How many railroad crossings are in Des Moines, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 79 public railroad crossings in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 79
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 76
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 38%
- Most trains a day reported
- 29
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 7
- Gate share compared with the state
- 8 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 38% of these crossings.
- Gates3038%
- Flashing lights without reported gates2329%
- Signs without reported gates or lights2329%
- Other or not reported34%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
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.
- Carlisle RoadDes Moines348 vehicles a day1978 road count
- 14th StreetDes Moines17,400 vehicles a day2015 road count
- North East 43rd PlaceDes Moines45 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Vandalia RoadDes Moines4,350 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Scott StreetDes Moines1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- E 7th StDes Moines2,480 vehicles a day1992 road count
- E 18th StreetDes Moines4,170 vehicles a day2016 road count
- E Market StreetDes Moines1,850 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Maury StreetDes Moines6,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- SE 43rd StreetDes Moines2,400 vehicles a day1997 road count
- Martin Luther King AvenueDes MoinesNo road count has been reported.
- SE Fifteenth StreetDes MoinesNo road count has been reported.
- SE 21st StreetDes Moines184 vehicles a day1978 road count
- SE 22nd StreetDes MoinesNo road count has been reported.
- Capitol AvenueDes Moines853 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Broadway AvenueDes Moines6,400 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Northeast 22nd StreetDes Moines5,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Hull AvenueDes Moines2,860 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Eculid AvenueDes Moines14,000 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Madison AvenueDes Moines1,910 vehicles a day1980 road count
- Aurora StreetDes Moines2,310 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Broadway AvenueDes Moines8,200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- North East 44th AvenueDes Moines470 vehicles a day2012 road count
- North East 3rd StreetDes Moines2,920 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Northwest Hoffman LaneDes Moines1,290 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 63rd StDes Moines25,200 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Grand AveDes Moines14,900 vehicles a day2012 road count
- N Valley DrDes Moines304 vehicles a day1978 road count
- SE 25th CourtDes Moines853 vehicles a day1998 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Des Moines? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates