Here are a couple of photos that show the devastation of the flooding up north, specifically the swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park, which has been evacuated.
The photo immediately below I took on a fall day a couple of years ago, while standing downstream of the bridge and while wading about knee-deep in the St. Louis River.
The second photo below is an aerial shot taken Thursday by Star Tribune photographer Brian Peterson.
![Water continues to rage in the St.Louis River as it flows through Jay Cooke State Park, washing out major sections of Hwy. 210 and here ripping out the swinging bridge in the park. ] BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Carlton, MN - 06/21/2012](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZPZ6VGT6IJWXOS5BFXVSEKYZJU.jpg?&w=1080)
