How many railroad crossings are in Kentucky?
Kentucky has 2,180 public railroad crossings. 29% have gates, and 348 incidents were reported since 2016.
FRA inventory of . Sources and dates- Public crossings
- 2,180
- Public crossings with gates
- 29%
- Incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 348
- Public crossings with signs only
- 942
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All crossings in Kentucky, public and private.
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Loading the map.The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.
Crossings
2,180 public crossings are listed in Kentucky.
The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.
Warning devices
43% of public crossings in Kentucky have signs only, with no lights or gates.
The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.
Train traffic
The largest group of Kentucky crossings sees no trains on a typical day.
The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.
How Kentucky's public crossings are equipped and used.
Most crossings in Kentucky have signs but no lights or gates.
| Warning device | Crossings |
|---|---|
| Gates | 641 |
| Flashing lights | 516 |
| Signs only | 942 |
| Other or not reported | 81 |
348 incidents have been reported in Kentucky since 2016.
| Group | Incidents (Incidents) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 (partial) | 12 |
The largest group of Kentucky crossings sees no trains on a typical day.
| Group | Crossings (Crossings) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 637 |
| 1–4 | 617 |
| 5–9 | 324 |
| 10–19 | 454 |
| 20–39 | 141 |
| 40+ | 7 |
| Not reported | 0 |
Jefferson has more public crossings than any other county in Kentucky.
| County | Crossings (Crossings) |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | 206 |
| Harlan | 123 |
| Pike | 75 |
| Perry | 70 |
| Bell | 66 |
| Mccracken | 66 |
| Daviess | 64 |
| Hardin | 57 |
| Floyd | 53 |
| Hopkins | 53 |
Show all 85 counties
Jefferson 206, Harlan 123, Pike 75, Perry 70, Bell 66, Mccracken 66, Daviess 64, Hardin 57, Floyd 53, Hopkins 53, Knox 43, Whitley 42, Fayette 40, Warren 40, Christian 39, Henderson 39, Letcher 39, Logan 39, Shelby 37, Muhlenberg 35, Grayson 31, Boyd 29, Nelson 28, Rockcastle 28, Greenup 27, Bullitt 26, Kenton 26, Lewis 23, Webster 23, Woodford 23, Caldwell 22, Oldham 22, Franklin 21, Hart 21, Marshall 21, Ohio 21, Pulaski 21, Mercer 20, Barren 19, Boone 19, Hancock 19, Lawrence 19, Mason 19, Mccreary 19, Breckinridge 18, Fulton 18, Graves 18, Nicholas 18, Grant 17, Calloway 15, Carroll 15, Johnson 15, Laurel 15, Campbell 14, Knott 14, Todd 14, Anderson 13, Henry 13, Madison 13, Simpson 13, Clark 12, Harrison 12, Lee 12, Breathitt 11, Lincoln 11, Bourbon 10, Bracken 10, Clay 10, Meade 10, Carlisle 8, Scott 7, Estill 6, Fleming 6, Hickman 6, Pendleton 6, Gallatin 5, Boyle 4, Larue 4, Edmonson 3, Jessamine 3, Lyon 3, Martin 2, Ballard 1, Livingston 1, Union 1.
The federal inventory for Kentucky lists 4,217 crossing records, including 4,205 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.
Record coverage
Each measure covers all 4,217 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.
- Usable map locations
- 4,205 of 4,217 records12 records have missing information.
- Reported road counts
- 2,399 of 4,217 records1,818 records have missing information.
- Complete train counts
- 4,217 of 4,217 recordsEvery record has this information.
A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.
Counties and cities in Kentucky
Cities
- Louisville144 public crossings
- Owensboro57 public crossings
- Paducah56 public crossings
- Hazard45 public crossings
- Lexington40 public crossings
- Williamsburg33 public crossings
- Madisonville32 public crossings
- Middlesboro32 public crossings
- Henderson31 public crossings
- Harlan24 public crossings
- Pineville24 public crossings
- Shelbyville24 public crossings
Counties
- Jefferson County206 public crossings
- Harlan County123 public crossings
- Pike County75 public crossings
- Perry County70 public crossings
- Bell County66 public crossings
- McCracken County66 public crossings
- Daviess County64 public crossings
- Hardin County57 public crossings
- Floyd County53 public crossings
- Hopkins County53 public crossings
- Knox County43 public crossings
- Whitley County42 public crossings
All 4,217 crossings in Kentucky, public and private
Records 1–100 of 4,217
- Crossing 155934PWescor RoadHawesville1,200 vehicles a day are reported. The count year is not reported.
