A shed being transported through Santa Barbara slammed into the Las Positas Road overpass Monday evening, and ended up in the freeway lanes.
A shed being transported through Santa Barbara slammed into the Las Positas Road overpass Monday evening, and ended up in the freeway lanes, snarling traffic. (Ray Ford / Noozhawk photo)

Northbound traffic on Highway 101 through Santa Barbara was snarled Monday evening after a shed being carried on a flatbed truck slammed into a freeway overpass.

The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. at the Las Positas Road overpass, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The badly damaged shed, which looks like a small house, ended up in the middle freeway lane, with debris scattered throughout the area.

No injuries were reported, and emergency personnel were working to move the structure out of the lanes.

By 5:40 p.m., two of the three freeway lanes had been reopened, and by 6 p.m. all were open.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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A tow truck prepares to move the shed from the freeway lanes on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara.

A tow truck prepares to move the shed from the freeway lanes on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara. (Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo)