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Updated: Super load will remain parked Wednesday as permits are obtained in Tennessee.
The slow-moving “super load” that’s already made its way through 50 miles of four counties in western Kentucky is expected to resume its journey toward Mississippi Wednesday.
It has been parked at the Seven Springs Farms headquarters along Blackhawk Road in Trigg County and the crew anticipates resuming travel sometime Wednesday, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
The 195 ft. long truck with a 19-axle trailer is escorted by about a dozen support vehicles. It is hauling an over-dimensional, almost 200-ton load from near Cincinnati, Ohio, to Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Due to the 17 ft., 6 inch height of the load, the truck has to move along mostly rural routes to avoid highway and interstate overpasses that normally have a 15 ft., 6 inch clearance.
The hauler, Miller Transfer & Rigging, says the specialized hauler requires regular maintenance to assure hydraulic controls that steer the rear unit of the trailer are working properly.
The multi-axle truck normally averages about 5 to 10 miles per hour on the road. Due to the width and height of the load, the effort required by support crews to help the super load maneuver creates significant traffic delays, particularly going through cities where utility lines and traffic signals may have to be raised to allow it to pass. Motorists who encounter the load on the road are advised to use caution and follow directions of the escort crew and police.
The load has a permit to move from Seven Springs Farms southward along KY 276 near the Wallonia community to U.S. 68, then travel west on U.S. 68 to Cadiz where it will take KY 139 into Tennessee.
The crew has been on the road for about 12 days. They expect to take another seven or eight days on the road to reach their destination in Mississippi.