BIGFORK, Mont. — A section of the Flathead River near Sportsman's Bridge will be temporarily closed to all watercraft while crews install steel girders as part of the Montana Highway 82 bridge project northwest of Bigfork, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) announced.

The closure, set to begin at 7 a.m. on July 8 and continue through 6 p.m. on July 9, covers about 20 feet upstream and 500 feet downstream of Sportsman’s Bridge on Montana Highway 82 northwest of Bigfork.

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