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.
This aerial view shows portions of the flooded Minnesota River near St. Peter. The bridge over the river on Highway 22 can be seen along the bottom of this 1965 image. Vehicles can be seen on Highway 169 near the top.
The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is the tallest structure visible in this image that shows flooded buildings and property in the Minnesota River Valley east of St. Peter in 1965. Highway 99 crosses the image, running diagonally above the elevator and below the St. Peter railroad depot, which is to the right and slightly below the row of five grain bins.
The St. Peter railroad depot at the far left is surrounded by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The photograph extends from the Peavey Grain Company's elevator at the bottom left of the photograph southwestward to the mill pond near the top center.
This postcard mainly shows the vehicle bridge over Spring Lake, east of St. Peter. However, some of the piers of the railroad bridge beyond can also be seen. East is at left.
The Broadway bridge in St. Peter is shown under severe stress from the flood water of the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The picture was taken from high ground east of North Front Street. The top of the Peavey Grain Company's elevator across the river is visible in the distance.
This image, taken from Levee Park in St. Peter, shows water passing under the south side of the Broadway bridge during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River.
This view across the Broadway bridge at St. Peter, taken during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River, shows men at work on the eastern end of the bridge. Large quantities of fill were used to stabilize the bridge supports there.
The Broadway bridge in St. Peter is shown under severe stress from the flood water of the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The picture was taken from high ground east of North Front Street.
This colorized postcard shows the flooded road east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter on June 25, 1908. The water of the Minnesota River has reached the Omaha Depot, which is shown in the center of the postcard. A steam locomotive is visible to the left of the depot.
Exterior view of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha railroad depot serving St. Peter on the east side of the Minnesota river. A steam locomotive and several railroad cars are along the east side of the depot. North of the depot is the Farmers Elevator. There is a 1906 postmark on the postcard.
Flood damage to this building a short distance to the east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter is clearly visible. The building was on the south side of Highway 99. The Minnesota River can be seen in the background.
The pavement of Highway 99 east of St. Peter was extensively damaged by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965. This photograph looks to the east, from a location near the railroad crossing a short distance from St. Peter, and near the Peavey elevator.
Flood water from the Minnesota River covers Highway 99 east of St. Peter in this 1965 photo. The Milwaukee Road boxcar is stranded on a railroad siding at the Peavey elevator, slightly east of where the railroad crosses the highway. The location is in Kasota township in Le Sueur County.
The site where the main railroad track crosses Highway 99 east of St. Peter is covered by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Milwaukee Road boxcar was on a siding at the Peavey elevator slightly to the east of the crossing.
Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown covered by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The railroad boxcar was located on a siding at the Peavey elevator, slightly to east of where the main railroad track crossed the highway.
Flood water from the Minnesota River has covered Highway 99 east of St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The Peavey elevator is visible in the distance, slightly to the east of the railroad track that crosses the highway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
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.
This house at St. Peter was flooded by the rapidly rising Minnesota River in 1965. The house was located slightly beyond the eastern end of the bridge across the river at Broadway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
This house at St. Peter was flooded by the rapidly rising Minnesota River in 1965. The house was located slightly beyond the eastern end of the bridge across the river at Broadway. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
The rapidly moving flood water of the Minnesota River eroded soil at the east end of the Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water was moving from south to north, which is from left to right in this photo. At the time, it was not certain that efforts to stabilize the bridge would be successful. Many loads of riprap were used to cover the exposed foundation of the bridge in a successful attempt to save the bridge. See photo e8023 to see the completed project. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Sandbags, large rocks, and riprap were used to stabilize the east end of the Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It was feared that the rapidly moving water of the Minnesota River would erode the bridge supports sufficiently to destroy the bridge. The water was moving from south to north, which is from left to right in this photo. See photo e8022, which was taken before the successful stabilization effort. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
A load of riprap falls into the water at the east end of the Highway 99 bridge in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The rapidly moving water of the Minnesota River was eroding the soil from the base of the bridge, threatening to collapse it. See photos e8022 and e8023 for additional images of the bridge. This end of the bridge is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.