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Railroad crossings in Mitchell County, North Carolina

The federal inventory lists 15 public railroad crossings in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Inventory of .

Public crossings
15
Public crossings with identified warning equipment
14
Public crossings reported with gates
60%
Highest reported trains per day
7
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
1
Gate share compared with the state
2 percentage points lower

Where these public crossings are.

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Crossings on page 1 in Mitchell County
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Gates are reported at 60% of these crossings.

  • Gates960%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates427%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights17%
  • Other or not reported17%

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. WALNUT STRAIGHT ROADSpruce Pine244191MGates reported
    7Trains per day
    16 vehicles per day2019 road count
  2. HALLTOWN ROADSpruce Pine244192UGates reported
    7Trains per day
    1,521 vehicles per day2019 road count
  3. WHITSON BRANCH ROADBakersville244156YFlashing lights reported
    6Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2006 road count
  4. PENLAND ROADSpruce Pine244181GGates reported
    6Trains per day
    301 vehicles per day2019 road count
  5. MICA STREETSpruce Pine244190FGates reported
    6Trains per day
    403 vehicles per day2019 road count
  6. HOLMAN HILL ROADSpruce Pine244203EGates reported
    6Trains per day
    73 vehicles per day2019 road count
  7. HUNTDALE ROAD / SAMS BRANCH ROADRelief244133SSigns reported
    5Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2006 road count
  8. NC 197Relief244144EGates reported
    5Trains per day
    366 vehicles per day2019 road count
  9. RELIEF ROADRelief244150HGates reported
    5Trains per day
    390 vehicles per day2019 road count
  10. WHITSON BRANCH ROADBakersville244155SFlashing lights reported
    5Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2006 road count
  11. WHITSON BRANCH ROADBakersville244160NFlashing lights reported
    5Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2005 road count
  12. WHITSON BRANCH ROADBakersville244161VFlashing lights reported
    5Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2005 road count
  13. WHITSON BRANCH ROADBakersville244157FOther or not reported
    0Trains per day
    100 vehicles per day2005 road count
  14. NC 197Bakersville244167LGates reported
    0Trains per day
    1,271 vehicles per day2019 road count
  15. TOECANE ROADBakersville244170UGates reported
    0Trains per day
    88 vehicles per day2019 road count

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