How many railroad crossings are in Brookings, South Dakota?
The FRA inventory of lists 15 public railroad crossings in Brookings, South Dakota.
- Public crossings
- 15
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 15
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 33%
- Most trains a day reported
- 10
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 2
- Gate share compared with the state
- 26 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 33% of these crossings.
- Gates533%
- Flashing lights without reported gates17%
- Signs without reported gates or lights960%
- 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 Brookings, South Dakota have the most trains?
- The crossing on 22nd Avenue S reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 17th Avenue S reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Medary Avenue reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Main Avenue reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on Western Avenue reports 10 trains a day.
They are on 22nd Avenue S, 17th Avenue S, Medary Avenue, Main Avenue and Western Avenue. None of the 15 public crossings in Brookings, South Dakota has a quiet-zone designation.
Where can you watch trains in Brookings?
2 busy crossings here sit next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.
See where to watch trains in Brookings
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.
- 22nd Avenue SBrookings11,459 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 17th Avenue SBrookings5,494 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Medary AvenueBrookings6,218 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Main AvenueBrookings10,034 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Western AvenueBrookings4,080 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 473rd AvenueBrookings1,670 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Not On Nstri On 8th Street SBrookings1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- Not On Nstri On Bike Path Near 8th Street S W Of I - 29Brookings1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- Not On Nstri On 16th AvenueBrookings1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- W 10th StreetBrookings230 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 469th AvenueBrookings30 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 468th AvenueBrookings30 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 467th AvenueBrookings30 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 210th StreetBrookings30 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Not On Nstri On Birch AvenueBrookings1 vehicle a day2020 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Brookings? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in South Dakota
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates