How many railroad crossings are in Jefferson County, Alabama?
The FRA inventory of lists 294 public railroad crossings in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- Public crossings
- 294
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 284
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 40%
- Most trains a day reported
- 52
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 150
- Gate share compared with the state
- 6 percentage points higher
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 40% of these crossings.
- Gates11740%
- Flashing lights without reported gates6121%
- Signs without reported gates or lights10636%
- Other or not reported103%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
School-bus routes
145 of 294 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 68 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route14549% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates6847% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
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.
- 29th AvenueBirmingham2,613 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Lynns Crossing RoadCardiff35 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Cross StreetBrookside30 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Old Jasper HighwayBrookside240 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Becky Lynn RoadBrookside60 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Littleton RoadBrookside10 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Bibby Brick Yard RoadSumiton80 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Tin Mill RdBirmingham3,442 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Powder Plant RdBessemer7,910 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Brownlee RdIrondale125 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Main StIrondale2,740 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Franklin StIrondale10 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Brock Ind DrBirmingham410 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Brock Ind DrBirmingham150 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Snowville-brent RdSumiton1,340 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 15th StBessemer10,890 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 11th StBessemer3,250 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Blue Creek RdJohns70 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Lawsontown RdJohns140 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Roberts Ind Park DrBirmingham250 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Roberts Ind Park DrBirmingham170 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Ave FBirmingham3,531 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Avenue G/ Avenue HBirmingham410 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Ave WBirmingham12,886 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Palos RdAdamsville20 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Spring StAdamsville1,654 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Poplar LnAdamsville980 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 5th StAdamsville400 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Blount StBirmingham210 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Crawford/46th StreetFairfield10,760 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Birmingport RdMulga1,504 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 1st Avenue NBirmingham12,620 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Airport HighwayBirmingham8,260 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 41st St NBirmingham2,835 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 40th St NBirmingham5,639 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Appalachee StBirmingham452 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Richard Arrington Junior BoulevardBirmingham7,430 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 39th St NBirmingham280 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 27th Ave NBirmingham4,353 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Depot StMulga10 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Short Creek RdFairfield294 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 48th St SBirmingham210 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 50th St SBirmingham2,697 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 53rd St SBirmingham180 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 6th St S 54th St SBirmingham220 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 56th St SBirmingham3,383 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 58th St SBirmingham240 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Antwerp StBirmingham30 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Dublin AveBirmingham50 vehicles a day2011 road count
- 19th St SIrondale560 vehicles a day2011 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Jefferson County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Alabama
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates