How many railroad crossings are in Menlo Park, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 8 public railroad crossings in Menlo Park, California.
- Public crossings
- 8
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 8
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 88%
- Most trains a day reported
- 108
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 5
- Gate share compared with the state
- 26 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 88% of these crossings.
- Gates788%
- Flashing lights without reported gates113%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- 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 Menlo Park, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Encinal Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Glenwood Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Oak Grove Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Ravenswood Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Menlo Park Sta Pathway reports 108 trains a day.
They are on Encinal Avenue, Glenwood Avenue, Oak Grove Avenue, Ravenswood Avenue and Menlo Park Sta Pathway. None of the 8 public crossings in Menlo Park, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- CALTRAIN & UP RR over U.S. HIGHWAY 101
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 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.
- Encinal AvenueMenlo Park3,975 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Glenwood AvenueMenlo Park4,701 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Oak Grove AvenueMenlo Park7,709 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Ravenswood AvenueMenlo Park16,813 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Menlo Park Sta PathwayMenlo ParkNo road count has been reported.
- Willow RoadMenlo Park48,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Chilco StreetMenlo Park4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- University AvenueMenlo Park65,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Menlo Park? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates