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Printer Friendly    Text Version  Email Page Covered Br. Rd. / St. Joseph River County: St. Joseph City/Township: Lockport Twp. Location: Covered Br. Rd. / St. Joseph River Year Built: 1887 About this Bridge: This timber truss bridge is the longest surviving covered bridge in Michigan. It was built by a local contractor, Pierce Bodner, in 1887, and was raised eight feet in 1910 when the Sturgis Dam was built a mile downstream, creating Sturgis Lake.

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