Can you tell what this is? Do you have these where you live?

@TheHorse (238397)

Walnut Creek, California

August 12, 2019 3:33pm CST

One of the things I thought was cool on my way through Nevada is pictured here. Can you tell what it is? It's actually an animal crossing, so the wild animals that inhabit the high desert there can have access to both sides of the road. The road pictured here is Interstate 80, a four lane highway on which motorists generally drive 80 mph to 90 mph (the ostensible speed limit is 80). Do they have these where you live? I don't think I've seen any in California, but I'm not sure.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

12 Aug 19

They're talking about building such so the moose can cross from New Brunswick (which has oodles of moose) to Nova Scotia (where moose had been hunted almost out of existence). I've never seen a moose and certainly don't want to be stepped on by one.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

Moose can get a little feisty if you get too close to them.

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@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

12 Aug 19

I think I have seen these before, probably when going camping. I just thought it was a bridge. The only animal crossing I really knew of is the video game haha

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

Video game? What is that?

crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

12 Aug 19

no sir, but i keep workin' to get such all o'er the u.s. these're vital fer our critters whom humans seem to've disregarded'n terms 'f their nomadic behaviors. been lobbyin' with nevada, wyomin', colorado 'n here'n new mexico fer such fer years. one 'f my many fights...

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

12 Aug 19

@TheHorse sadly not 'nough. can't get the wild horse advocates to see that such's beneficial fer all critters 'n lobby 's such. been workin' to get california to do such fer eons't seems - fer the mountain lions 'n others that've been cut off due to the vast multi-lane traffic. all claim 'tis too 'xpensive. they should'a thought 'bout such 'fore they cut off others lifelines. that bein' said, i continue to lobby fer such. gettin' all i can 'nboard 's possible.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

@crazyhorseladycx I hope you make some progress.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

Any successes?

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

12 Aug 19

I can hardly see it at all. If we are to guess what the animal is, you could crop the picture to make the animal bigger. Just my suggestion.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

There is no animal in the picture. I just stopped to photograph the overpass. There were several throughout central Nevada.

@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

12 Aug 19

@myklj999 Oh, okay, now I get it. I can see something on the edge of the highway before the bridge. That's what I thought. It has been a tough day, brain cells are napping.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

12 Aug 19

I have certainly seen nothing like that in CA.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

It's a pretty good idea, I think. I hope the animals actually use them.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

12 Aug 19

That's interesting... The question is... Do the animals use it?

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

I was wondering that too. I didn't see anything resembling a Noah's Ark procession as I passed under them.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Sep 19

@simplfred That is possible. But I found most of them on my windshield.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

13 Aug 19

@TheHorse Maybe ants and other insects learned how to used it... Ha ha

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@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

13 Aug 19

nope.but we need one for the one road here-for humans.the intersection is so dangerous to cross i hate even going there.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

We Have a few of those especially dangerous human crossings here in the Bay Area as well.

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@sprite1950 (30461)

• Corsham, England

13 Aug 19

That's amazing but I don't know of anything like that in the UK. We have a lot of road kill here so we could do with something like that.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

It sounds like they exist elsewhere in Europe.

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@LadyDuck (502957)

• Italy

13 Aug 19

Yes, we have animal crossing here in Switzerland, also underground passages for "frogs crossing".

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@LadyDuck (502957)

• Italy

13 Aug 19

@TheHorse Many frogs were killed every year in Spring, so they crated those underground passages to let them cross safely.

@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

Oh, that is both funny and cool (literally and figuratively)!

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@wolfgirl569 (136091)

• Marion, Ohio

13 Aug 19

I have seen similar for people to walk or ride bikes across. But nothing for animals.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Sep 19

Hmm. I wonder which states have them and which don't.

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@moffittjc (128861)

• Gainesville, Florida

7 Sep 19

We have wildlife corridors in Florida. In fact, there is a big one that crosses I-75 just south of where I live.

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@moffittjc (128861)

• Gainesville, Florida

8 Sep 19

@TheHorse Florida is getting ready to build three new major highways in the near future, and they've already invited numerous environmental groups to the table to help design the highways in such ways to minimize damage to the native ecosystems and animals. I hope they come up with some innovative ways to ensure that wildlife can safely cross the highways once they are built.

@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Sep 19

Most excellent!

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

13 Aug 19

We have them in Banff/Jasper National parks in Alberta. Elsewhere I have only seen the ones that go under the highway.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

Do you know when they were built? I was up in Banff/Jasper, admiring the glaciers, but it was several decades ago.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

13 Aug 19

@TheHorse several decades ago, they may have just had the tunnels. The glaciers have shrunk since decades ago!

@NJChicaa (127195)

• United States

12 Aug 19

That's a good idea

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

It is. I wonder how long it took for the antelope, bunnies, snakes, etc., to get used to them and actually use them.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

@NJChicaa Yeah, but they're still subject to "positive reinforcement."

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@NJChicaa (127195)

• United States

12 Aug 19

@TheHorse I know. It isn't like you can train them

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@thelme55 (79368)

• Germany

13 Aug 19

I think we have that here in Germany. I just can´t remember where I have seen it when we were traveling.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

It sounds like they exist in several European countries.

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@thelme55 (79368)

• Germany

14 Aug 19

@TheHorse Yes, indeed.

@toniganzon (77346)

• Philippines

13 Aug 19

That's really cool and no we don't have that where I live.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

I hope that they're working and that the animals are actually using them.

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MainerMikeBrown

@MainerMikeBrown (1373)

• Bridgton, Maine

12 Aug 19

I didn't know animal crossings exist. I wonder how well this animal crossing works.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

I really don't know. I didn't see any animal approaching any of them.

@FourWalls (86950)

• United States

13 Aug 19

That's a great idea. Hope it's not like crosswalks with humans (people rarely use the crosswalks around here).....

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

13 Aug 19

Most people are fairly good about it around here.

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@lovebuglena (52227)

• Staten Island, New York

12 Aug 19

I don't think we have this in NY state but I could be wrong.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

I don't think I've seen any in NY.

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

12 Aug 19

No, they put cement barriers up and the animals just get hit and die, and kill people while wrecking.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

That doesn't sound like the best solution.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

12 Aug 19

What a great idea for the animals. We don’t have any here that I know of.

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@TheHorse (238397)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Aug 19

I don't think I saw any East (or North) of Nevada.

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