Colorado's Wildlife-Only Bridge Has Cut Vehicle Collisions by 91 Percent
In short
- CDOT completed a wildlife-only bridge in Colorado in December 2025.
- The bridge is the largest of its kind currently in North America.
- Vehicle collisions in the area have already fallen by 91 percent.
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Roads cut through habitat and split animal populations, and collisions harm both wildlife and drivers. This crossing gives animals a route over the traffic. The source reports the early drop in collisions, but gives no longer-term data.
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A big bridge was built in Colorado just for animals. It lets them walk over the busy road. Since it opened, far fewer cars have crashed into animals there.
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