Maria, Warsaw, and McFarlane swing bridges in Peterborough to be temporarily closed this week

Parks Canada is conducting annual spring maintenance to prepare for 2023 season opening of Trent-Severn Waterway

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The Maria Street swing bridge in Peterborough, which operates during the Trent-Severn Waterway's navigation season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving, provides boaters with access to and from Ashburnham Lock 20 at Little Lake. (Photo: Parks Canada)
The Maria Street swing bridge in Peterborough, which operates during the Trent-Severn Waterway's navigation season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving, provides boaters with access to and from Ashburnham Lock 20 at Little Lake. (Photo: Parks Canada)

Parks Canada is preparing for the opening of the 2023 boating season on the Trent-Severn Waterway and will be conducting spring maintenance on three swing bridges in Peterborough this week.

The bridge work includes preventative maintenance tasks like washing and greasing swing bridges, and conducting visual inspections to ensure their safe operation.

The following swing bridges in Peterborough will be temporarily closed for regular spring maintenance, weather permitting:

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  • Maria Street Swing Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25th
  • Warsaw Road Swing Bridge on Parkhill Road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26th
  • McFarlane Street Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27th

Detour routes will be posted for all closures.

Depending on water flow conditions, navigation season on the Trent-Severn Waterway normally opens on Victoria Day and runs until Thanksgiving.

For more information about the Trent-Severn Waterway, visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca/trent.

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