BREVORT — Replacement of the Brevort River Bridge on U.S. 2 will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3, and is expected to be completed Wednesday, Nov. 13.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing $2.3 million to replace the US-2 bridge over the Brevort River in Moran Township, Mackinac County. The narrow bridge, originally constructed in 1935, is considered functionally obsolete and is no longer a viable candidate for preventive maintenance; it needs to be replaced. The current structure is 55 feet long and 38 feet wide with shoulders. The new bridge will be 110 feet long and a little more than 46 feet wide with 10-foot shoulders.

The work will require closing US-2 at the bridge with a posted detour. Westbound traffic will be detoured onto I-75 in St. Ignace to M-123 to Worth Road and back onto US-2. The detour will be reversed for eastbound traffic. The detour adds approximately 3 miles to the route for through-traffic. Moran Township and St. Ignace businesses along US-2 will still be open and accessible.

The new structure will be wider, safer and more efficient for the motoring public and pedestrians.