(La Crosse, IN) - A stretch of state highway locally will be closed soon for a couple of months.

According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, State Road 8 will be closed between C.R. 1100 W and Genesse St in La Crosse on or after Monday of next week for bridge replacement.

INDOT officials said the highway will reopen sometime in early November. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.

The official detour will follow State Road 49, U.S. 30 and U.S. 421, INDOT officials said.