How many railroad crossings are in Polk County, Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 154 public railroad crossings in Polk County, Iowa.
- Public crossings
- 154
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 151
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 35%
- Most trains a day reported
- 29
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 13
- Gate share compared with the state
- 5 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 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 warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
School-bus routes
1 of 154 public crossings here is reported as on a school-bus route. It is reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route11% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates1100% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
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.
- Edwards AveDes Moines853 vehicles a day1998 road count
- SE 4th StDes Moines2,960 vehicles a day2000 road count
- SE 3rd StDes Moines2,531 vehicles a day1998 road count
- SW 2nd StDes Moines7,700 vehicles a day2004 road count
- SW 3rd StDes Moines7,600 vehicles a day2012 road count
- SW 5th StDes Moines4,100 vehicles a day2016 road count
- SW 8th StDes MoinesNo road count has been reported.
- SW 9th StDes Moines17,600 vehicles a day2000 road count
- 6th AvenueDes Moines3,980 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Little Four Mile Creek DrivePleasant Hill2,910 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Dixon StreetDes Moines4,290 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Northeast 54th AvenueDes Moines3,270 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 41st StreetWest Des Moines805 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Raccoon River DriveWest Des Moines2,130 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 56th StPleasant Hill8,400 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 27th AveDes Moines2,570 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 5th Ave SWAltoona1,237 vehicles a day1998 road count
- NE 62nd StAltoona45 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 104th StMitchellville10 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Elm Ave NWMitchellville360 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Center Ave NMitchellville2,050 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Pleasant Hill BlvdPleasant Hill6,300 vehicles a day2020 road count
- S 11th StWest Des Moines1,900 vehicles a day1994 road count
- Racoon Riv Pk EntranceWest Des Moines1,089 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Fairview DrivePleasant Hill1,820 vehicles a day2012 road count
- NE 64th St / 17th Ave SWAltoona3,230 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 1st Ave SAltoona10,548 vehicles a day2022 road count
- 9th St NWAltoona995 vehicles a day2024 road count
- NE 96th StMitchellville260 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 6th St NWMitchellville70 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Cotton Ave NWMitchellville1,460 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Arch Ave NEMitchellville110 vehicles a day2016 road count
- SE 18th StreetDes Moines3,170 vehicles a day2004 road count
- NW 86th StClive13,100 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Ashworth RdWest Des Moines10,200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Co RdRunnells50 vehicles a day2016 road count
- SE 108th StreetRunnells70 vehicles a day2016 road count
- SE Vandalia DriveRunnells150 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 80th St SERunnells20 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Vandalia RdPleasant Hill2,540 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Scott Btw 20th22Des Moines700 vehicles a day2004 road count
- Bike PathCliveNo road count has been reported.
- Maury StreetDes Moines6,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Maury StreetDes Moines6,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- SE 25th CourtDes Moines950 vehicles a dayRoad count year not reported
- 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
- Grand AvenueWest Des Moines10,100 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Fuller RoadWest Des Moines5,100 vehicles a day2012 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Polk County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Iowa
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates