the expression "cattle grid"

[Roy Harvey <>]

The following suggests a somewha earlier development of catle grids.

Roy

 

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Origins

The origins of cattle grids possibly go back to the flat stone stiles of Cornwall, where grids of granite bars placed over pits in public footpaths have existed for over 2000 years.

The “railroad cattle guard”, designed to keep livestock passing along railways, was an American innovation dating back to 1936. Automotive “Cattle guards”, as they are called in the North America, may have originated in the Great Plains of the United States in 1905, in response to an increasing number of automobiles in fenced range country.

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Margaret Leggoe <> wrote:

Were in use in WA in the 1950’s. 

 

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The earliest knowledge I have of a cattle grid was in the 1960s at “Clinton Park” , Wattamolla ,Kangaroo Valley in the 1960s.  A row of  5” euc poles was laid above a culvert. This allowed vehicles to pass over eliminating the need for a gate. It stopped horses and cattle getting into the home garden. A  later version in Barrrengarry, Kangaroo Valley was made of railway sleepers with gaps in between at the main entrance. The milk truck and other vehicles could enter without stopping for a gate.  Cattle could not get out onto the road.  There was a gate beside the cattle grid to use when necessary. There are metal cattle grids on rural roads in the ACT past Tharwa and on Mulligans Flat Road.

Bill G