A bridge for wildlife in Utah

We have one in WA state as well. I love that they are being built all over the place!

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/animal-overpass-already-protecting-animals-washington-state-180971124/

I saw a video of it yesterday, it’s pretty cool.

We saw one in Nv too!

In Banff, Alberta there are 6 overpasses and 38 underpasses. They also have fencing along the highway.

From Parks Canada: There is a "learning curve" for animals to begin using wildlife crossings after construction. For wary animals like grizzly bears and wolves, it may take up to five years before they feel secure using newly built crossings. Elk were the first large species to use the crossings, even using some while they were under construction!

Research has shown that grizzly bears, elk, moose and deer prefer wildlife crossings that are high, wide and short in length, including overpasses. Black bears and cougars seem to prefer long, low and narrow crossings.

Yes I believe there are several.

This isn’t too far from me, and, while it’s cool in concept, I really don’t think it works all that well. I see animals (both alive and dead) along the side of the road there all the time, and a friend’s husband actually hit a moose there not too long ago. My husband, who drives that route to work, has said the same thing.

Sounds like they are pretty effective! And started in Europe in the 1950s.

“You can get reductions of 85 to 95 percent with crossings and fencing that guide animals under or over highways,” Ament says.

api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/2019/04/wildlife-overpasses-underpasses-make-animals-people-safer

That's cool!

It's pretty amazing how the wildlife stick to their paths. I have hit several deer and countless other wildlife and it is pretty much always in the same places.

I get to watch the deer move every morning now, during the rut. It's amazing to watch. I'm not the only one watching either! LOL But we only let one party hunt our ground and they don't sit in tree stands, but instead have a couple big hunting parties over a couple weekends. I know when they are out and they know I will be out. I always wear a LOT of blaze orange this time of the year.

They are building one right now in the San Fernando Valley across the 101 Freeway. It will span 10 lane of highway and is said to be the largest crossing in the US.

Sadly, a mountain lion was hit by a car recently very close to where the new bridge is being built. The bridge won’t be open until 2026. It can’t be finished soon enough.

We have one over Memorial Drive in Houston.