Langley Covered Bridge is the longest remaining wooden covered bridge in the state of Michigan, and is located several miles north of Centreville, Michigan, the seat of St. Joseph County. Many of the covered bridges in Michigan and other states no longer exist, and therefore the structure is an historic landmark and tourist attraction frequented by visitors to St. Joseph County. The bridge is named for Thomas W. Langley and family, pioneers who helped establish the village of Centreville in the mid-19th century. In fact, Langley was the very first settler in Centreville. The red-paneled bridge, along with a causeway just to its north that forms part of Covered Bridge Road, spans the St. Joseph River. The bridge was constructed in 1887 by nearby Parkville builder Pierce Bodmer. It does this just above what is called the Sturgis Dam (although the city of Sturgis, Michigan is located nowhere near this location). The dam is adjacent to a county recreation area called Covered Bridge Park; just across the river within sight of the bridge is Pahl Point Park, which is in fact closer to the bridge itself. The bridge has been a very important symbol for the village of Centreville for almost 100 years; in fact, the village's annual summer festival is called Covered Bridge Days. -wiki

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Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center

10/10 Excellent

"Friendly and helpful staff, great restaurants and the room was fantastic. "

Home2 Suites by Hilton Kalamazoo Downtown

10/10 Excellent

"My only 2 gripes are, you can’t just walk in. It was nice that they didn’t leave you out in the cold and rain but to get all the way in, so as to “check in”, you had to grt someone’s attention. I am sure that this is meant for security but it was a bit of a shock seeing that I was unaware before arriving. The second gripe is that the person “booking” the room has to be present for the check in. This is very inconvenient. I drove there through crappy weather because the attendant had to “see” mu ID but when I got there, he never even looked at it. All that said, our out of town guests had a great stay. They said that it was clean, comfortable and they were surprised at how quiet it was. They got a great nights sleep. Now that I know what to expect, I am sure that we’ll reserve a room for them in the future."