MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI-- The Department of Natural Resources is shutting down part of the main east-west snowmobile connector route in the U.P. for repairs.
Officials say a bridge along Trail #8 in Marquette County is closed. A major support beam on the underside of the bridge is cracked and needs to be replaced. That means the section of trail between Champion and the Baraga Plains is closed to through traffic.
The DNR and Moose Country Snowmobile Club are working on the repairs.
The DNR plans to reopen the bridge in mid-January.
