How many railroad crossings are in Bessemer City, North Carolina?
The FRA inventory of lists 10 public railroad crossings in Bessemer City, North Carolina.
- Public crossings
- 10
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 10
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 80%
- Most trains a day reported
- 16
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 5
- Gate share compared with the state
- 18 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 80% of these crossings.
- Gates880%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights220%
- 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 Bessemer City, North Carolina have the most trains?
- The crossing on Oates Rd reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Eighth Street reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on Southridge Parkway reports 16 trains a day.
- The crossing on 12th Street reports 14 trains a day.
- The crossing on Ramseur Rd reports 14 trains a day.
They are on Oates Rd, Eighth Street, Southridge Parkway, 12th Street and Ramseur Rd. None of the 10 public crossings in Bessemer City, North Carolina has a quiet-zone designation.
Where can you watch trains in Bessemer City?
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 Bessemer City
Parks and stations © OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
- Oates RdBessemer City1,941 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Eighth StreetBessemer City2,430 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Southridge ParkwayBessemer City1,437 vehicles a day2024 road count
- 12th StreetBessemer City1,539 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Ramseur RdBessemer City1,335 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Long Creek RoadBessemer City1,152 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Lewis Farm RoadBessemer City539 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Je Herndon Access RoadBessemer City1,373 vehicles a day2024 road count
- NC 161 / NC 274Bessemer City4,695 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Long Creek RoadBessemer City1,151 vehicles a day2014 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Bessemer City? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in North Carolina
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates