How many railroad crossings are in Oakland, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 89 public railroad crossings in Oakland, California.
- Public crossings
- 89
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 76
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 42%
- Most trains a day reported
- 66
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 65
- Gate share compared with the state
- 20 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 42% of these crossings.
- Gates3742%
- Flashing lights without reported gates78%
- Signs without reported gates or lights3236%
- Other or not reported1315%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Oakland, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Fifth Avenue reports 66 trains a day.
- The crossing on Market Street reports 54 trains a day.
- The crossing on Martin Luther King Way reports 49 trains a day.
- The crossing on Clay Street reports 47 trains a day.
- The crossing on Washington Street reports 47 trains a day.
They are on Fifth Avenue, Market Street, Martin Luther King Way, Clay Street and Washington Street. None of the 89 public crossings in Oakland, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- BARTD over 105TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 28 ft 3 in (8.62 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C3001) over 27TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 29TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5001) over 29TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 11 in (5.18 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 35TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 19 ft 8 in (6.00 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 40TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 17 ft 3 in (5.28 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5004) over 42ND STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.55 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5005 A&B) over 45TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 50TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 32 ft 1 in (9.78 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 66TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 21 ft 3 in (6.50 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 75TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.62 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 81ST AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 85TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 23 ft 7 in (7.21 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over 98TH AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over FRUITVALE AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 11 in (4.87 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over HIGH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 24 ft 11 in (7.61 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over INTERSTATE 880
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 4 in (5.00 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5003A) over MACARTHUR BLVD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 2 in (4.93 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5003B) over MACARTHUR BLVD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 4 in (5.00 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5003C) over MACARTHUR BLVD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 10 in (4.85 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (C5003D) over MACARTHUR BLVD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over MARITME ROAD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 17 ft 7 in (5.38 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (M3001) over MARKET STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 21 ft 5 in (6.55 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WY
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over NORTHGATE AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD (M3002) over PERALTA STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over ROUTE I 880 AND RAMPS
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 17 ft 4 in (5.30 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over ROUTE I 880 AND RAMPS
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 17 ft 4 in (5.30 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over SEMINARY AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UP RR BNSF RY over STATE ROUTE 262
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over STATE ROUTE 77
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 3 in (4.67 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- BARTD over STATE ROUTE 77
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 45 ft 0 in (13.72 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.
- Fifth AvenueOakland10,972 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Market StreetOakland4,860 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Martin Luther King WayOakland5,425 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Clay StreetOakland2,220 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Washington StreetOakland2,785 vehicles a day2016 road count
- BroadwayOakland4,473 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Franklin StreetOakland393 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Webster StreetOakland2,001 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Oak StreetOakland4,536 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 50th AvenueOakland6,970 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 85th AvenueOakland9,731 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 29th AvenueOakland8,689 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 37th AvenueOakland5,537 vehicles a day2016 road count
- High StreetOakland20,658 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 66th AvenueOakland20,332 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 98th AvenueOakland30,307 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 105th AvenueOakland7,775 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Fruitvale AvenueOakland18,803 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Maritime StreetOakland5,000 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Edes AvenueOakland7,208 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Maritime StOakland4,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Beach St / Wood St Under I-580Oakland200 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Kerwin AvenueOakland1,683 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Wood StOakland2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Nb Wood StOakland2,700 vehicles a day1981 road count
- 9th StreetOakland500 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Elmwood AvenueOakland500 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Maritime StreetOakland1,000 vehicles a day1995 road count
- Poplar StOakland2,000 vehicles a day1980 road count
- 14th St At PoplarOakland17,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- 16th St At PoplarOakland2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- 18th And Poplar StsOakland2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- 21st St And PoplarOakland3,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- W Grand AvOakland8,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Wake AveOakland300 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Engineer RoadOakland300 vehicles a day1970 road count
- A StreetOakland100 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Burma RoadOakland100 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Alaska StOakland200 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Bataan AveOakland200 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Berth 10 EntranceOakland200 vehicles a day1970 road count
- 14th StOakland2,500 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Pier StOakland1,900 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Maritime StreetOakland4,800 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Estero WayOakland20 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Dennison StreetOakland4,100 vehicles a day1988 road count
- East 7th StreetOakland1,867 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Lancaster StreetOakland500 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Derby AvenueOakland700 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Peterson StreetOakland300 vehicles a day1988 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Oakland? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates