(La Porte County, IN) - A bridge is out and a county road has been abruptly closed east of La Porte.

On Thursday County Commissioners announced that CR 525 East is closed until further notice south of Division Road down to CR 100 South. Emergency repairs are being made to a bridge over the Little Kankakee River. Right now they the closure could last anywhere from several weeks to a couple of months.

The County Engineer and Highway Department are working diligently to get the bridge back open as soon as possible.