Railroad crossings in Polk County, Iowa
The federal inventory lists 154 public railroad crossings in Polk County, Iowa.
Inventory of .
- Public crossings
- 154
- Crossings with identified warning equipment
- 151
- Crossings reported with gates
- 35%
- Highest reported trains per day
- 29
- Reported incidents since 2016
- 13
- Gate share compared with the state
- 5 percentage points higher
Where the crossings are.
Browse the listCrossings on page 1 in Polk CountyLatitude 41.6331°, longitude -93.5758°.
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Gates are reported at 35% of these crossings.
- Gates5435%
- Flashing lights without reported gates4529%
- Signs without reported gates or lights5234%
- Other or not reported32%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported equipment. Missing fields don't mean the equipment is absent.
Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a measure of crossing safety.
Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.
Compare the reported train traffic.
Crossings are ordered by reported trains per day, from highest to lowest.
- SOUTHEAST 36TH STREETDes Moines603695EGates reported29Trains per day120 vehicles per day1978 road count
- SOUTH EAST 18TH STREETDes Moines603706PGates reported28Trains per day3,410 vehicles per day1989 road count
- PARK AVENUEDes Moines903404RFlashing lights reported26Trains per day14,900 vehicles per day2008 road count
- DEAN AVENUEDes Moines192641KGates reported12Trains per day5,400 vehicles per day2000 road count
- E 4TH STREETDes Moines864230MSigns reported11Trains per day2,190 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 54TH AVENUEDes Moines199846CGates reported10Trains per day3,720 vehicles per day2016 road count
- DEAN AVENUEDes Moines876001CGates reported10Trains per day3,560 vehicles per day2016 road count
- EAST WALNUT STREETDes Moines876002JGates reported10Trains per day1,650 vehicles per day2000 road count
- CAPITOL AVENUEDes Moines876003RGates reported10Trains per day260 vehicles per day2016 road count
- EAST GRAND AVENUEDes Moines876004XGates reported10Trains per day2,760 vehicles per day2012 road count
- DES MOINES STREETDes Moines876005EGates reported10Trains per day390 vehicles per day2016 road count
- HUBBELL AVENUEDes Moines876006LGates reported10Trains per day8,800 vehicles per day2012 road count
- EASTON BOULEVARDDes Moines876009GGates reported10Trains per day500 vehicles per day2016 road count
- BROADWAY AVENUEDes Moines876012PGates reported10Trains per day4,740 vehicles per day2012 road count
- NORTHEAST 22ND STREETDes Moines876015KGates reported10Trains per day5,300 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 29TH STREETAnkeny876018FGates reported10Trains per day1,840 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 70TH AVENUEAnkeny876020GSigns reported10Trains per day60 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTH EAST 78TH AVENUEAnkeny876021NGates reported10Trains per day5,200 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 94TH AVENUEAnkeny876022VGates reported10Trains per day3,720 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTH EAST 102ND AVENUEAnkeny876023CSigns reported10Trains per day40 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 108TH AVENUEAnkeny876024JSigns reported10Trains per day60 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 118TH AVENUEElkhart876027ESigns reported10Trains per day30 vehicles per day2016 road count
- WEST WALNUT STREETElkhart876029TGates reported10Trains per day2,180 vehicles per day2012 road count
- NORTHWEST MAIN STREETElkhart876030MGates reported10Trains per day200 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 134TH AVENUEElkhart876032BSigns reported10Trains per day45 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 142ND AVENUEElkhart876033HSigns reported10Trains per day35 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTHEAST 150TH STREETElkhart876035WGates reported10Trains per day270 vehicles per day2016 road count
- NORTH EAST 158TH AVENUEElkhart876037KFlashing lights reported10Trains per day30 vehicles per day2016 road count
- CORPORATE WOOD DRIVEAnkeny922326MGates reported10Trains per day1,900 vehicles per day2008 road count
- EAST MARKET STREETDes Moines602484EGates reported9Trains per day1,850 vehicles per day2016 road count
- Southeast 60th StreetAvon Lake602471DGates reported8Trains per day890 vehicles per day2016 road count
- Southeast 52nd StreetCarlisle602474YGates reported8Trains per day560 vehicles per day2012 road count
- EVERGREEN AVENUEDes Moines602476MFlashing lights reported8Trains per day150 vehicles per day2008 road count
- E 6TH STDes Moines603647PGates reported8Trains per day9,700 vehicles per day2000 road count
- E 7TH STDes Moines603708DFlashing lights reported8Trains per day2,480 vehicles per day1992 road count
- E 2ND STDes Moines603713AFlashing lights reported8Trains per day967 vehicles per day1978 road count
- E 1ST STDes Moines603714GFlashing lights reported8Trains per day2,531 vehicles per day1998 road count
- MAURY STREETDes Moines602482RGates reported7Trains per day6,100 vehicles per day2012 road count
- E 5TH STDes Moines603710EFlashing lights reported7Trains per day477 vehicles per day1978 road count
- SOUTHEAST 26TH STREETDes Moines176276CGates reported6Trains per day50 vehicles per day1980 road count
- Southeast 64th StreetAvon Lake602472KGates reported6Trains per day940 vehicles per day2016 road count
- SW 16TH STDes Moines603692JGates reported6Trains per day1,190 vehicles per day2000 road count
- SW WATER STREETDes Moines603716VFlashing lights reported6Trains per day3,200 vehicles per day1992 road count
- SW 4TH STDes Moines603719RFlashing lights reported6Trains per day2,531 vehicles per day1998 road count
- SW 7TH STDes Moines603724MGates reported6Trains per day4,840 vehicles per day2016 road count
- SW 11TH / 12TH STDes Moines603730RGates reported6Trains per day3,650 vehicles per day2012 road count
- CARLISLE RDDes Moines916813VSigns reported6Trains per day348 vehicles per day1978 road count
- PARK AVENUEDes Moines922305UFlashing lights reported6Trains per day14,900 vehicles per day2008 road count
- Water WORKS PKWYDes Moines969106ASigns reported6Trains per day101 vehicles per day2010 road count
- EDWARDS AVEDes Moines193026JGates reported5Trains per day853 vehicles per day1998 road count
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Read about the data.