- Crossing 155975U1136 SRElizabethtown1,901 vehicles a day, counted 2001, 25 years old.
- Crossing 155976BIndustryGhentRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 155978PPrivate RoadMillardRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 156003DPrivate RoadElizabethtownRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 156005SPrivate RoadSonoraRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 156010NAmerican AvenueGlasgow2,000 vehicles a day are reported. The count year is not reported.
- Crossing 156023PPrivate RoadCroftonRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 156042UPrivate RoadWorthvilleRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226841T12 StreetCatlettsburg125 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226844N10 StreetCatlettsburg1 vehicle a day, counted 1984, 42 years old.
- Crossing 226846C53 StreetCatlettsburg1 vehicle a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226847J48 StreetAshland250 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226848R47 StreetAshland800 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226849X42 StreetAshland1,100 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226852F23rd StreetAshland200 vehicles a day, counted 1984, 42 years old.
- Crossing 226854U19 Street PrivateAshlandRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226856H15 StreetAshland400 vehicles a day, counted 1993, 33 years old.
- Crossing 226860XArmco RoadAshland4,130 vehicles a day, counted 1991, 35 years old.
- Crossing 226979U34th StreetCatlettsburg674 vehicles a day, counted 2016, 10 years old.
- Crossing 226980N35th StreetCatlettsburg7,115 vehicles a day, counted 2015, 11 years old.
- Crossing 226981V36th StreetCatlettsburg2,301 vehicles a day, counted 2014, 12 years old.
- Crossing 226982CPark StreetCatlettsburg200 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 226987LAshland PetroCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226989AAshland PetroCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226991BPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226993PAshland PetrolCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 226998YPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227003BCalgon CorpCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227004HCalgon CorpCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227009SMarigold DocksCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227010LPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227012APrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227013GPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227014NPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227015VPrivate RoadCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227018RKy Power SubstationCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227019XInco RoadCatlettsburg10 vehicles a day, counted 2014, 12 years old.
- Crossing 227020SPrivate IndustryCatlettsburgRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227021YRunyon RoadCatlettsburg90 vehicles a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 227022FKanaugh RoadBuchananRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227024UPrivate RoadBuchananRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227025BPrivate RoadBuchananRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227026HLil Florida RdBuchanan30 vehicles a day, counted 1984, 42 years old.
- Crossing 227027PPrivate RoadBuchananRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227031EPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227032LPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227033TPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227034AWillow Tree LaneLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1993, 33 years old.
- Crossing 227035GPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227036NPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227037VPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227039JPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227040DPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227041KPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227042SPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227044FPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227046UPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227047BKentucky Power CompanyLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227049PPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227050JKentucky Power CompanyLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227051RPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227052XPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227053EPrivate RdLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227054LEmerald LaneLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227055TPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227056AMimosa RoadLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1993, 33 years old.
- Crossing 227057GSandy LaneLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227058NKy-2566Louisa2,636 vehicles a day, counted 2016, 10 years old.
- Crossing 227059VLock StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1979, 47 years old.
- Crossing 227061WPike StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1987, 39 years old.
- Crossing 227062DPerry StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1979, 47 years old.
- Crossing 227063KMain StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1979, 47 years old.
- Crossing 227064SKy-3Louisa8,876 vehicles a day, counted 2017, 9 years old.
- Crossing 227065YFranklin StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1978, 48 years old.
- Crossing 227066FPowhatan StreetLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1979, 47 years old.
- Crossing 227067MSewer Plant RoadLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1979, 47 years old.
- Crossing 227070VPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227071CPrivate RdLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227072JPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227073RPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227074XPrivate RdLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227076LKy-644Louisa2,120 vehicles a day, counted 1976, 50 years old.
- Crossing 227077TPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227078APrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227079GPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227081HPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227082PPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227083WChapman StreetLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227084DPrivate RoadLouisa1 vehicle a day, counted 1992, 34 years old.
- Crossing 227087YState Highway 2037Louisa375 vehicles a day, counted 2015, 11 years old.
- Crossing 227088FPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227089MState Highway 2037Louisa375 vehicles a day, counted 2015, 11 years old.
- Crossing 227090GPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227091NPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227094JPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227095RTad Moore RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227096XPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227098LPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 227102YPrivate RoadLouisaRoad traffic is not reported.
Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates