How many railroad crossings are in Purvis, Mississippi?
The FRA inventory of lists 4 public railroad crossings in Purvis, Mississippi.
- Public crossings
- 4
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 4
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 75%
- Most trains a day reported
- 16
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 37 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 75% of these crossings.
- Gates375%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights125%
- 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 Purvis, Mississippi have the most trains?
- The crossing on Tatum Camp Rd reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Okahola School Road reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Shelby Speights Drive reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on Jude Brewer Road reports 13 trains a day.
They are on Tatum Camp Rd, Okahola School Road, Shelby Speights Drive and Jude Brewer Road. None of the 4 public crossings in Purvis, Mississippi has a quiet-zone designation.
Where can you watch trains in Purvis?
One busy crossing here sits next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.
See where to watch trains in Purvis
Parks and stations © OpenStreetMap contributors
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- SOUTHERN RAILROAD over BOGGYHOLLOW CREEK-T&P 9
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 37 ft 11 in (11.58 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- SOUTHERN RAILROAD over T&P 16
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 5 in (5.02 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.
Trains blocking a crossing in Purvis? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Mississippi
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates