"Because of a 20t Tank?"... The Reason for 4-Hour Traffic Jam on Texas Highway

US Army Self-Propelled Howitzer Weighing 20 Tons
Highway Chaos Lasting About 4 Hours

On a highway in Texas, USA, a 20-ton military armored vehicle being transported on a trailer fell off. At the time, there was no suitable equipment to properly tow this massive armored vehicle, resulting in about four hours of traffic congestion on the road.

One side of the continuous track has fallen outside the trailer of the US Army M109 self-propelled howitzer [Image source=The National News capture]

Local US broadcaster 'News4' reported on the 29th of last month (local time) that a military vehicle blocked citizens' way home on a Texas highway. The vehicle in question was the M109, a self-propelled howitzer used by the US Army. The self-propelled howitzer is an armored vehicle equipped with a large cannon, weighing between 20 and 25 tons.

A congested road blocked by a trailer and a self-propelled artillery vehicle [Image source=The National News capture]

The M109, while being transported on a trailer along the highway, suddenly had one of its wheels drop to the ground around 4 p.m. This caused the entire truck with the trailer to come to a stop.

At that time, there was no heavy equipment on the highway capable of towing the M109, which weighs at least 20 tons. Eventually, experts from the heavy equipment towing service company 'Mission Wrecker San Antonio' were mobilized and succeeded in moving the M109 to another location after about four hours.

This highway experienced traffic disruption from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.