LANGLEY COVERED BRIDGE - CENTREVILLE, MICHIGAN

                                                                                                   ST. JOSEPH RIVER
                                                                                                 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
                                                                                                        BUILT - 1887

Length - 282'.... North of Centreville on Covered Bridge Rd. (CR133) 3.0 miles from jct. with MI86 in Centreville to the bridge. Langley Covered Bridge is the longest remaining covered bridge in Michigan. The bridge was constructed by nearby Parkville builder Pierce Bodmer at a cost of about $3000. The bridge is named for Thomas W. Langley and family, pioneers who helped establish the village of Centreville in the mid-19th century. In fact, Langley was the very first settler in Centreville. In the 1940s with the increase in motor vehicle traffic the weight and vibration started to cause damage to the bridge and abutments. In 1950, the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Works were awarded the contract to fix the bridge with a new under structure at a cost of $35,885. All the load carrying elements of the bridge were changed from wood to steel and concrete. The flooring was replaced by two by fours. Then again in 2008-2009 the Anlaan Corporation performed more restoration work, at a cost of almost $1 million. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Three Spans of Howe Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 22-75-01