How many railroad crossings are in Bessemer, Alabama?

The FRA inventory of 22 October 2026 lists 44 public railroad crossings in Bessemer, Alabama.

Public crossings: 44
Public crossings with identified warning devices: 43
Public crossings reported with gates: 43%
Most trains a day reported: 52
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016: 48
Gate share compared with the state: 9 percentage points higher

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Gates are reported at 43% of these crossings.

Gates1943%
Flashing lights without reported gates511%
Signs without reported gates or lights1943%
Other or not reported12%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Which crossings in Bessemer, Alabama have the most trains?

The crossing on McAdory School Road reports 52 trains a day.
The crossing on 19th St reports 36 trains a day.
The crossing on 18th Street N reports 36 trains a day.
The crossing on 16th Street North reports 36 trains a day.
The crossing on 15th St reports 36 trains a day.

They are on McAdory School Road, 19th St, 18th Street N, 16th Street North and 15th St. None of the 44 public crossings in Bessemer, Alabama has a quiet-zone designation.

Railroad bridges over roads in this city

RR over US 11
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 3 in (4.36 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
RR over US 11
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 3 in (4.36 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.

Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.

How many trains pass each crossing?

Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.

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Quiet zones in Alabama

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates