How many railroad crossings are in Muscle Shoals, Alabama?
The FRA inventory of lists 11 public railroad crossings in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
- Public crossings
- 11
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 11
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 27%
- Most trains a day reported
- 21
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 7 percentage points lower
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 27% of these crossings.
- Gates327%
- Flashing lights without reported gates218%
- Signs without reported gates or lights655%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Muscle Shoals, Alabama have the most trains?
- The crossing on Elledge Lane reports 21 trains a day.
- The crossing on 6th Street reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on Avalon Ave reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on Old Hwy 20 reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Sixth Street reports 4 trains a day.
They are on Elledge Lane, 6th Street, Avalon Ave, Old Hwy 20 and Sixth Street. None of the 11 public crossings in Muscle Shoals, Alabama has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- SOUTHERN RR over SR 133
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 3 in (4.97 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.
- Elledge LaneMuscle Shoals1,044 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 6th StreetMuscle Shoals9,530 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Avalon AveMuscle Shoals13,067 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Old Hwy 20Muscle Shoals400 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Sixth StreetMuscle Shoals2,232 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 2nd StreetMuscle Shoals7,851 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Central AveMuscle Shoals540 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Missouri StMuscle Shoals630 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Ford RoadMuscle Shoals2,167 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Elledge LnMuscle Shoals1,044 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Markate AvenueMuscle Shoals477 vehicles a day2022 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Muscle Shoals? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Alabama
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates