EYOTA, Minn. – A load of farm equipment was too tall to make it under the Canadian Pacific railroad bridge over U.S. Highway14 between Eyota and Chester. The load was ripped from its moorings on a trailer and wedged between the bridge and the trailer. This was about 1 p.m. Nobody was hurt. Two freight trains a day traverse the bridge, but neither was on the bridge at the time Traffic was blocked three hours on the highway, which is the main thoroughfare between Winona and Rochester. The bridge is the only place where the highway and railroad cross between Rochester and the railhead in Winona. Motorists were detoured on backroads.
Eyota Bridge. Vertical clearance 14 feet. Built in 1930 to accommodate U.S. Hghway14, which winds underneath between two tight 90-degree turns.