NEMAH A semi-truck carrying a soupy load of chopped dead fish waste spilled Friday morning, dumping fish guts and other parts across northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101.

Thousands of fish heads on the road between Ilwaco and South Bend caused the highway to be blocked as crews cleaned the smelly mess. A front-end loader scooped up some of the mess, while gulls were expected to make short work of the rest.

The salmon waste was on its way to a cat-food factory. The driver wasnt injured.

The spill happened about 11 a.m. and rain hampered the cleanup, which was assisted by the Washington State Patrol. Northbound lanes of US101 were closed for more than two hours.

If youre not done gagging yet, take another look at this future cat food, State Patrol Trooper Russ Winger wrote with a picture of the mess on Twitter. Law enforcement can be quite glamorous.