cattle grid

Hooved-animal crossing deterrent

A cattle grid is a metal grating set into a road surface at a boundary or fence line, designed to prevent livestock from crossing while allowing vehicles to pass without stopping.

The gaps between the bars are too wide for hooved animals to walk across comfortably, so cattle and sheep avoid them.

Common in rural areas of Britain, Australia, and other countries with open-range grazing, they eliminate the need for gates.

Americans typically call them cattle guards.

livestock

cow

Female bovine

hoofHorny foot covering
bovineOf the cattle family
herdGrazing animals together

sheep · horse · grazing · pasture · deterrent · containment · corral · stockyard · branding · ranch

access

crossing

Point where paths intersect

vehicleMeans of transport
passageSegment of text
roadwayPaved surface for traffic

driveway · entrance · gateway · right-of-way · unfenced · open · continuous · drive-through · unimpeded · traffic

structure

grating

Crossed bars or harsh

barsRods, taverns, or measures
metalHard conductive solid
railsGuiding metal bars

pit · gap · slats · steel · frame · spacing · parallel · hollow · rungs · trench

rural

farmland

Agricultural terrain

countrysideRural area beyond towns
moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
pastoralOf countryside or clergy care

ranch · estate · highland · field · paddock · agricultural · outback · station · property · boundary

alternative

ramp

Sloped connecting surface

bypassRoute that skirts obstacles

cattle grid

cow

crossing

grating

farmland

ramp

cattle grid

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