The “super load” carrying a huge dryer used in the manufacture of tissue paper will not complete its more than 300-mile journey to the Lock Haven area until early next week.

The oversized load had been scheduled to arrive at the First Quality tissue plant outside Lock Haven this Friday or Saturday.

There are a number of factors that caused the adjustment, Jill Harry, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson, said Tuesday.

They include the unexpected transmission problem Saturday with one of the hauling vehicles, she said.

Moving a load of this size, especially in populated areas with wires and overhead traffic signals, can take longer than expected, she explained.

Weather has yet to cause a delay but that is always a possibility, Harry said.

The “super load” travels at less than 15 mph and only during daylight. Flaggers assist at intersections and state police are accompanying the transport that is 217 long and 20 feet wide.

The dryer, which left the Port of Erie last Thursday, has traveled about 115 miles. It went through Venango County Tuesday before stopping for the night near Fryburg in Clarion County.

The travel route Wednesday includes Route 36 in Clarion County and Route 66 in Clarion and Forest counties.

By the time the dryer gets to its destination it will have traveled through nine counties. A list of routes it will take from Erie to Lock Haven can be found online at www.penndot.gov/district1.

Message boards alert motorists of possible traffic delays. Information also is available on regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.