Name: Hwy. 169 along the Minnesota River was re-built to withstand a century-flood. 16 years later it’s flooded
Uploaded: 2024-06-27T11:49:01-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Southern Minnesota motorists know the stretch of road well. Right where the the Jolly Green Giant billboard stands grinning on a hillside, U.S. Hwy. 169 dips from the prairie down into the wooded lowlands below Le Sueur. Unlike vast stretches of the farm-rich region, the highway here bellies up to the undulating blue ribbon of […]

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Hwy. 169 along the Minnesota River was re-built to withstand a century-flood. 16 years later it’s flooded

Southern Minnesota motorists know the stretch of road well. Right where the the Jolly Green Giant billboard stands grinning on a hillside, U.S. Hwy. 169 dips from the prairie down into the wooded lowlands below Le Sueur. Unlike vast stretches of the farm-rich region, the highway here bellies up to the undulating blue ribbon of […]