge
Updates · 1
1 days with no update after the last one.
2 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Due to suspected vandalism on the lock mechanism at Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swing bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, we've had to temporarily close navigation. Contractors have been instructed to attend. A further update will be provided Wednesday 3 December.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Bridge 49, Royal Oak Swing Bridge”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019adf9c-f051-7d93-a758-2cc3e0e0780e.
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