Highway 22 is under several feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this aerial view taken near St. Peter in 1965. The old bridge across the river can be seen to the right of the center of the image. Highway 169 is along the bottom edge.
A view toward the southeast along flooded State Highway 22, looking toward the bridge over the Minnesota River near the south end of St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
The flooded Minnesota River can be seen from the west end of the old bridge on State Highway 22 at St. Peter in 1965. A small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge can be seen at the far right, beyond the river bridge. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Large amounts of ice can be seen at the Highway 22 bridge over the flooded Minnesota River in 1965 at St. Peter. The photograph was taken from a location above the river by the Holiday House Supper Club on the east side of the river. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Large chunks of ice on the Minnesota River hit the Highway 22 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This photograph was taken from the west end of the bridge. In the background, a small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge over the highway can be seen. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Two men are shown standing on a piece of dry ground along the north side of Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. A house in the distance is partially underwater.
Flood water from the Minnesota River is shown covering Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The old bridge over the river can be seen in the distance.
Highway 22 is shown under many feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this 1965 photograph taken from a location to the south of 22 and along the east side of Highway 169. The old bridge across the river on 22 and the Holiday House Supper Club on the high ground across the river can be seen in the distance.
This issue covers road building statistics and costs, Minnesota's first freeway, and transportation research. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers road building statistics and costs, Minnesota's first freeway, and transportation research. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library