Railroad crossings in Independence, Missouri

The federal inventory lists 45 public railroad crossings in Independence, Missouri.

Inventory of .

Public crossings
45
Public crossings with identified warning equipment
45
Public crossings reported with gates
47%
Highest reported trains per day
18
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
10
Gate share compared with the state
7 percentage points higher

Where these public crossings are.

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Gates are reported at 47% of these crossings.

  • Gates2147%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates1022%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights1431%
  • Other or not reported00%

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.

Public crossings are ordered by reported trains per day, from highest to lowest.

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  1. East Kentucky RoadIndependence441924WGates reported
    18Trains per day
    3,800 vehicles per day1989 road count
  2. South Arlington AvenueIndependence441925DGates reported
    18Trains per day
    952 vehicles per day1994 road count
  3. South Hawthorne AvenueIndependence441926KGates reported
    18Trains per day
    380 vehicles per day1989 road count
  4. East Wilson RoadIndependence441927SGates reported
    18Trains per day
    2,100 vehicles per day1989 road count
  5. South Harvard AvenueIndependence441932NGates reported
    18Trains per day
    250 vehicles per day1989 road count
  6. Sterling AvenueIndependence441933VGates reported
    18Trains per day
    15,058 vehicles per day1994 road count
  7. Claremont AvenueIndependence441934CGates reported
    18Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day1989 road count
  8. Vermont AvenueIndependence441935JGates reported
    18Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day1989 road count
  9. Scott AvenueIndependence441936RGates reported
    18Trains per day
    400 vehicles per day1989 road count
  10. Cottage StreetIndependence441939LGates reported
    18Trains per day
    650 vehicles per day1989 road count
  11. Pleasant StreetIndependence441942UGates reported
    18Trains per day
    1,330 vehicles per day1994 road count
  12. South Osage AvenueIndependence441945PGates reported
    18Trains per day
    1,450 vehicles per day1989 road count
  13. East 31st StreetIndependence441946WGates reported
    18Trains per day
    400 vehicles per day1989 road count
  14. 35th StreetIndependence441948KGates reported
    18Trains per day
    5,800 vehicles per day1989 road count
  15. North Old Atherton RoadIndependence442263JGates reported
    10Trains per day
    150 vehicles per day1982 road count
  16. Old Atherton RoadIndependence442264RFlashing lights reported
    10Trains per day
    300 vehicles per day1982 road count
  17. East Blue Mills RoadIndependence442266EGates reported
    10Trains per day
    2,100 vehicles per day1982 road count
  18. East Old Lex RoadIndependence442270USigns reported
    10Trains per day
    50 vehicles per day1982 road count
  19. North Ferguson Spring RoadIndependence442272HFlashing lights reported
    10Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day1982 road count
  20. East Bundschu RoadIndependence442275DGates reported
    10Trains per day
    1,100 vehicles per day1982 road count
  21. MO 7Independence442281GGates reported
    10Trains per day
    2,300 vehicles per day1982 road count
  22. 39TH STREETIndependence293593CGates reported
    4Trains per day
    1,050 vehicles per day1982 road count
  23. CRACKER NECK RDIndependence293600KGates reported
    4Trains per day
    300 vehicles per day1989 road count
  24. MCCOY SANTA FE RDIndependence293603FGates reported
    4Trains per day
    900 vehicles per day1987 road count
  25. SCOTT AVENUEIndependence293606BFlashing lights reported
    4Trains per day
    300 vehicles per day1982 road count
  26. HARVARD AVENUEIndependence293608PFlashing lights reported
    4Trains per day
    400 vehicles per day1985 road count
  27. NORTHERN BLVDIndependence293609WFlashing lights reported
    4Trains per day
    2,000 vehicles per day1982 road count
  28. INDEPENDENCE AVEIndependence293614TFlashing lights reported
    4Trains per day
    1,000 vehicles per day1985 road count
  29. Grand AvenueIndependence441898JSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    25 vehicles per day1982 road count
  30. Cottage StreetIndependence441899RSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    800 vehicles per day1982 road count
  31. Pleasant Street and Pacific StreetIndependence441901PSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    1,380 vehicles per day1982 road count
  32. Osage StreetIndependence441903DSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    1,150 vehicles per day1982 road count
  33. South Liberty StreetIndependence441904KSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    1,400 vehicles per day1982 road count
  34. Short AvenueIndependence441905SSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    150 vehicles per day1982 road count
  35. East Walnut StreetIndependence441907FFlashing lights reported
    0Trains per day
    6,500 vehicles per day1989 road count
  36. Noland RoadIndependence441908MFlashing lights reported
    0Trains per day
    22,000 vehicles per day1982 road count
  37. East Kansas AvenueIndependence441909USigns reported
    0Trains per day
    450 vehicles per day1982 road count
  38. Dodgion AvenueIndependence441910NSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day1982 road count
  39. Lexington AvenueIndependence441911VSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    350 vehicles per day1982 road count
  40. Walnut StreetIndependence441913JSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    3,200 vehicles per day1989 road count
  41. Crane StreetIndependence441914RSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    550 vehicles per day1982 road count
  42. Hunter AvenueIndependence441915XSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    200 vehicles per day1982 road count
  43. Lees Summit RoadIndependence441916EFlashing lights reported
    0Trains per day
    12,258 vehicles per day1989 road count
  44. James Downey RoadIndependence441918TSigns reported
    0Trains per day
    60 vehicles per day1991 road count
  45. Truman RoadIndependence441921BFlashing lights reported
    0Trains per day
    4,500 vehicles per day1982 road count

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Read about the data.