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Tree falls in front of historic covered bridge in Kent County

Posted at 9:28 PM, May 30, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-30 22:12:41-04

VERGENNES TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A large tree fell in front of a historic covered bridge in Kent County on Wednesday.

The Kent County Sheriff's Department dispatch says that crews worked throughout the evening to remove a tree that fell in front of the Fallasburg Covered Bridge near Lowell.  The tree was cut up and removed from the road in front of the bridge as of 9:55 p.m. Wednesday.

Dispatchers say they received several reports of downed trees Wednesday, but no injuries were reported.