Trailer mishap closes Corson

Both directions were blocked for more than an hour on Tuesday afternoon before reopening

A semi-truck dropped the shipping container it was hauling on Corson Avenue closing Corson Avenue. (Photo by Seth Pike via Facebook)

Part of Corson Avenue shut down for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon as crews worked to remove a trailer and its cargo from the road.

About 1 p.m., residents heard a boom that even shook houses a block away and made pets scamper for cover.

A trailer reach and the shipping container it carried became disconnected from the semi-truck hauling them causing the load to crash to the pavement near the 6600 block of Corson Avenue. A Seattle Department of Transportation response crew and crane operators worked to lift and place the parts on other vehicles to take away.

Corson Avenue opened to traffic again about 2:15 p.m.