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Hirst Mill swing Bridge

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Leeds & Liverpool Canal

From: 26 July 2026, 7:30pm

To: On-going

Region: Yorkshire and North East

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 27 July 2026

Location

Closest waterwayLeeds & Liverpool Canal
Starts atBridge 207, Hirst Mill Swing Bridge
Ends atBridge 207, Hirst Mill Swing Bridge

Description

Original 26 July 2026, 7:26pm

Staff have been called out to the bridge to check why its not possible to operate the bridge on finding out one of the pintle pins as snapped. Fitters/engineers have been informed and are hopping to attend site tomorrow to investigate.

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