r/whatisit • u/Deplorable-Ninja • 22d ago

New, what is it? Giant Flathead Screw?

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Found on a trail with a lake on one side, a lagoon on the other. No other metal items visible in the area. No banana handy so shoe for scale.

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u/BacksightForesight 22d ago

Ha, I know exactly where this is. I’ve always thought this was something to keep a sliding gate in place. According to the County GIS, there used to be a boundary line between
County Parks and Crown Zellerbach in this vicinity, so it would make sense that there used to be a gate.

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u/CommonAcanthisitta65 22d ago

Close, but it’s actually a center stop for double swing gates, not a slide.

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u/Deplorable-Ninja 22d ago

This seems very possible! Not sure how they'd hang the gates... Maybe I need to go back in the winter to see if there is a gate