How many railroad crossings are in Essex, Connecticut?
The FRA inventory of lists 5 public railroad crossings in Essex, Connecticut.
- Public crossings
- 5
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 5
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 40%
- Most trains a day reported
- 11
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 8 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 40% of these crossings.
- Gates240%
- Flashing lights without reported gates360%
- 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 Essex, Connecticut have the most trains?
- The crossing on Plains Rd reports 11 trains a day.
- The crossing on Middlesex Tpke reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on Old Deep River Rd reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on Essex Transfer Rd reports 8 trains a day.
- The crossing on Bokum Rd reports 1 train a day.
They are on Plains Rd, Middlesex Tpke, Old Deep River Rd, Essex Transfer Rd and Bokum Rd. None of the 5 public crossings in Essex, Connecticut has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
Trains blocking a crossing in Essex? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Connecticut
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates