How many railroad crossings are in Lewis and Clark County, Montana?
The FRA inventory of lists 33 public railroad crossings in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- Public crossings
- 33
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 32
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 42%
- Most trains a day reported
- 49
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 15 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 42% of these crossings.
- Gates1442%
- Flashing lights without reported gates412%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1442%
- Other or not reported13%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Lewis and Clark County, Montana have the most trains?
- The crossing on Roberts St reports 49 trains a day.
- The crossing on Carter Dr reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Montana Ave reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Benton Ave reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Head Ln reports 35 trains a day.
They are on Roberts St, Carter Dr, Montana Ave, Benton Ave and Head Ln. 6 of the 33 public crossings in Lewis and Clark County, Montana have a quiet-zone designation.
School-bus routes
5 of 33 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 5 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route515% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates5100% of route crossings
FRA inventory field for each crossing. 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.
- Roberts StHelena2,215 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Carter DrHelena4,935 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Montana AveHelena11,301 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Benton AveHelena6,970 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Head LnHelena339 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Birdseye RdHelena1,621 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Austin Rd EHelena98 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Austin RdHelena67 vehicles a day2021 road count
- W Austin RdHelena26 vehicles a day2021 road count
- National AveHelena1,449 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Joslyn StHelena3,100 vehicles a day2022 road count
- S Mitchell RdEast Helena28 vehicles a day2022 road count
- McClellan Crk RdEast Helena98 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Lane AvenueEast Helena2,615 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 1st AveEast Helena2,358 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Hwy 282 1st St SEast Helena1,938 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Montana Ave S XingHelena12,951 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Benton Ave S XingHelena8,713 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Birdseye RdHelena1,839 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Carter DrHelena4,956 vehicles a day2021 road count
- National Ave S XingHelena2,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Franklin Mine RdHelena995 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Norris RdHelena122 vehicles a day2023 road count
- John G Mine RdHelena150 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Craig Seven Mile RdWolf Creek796 vehicles a day2022 road count
- I-15 InterchangeWolf Creek728 vehicles a day2017 road count
- W Of I-15 At Seiben RanchWolf Creek13 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Chevallier DrWolf Creek31 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Chevallier DrWolf Creek51 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Duffy LnWolf Creek50 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Silver City Chevallier DrHelena44 vehicles a day2022 road count
- S-279Helena935 vehicles a day2022 road count
- N Roberts St-depot TrackHelena2,475 vehicles a day2021 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Lewis and Clark County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Montana
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates