After the shipping route was closed and the bridge was lowered, three quad-axle Mack dump trucks made 20 trips each to haul ...

HOUGHTON, MI – The truest sign of winter in the Keweenaw Peninsula is here: The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is now open to ...

The Michigan Department of Transportation will conduct inspections on the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock next week, requiring bridge lifts. Various test lifts will be performed ...

HOUGHTON/HANCOCK, MI— The Michigan Department of Transportation will be conducting inspections on the Portage Lake Lift ...

PORTAGE LAKE — Snowmobile season has officially ended in the U.P. this year for one crossing. The snowmobile crossing at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Houghton County is now closed through the ...

Bridge inspections to the Portage Lake Lift Bridge have been postponed. MDOT says a revised schedule for the inspections will be released at a later date. No lane closures or lift restrictions will be ...