Published: February 26, 2020

AN OVER DIMENSIONAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE HAULING A CHEMICAL STORAGE TANK IS CONTINUING TO TRAVEL THROUGH TENNESSEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AND IS EXPECTED TO BE LAWRENCE COUNTY ON THURSDAY.  THE SUPERLOAD, IS A 195 FOOT LONG TRUCK WITH A 19 AXLE TRAILER AND THE TANK ITSELF WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 200 TONS.  THE TREK STARTED IN CINCINNATI AND IS TRAVELING TO MISSISSIPPI WITH ABOUT A DOZEN SUPPORT VEHICLES.  THE SUPERLOAD MOVES AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL TRAVEL TO DICKSON COUNTY TODAY AND VENTURE DOWN STATE ROUTE 13 TOMORROW TO PERRY COUNTY THEN ONTO STATE ROUTE 100 THEN FROM LINDEN TO 412 SOUTH THROUGH HOHENWALD IN LEWIS COUNTY.  THE 17 FOOT TALL TRANSPORT VEHICLE WILL THEN CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 20 EAST AS IT CROSSES OVER INTO LAWRENCE COUNTY THROUGH SUMMERTOWN.  ONCE THERE IT WILL TURN ONTO US 43 SOUTH TO LAWRENCEBURG.  IT IS EXPECTED TO BE PARKED AT THE HANDY ANDY MARKET OVERNIGHT BEFORE TRAVELING DOWN FLATWOODS ROAD, STATE ROUTE 242 AND US 64 AND 43 S TO THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE ON FRIDAY. THE TRUCK IS MAINLY MOVING ALONG RURAL ROUTES DUE TO IT'S SIZE TO AVOID AVOID HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE OVERPASSES.