Mega Load To Travel From Alabama To Bartow County

EUHARLEE, GA -- Motorists who travel around the Euharlee area will want to make note of a mega load that could have an impact on traffic.

A  "216-foot long, 22-foot-3-inch wide and 15-foot-10-inch tall rig mega load" will begin a trip from the Alabama state line to Plant Bowen in Euharlee at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 2, the Georgia Department of Transportation said. 

The load will enter Georgia from Alabama via Interstate 20 and make a stop at the Welcome Center in Tallapoosa to undergo an inspection by the Georgia State Patrol. 

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The 527,000-pound boiler load will resume its trip around 8 p.m. Thursday on I-20 east, to S.R. 61 north and onto S.R. 101/113 north.  

Once on that route, the super-sized load will then take U.S. 278 to S.R. 113 north. S.R. 113 north will take the boiler to Covered Bridge Road. Once on Covered Bridge Road, the load will utilize Old Stilesboro Road to access Plant Bowen. 

Two Georgia State Patrol officers with blue lights and marked cars will accompany the load to pace traffic when so warranted by the traffic control movement plan, GDOT said. 

Nighttime traffic during these hours in this region will be impacted, slowed or even stopped at some points due to the excessive size of this load. 

Normal travel speed is 45 mph but it slows to 5 mph when crossing certain bridge structures. Narrow bridge locations will require escorts to restrict the passing of other vehicles, while the permit vehicle is crossing.

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