An industrial oven halted southbound traffic during rush hour Thursday on the Dallas North Tollway after hitting a bridge.
DALLAS — Drivers headed southbound on the Dallas North Tollway had to find an alternative route after a massive mystery object stopped traffic just before the 635 bridge.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers had to shut down all southbound DNT lanes after a truck-tractor semi-trailer lost its load while trying to go under the bridge. The object on the back of the trailer hit the bridge and scattered across all southbound lanes.
WFAA staff have unofficially thrown out several ideas, including a cooling system, a massive A/C unit, a refining machine, a time machine, and possibly a sculpture.
DPS answered our question, confirming the object as a 34,000-pound industrial object. Officials initially didn’t have a reopening time, but as of 9 p.m., traffic is moving along the tollway and has since reopened.
Photos shared with WFAA show that crews are actively working to get the oven off the road.
