How many railroad crossings are in Rapid City, South Dakota?
The FRA inventory of lists 37 public railroad crossings in Rapid City, South Dakota.
- Public crossings
- 37
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 37
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 3%
- Most trains a day reported
- 13
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 6
- Gate share compared with the state
- 5 percentage points lower
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 3% of these crossings.
- Gates13%
- Flashing lights without reported gates2465%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1232%
- 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 Rapid City, South Dakota have the most trains?
- The crossing on St Charles Street E reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on 1st Street reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on 5th Street reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on 6th Street reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on 7th Street reports 13 trains a day.
They are on St Charles Street E, 1st Street, 5th Street, 6th Street and 7th Street. None of the 37 public crossings in Rapid City, South Dakota has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- RCP & E RR over EAST BLVD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.55 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
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.
- St Charles Street ERapid City514 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 1st StreetRapid City994 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 5th StreetRapid City19,258 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 6th StreetRapid City15,450 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 7th StreetRapid City380 vehicles a day2020 road count
- US 16Rapid City12,275 vehicles a day2020 road count
- West BlvdRapid City7,308 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 11th StreetRapid City1,706 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Cross StreetRapid City3,807 vehicles a day2020 road count
- SD 44Rapid City16,294 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Sheffer StreetRapid City2,395 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Gcc CementRapid City1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- PrivateRapid City199 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Universal DriveRapid City3,333 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Antelope Creek RoadRapid City44 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Lamb RoadRapid City283 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Lien StreetRapid City777 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Pete LienRapid City186 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Not On Nstri On Dusty TrailRapid City1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- Everest RoadRapid City429 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Merritt RoadRapid City1,327 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Not On Nstri On Prairie Violet LaneRapid City1 vehicle a day2020 road count
- SD 44Rapid City10,849 vehicles a day2020 road count
- St Patrick Street ERapid City13,150 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Steele AvenueRapid City4,253 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Maple AvenueRapid City380 vehicles a day2020 road count
- East BoulevardRapid City9,826 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 2nd StreetRapid City1,362 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 3rd StreetRapid City1,983 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Creek Drive NRapid City3,668 vehicles a day2020 road count
- North Street ERapid City16,664 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Lacrosse StreetRapid City18,355 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Milwaukee StreetRapid City380 vehicles a day2020 road count
- New York Street ERapid City2,682 vehicles a day2020 road count
- SD 44Rapid City10,849 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Eglin StreetRapid City5,312 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Maple AvenueRapid City3,446 vehicles a day2020 road count
Crossings in Pennington County
Trains blocking a crossing in Rapid City? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in South Dakota
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates