Update: Semi Stuck At Hairpin Turn On HWY 49
Semi and trailer stuck at the hairpin or “Tuttletown Ravine” on Highway 49 -- Caltrans District 10 photo
Update at 11:49 p.m.: The CHP reports that a semi-truck that was carrying 43,000 pounds of food in its trailer and got stuck in the southbound lane of Highway 49 in the Tuttletown area of Tuolumne County has been cleared. CHP officers directed traffic for more than two hours, during which the roadway was shut down for about 20 minutes to pull the truck off the highway. Traffic is moving freely once again. Further details on the incident can be viewed below.
Original post at 9:30 a.m.: Sonora, CA — The CHP has released a traffic alert that may delay travelers reaching their holiday destination today.
The CHP is reporting that a semi-truck became stuck around 9:15 a.m. at the hairpin turn on Highway 49, between Rawhide Road and the Stevenot Bridge. They added that its trailer is filled with food, weighing around 43,000 pounds. The truck was headed southbound, towards Sonora, and that is the lane currently blocked. CHP officers are on the scene directing slow-going traffic. No estimated time for clearing the wreckage has been given. Motorists may want to find an alternative route by using Highway 108 to O’Brynes Ferry Road or Parrotts Ferry Road to Highway 4.
