Elk Crossing?

[MtnManJoe]

OK - I just really had to share this:

"If You Build It, THEY Will Come...

This is the actual turn-off From Banff, Alberta, Canada to the #1 highway to Calgary.

Great picture isn't it? They had to build the animals their own crossing (especially the elk) because that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many accidents.

It didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their very own bridge!
And then you have some people saying 'Animals aren’t intelligent.'

Really....?"
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[DCM]

That's way cool.

 

[Ole Abner]

That is so cool. Can I put my treestand on the other side of the road?

 

[dwightp]

I used to live about 45 minutes away from where this is. Actually, there are several bridges like that on that same stretch of highway that are made just for animals. I also know of a few on some lesser traveled roads.

 

[rdraider]

Awesome!

 

[Tech]

My dad was a truck driver and told me about those when I was growing up; I thought he was screwing with me at the time!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[alex30808]

So...I need to build a bridge at my house...leading to my freezer!

 

[xCarbonSteelx]

Thats cool!

 

[herpingmad]

i live less than an hour away from there i have crossed that bridge many many times. too bad no hunting in a national park!

 

[dwightp]

i live less than an hour away from there i have crossed that bridge many many times. too bad no hunting in a national park!

Where do you live? I used to live in Cochrane.

 

[Pat1973]

Wow!

 

[madmodifier]

Very neat thanks for sharing!

 

[Falstaff]

I hear they have some under passes as well and that they have saved countless animals lives. Very cool.

 

[Friartuck]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[ClovisMan]

Cool pic. Nevada and Arizona has some of these as well around the Hoover Dam area. They have a lot of car\big horn sheep accidents apparently. Now if I could just dig up that pic...

 

[rob/saltrock]

I hear they have some under passes as well and that they have saved countless animals lives. Very cool.

i imagine they have saved countless people lives too
rob/saltrock