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McNeil Bat Bridge (Round Rock, Texas)

USA / Texas / Round Rock / Round Rock, Texas
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Round Rock has its own seasonal bat colony. Like Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge, the McNeil bridge on I-35 in Round Rock is home to several thousand bats. While this colony isn't as large as the one in Austin, it's still large enough to be a spectacular sight from Spring through Fall every year. If you drive past here on I-35 at sundown, you can't help but notice the ribbon/smoke like trail of bats flying from underneath the bridge. They usually fly towards the east away from the setting sun.
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Coordinates:   30°30'8"N   97°40'58"W

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  • TLU2008
    Where trains rumble by on a normal basis?
  • JFreeman (guest)
    @TLU2008: yes, a busy railroad line passes under that bridge. It doesn't seem to bother the bats at all. A bigger problem is the number of vehicles that almost come to a stop on IH-35 to watch the bats as they leave the bridge about sunset.
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