How many railroad crossings are in Pontiac, Michigan?
The FRA inventory of lists 17 public railroad crossings in Pontiac, Michigan.
- Public crossings
- 17
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 17
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 65%
- Most trains a day reported
- 6
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 30 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 65% of these crossings.
- Gates1165%
- Flashing lights without reported gates635%
- 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 Pontiac, Michigan have the most trains?
- The crossing on East Columbia Ave reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Columbia Ave reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Walton Blvd reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Collier Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lake Angelus Rd reports 6 trains a day.
They are on East Columbia Ave, Columbia Ave, Walton Blvd, Collier Road and Lake Angelus Rd. None of the 17 public crossings in Pontiac, Michigan has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- GTWRR(EAST TRACK) over M-59
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.57 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- GTWRR(WEST TRACK) over M-59
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
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.
- East Columbia AvePontiac9,500 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Columbia AvePontiac9,500 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Walton BlvdPontiac19,700 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Collier RoadPontiac1,501 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Lake Angelus RdPontiac285 vehicles a day1984 road count
- Brown Joslyn RoadsPontiac2,000 vehicles a day1991 road count
- Joslyn RoadjudahPontiac12,441 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Joslyn RoadPontiac12,441 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Silver Bell RoadPontiac2,297 vehicles a day2009 road count
- South Blvd SanfoPontiac16,400 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Woodward AvePontiac23,900 vehicles a day1993 road count
- Rapid StPontiac5,700 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Wessen StPontiac3,000 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Sanderson AvePontiac2,000 vehicles a day2009 road count
- N Johnson StreetPontiac6,000 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Baldwin AvePontiac27,360 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Price St/UniversiPontiac11,400 vehicles a day2009 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Pontiac? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Michigan
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates