{"id":545094,"date":"2025-11-02T23:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T23:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/545094\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T23:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T23:24:15","slug":"reason-runcorns-silver-jubilee-bridge-has-been-closed-all-day-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/545094\/","title":{"rendered":"Reason Runcorn&#8217;s Silver Jubilee Bridge has been closed all day explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bridge will reopen from 10pm tonight<\/p>\n<p>17:21, 02 Nov 2025Updated 17:21, 02 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_The-Silver-Jubilee-and-Mersey-Gateway-bridges-between-Runcorn-and-Widnes.jpg\" alt=\"The Silver Jubilee and Mersey Gateway bridges between Runcorn and Widnes\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Silver Jubilee and Mersey Gateway bridges between Runcorn and Widnes(Image: merseyflow)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Runcorn&#8217;s Silver Jubilee Bridge has been closed all day with traffic diverted to the Mersey Gateway, The bridge that links <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/runcorn\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"RuncornLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Runcorn<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/widnes\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Widnes<\/a> shut at 6am today, Sunday, with closures in place until 10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The bridge has been closed to traffic as pyrotechnics experts set up the annual firework display. The display has been brought forward from the traditional November 5 date to give more people the chance to see it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Fireworks will begin at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The occasion sees thousands of people gather on the banks of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/river-mersey\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">River Mersey<\/a> in Runcorn and Widnes to watch the display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The pedestrian footpath on the bridge will be closed between 6pm and 8pm because of the fireworks but has been open as usual throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Traffic monitor INRIX currently says: &#8220;A557 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/traffic-and-travel\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Silver Jubilee Bridge in both directionLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Silver Jubilee Bridge in both direction<\/a>s closed due to preparations for the fireworks display from West Bank Street to A558 Bridgewater Expressway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Fireworks-display-in-Runcorn-on-Sunday.jpg\" alt=\"Photos show the incredible Silver Jubilee Bridge fireworks display in Runcorn \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Photos show the incredible Silver Jubilee Bridge fireworks display in Runcorn (Image: Stephen Jones)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">The breath-taking fireworks display will be launched from the bridge itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"liverpoolecho\">Car access into West Bank will be restricted to residents only.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762125855_23_0_Fireworks-display-in-Runcorn-on-Sunday.jpg\" alt=\"Photos show the incredible Silver Jubilee Bridge fireworks display in Runcorn \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Photos show the incredible Silver Jubilee Bridge fireworks display in Runcorn (Image: Stephen Jones)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" 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