Woodend Lift Bridge 24
Programme: Winter works / Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Peak Forest Canal
From: 17 November 2025, 8am / To: 5 December 2025, 4pm inclusive
Closest waterway: Peak Forest Canal
Starts at: Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge / Ends at: Bridge 24, Wood End Lift Bridge
Upstream winding hole: Bridge 56 / Downstream winding hole: Bridge 1, Junction Side Bridge
Update 3 October 2025, 4:14pm – Following a recent review, we’re now confident that the works can be completed within a shorter stoppage window. The revised stoppage dates are 17 November 2025 to 05 December 2025.
Original 8 May 2025, 11:22pm – A navigational closure is required for bridge lifting frame modifications. Elements of the bridge will be removed and modified but unfortunately the bridge can not be left in open position.