Main routes through Shrewsbury closed to traffic due to rising River Severn

Main roads through Shrewsbury town centre have been closed due to flooding.

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Smithfield Road, and the River Severn, photographed from the Frankwell footbridge earlier on Wednesday

Shropshire Council announced the closure of Smithfield Road to traffic on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday afternoon with the River Severn still rising.

Flooding in Shrewsbury

The council has confirmed that the closure starts at the Frankwell roundabout and that Lower Claremont Bank is also closed.