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Bat bridge
Road construction to aid the navigation of bats / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bat bridge is a structure of varying construction crossing a new or altered road to aid the navigation of bats following the destruction of a hedgerow, and to cause the bats to cross the roadway at a sufficient height to avoid traffic. Bats are thought to follow the lines of hedgerows and woods, and removing these may confuse the bats.
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The theory is that these "bridges" will be seen by the bats' sonar as linear features sufficiently similar to the old hedgerows as to provide an adequate substitute.[1] The English Highways Agency is performing a study of those on the Dobwalls bypass to determine if this assumption is justified.[when?][citation needed]