How many railroad crossings are in Petersburg, Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 16 public railroad crossings in Petersburg, Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 16
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 14
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 63%
- Most trains a day reported
- 34
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 3 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 63% of these crossings.
- Gates1063%
- Flashing lights without reported gates16%
- Signs without reported gates or lights319%
- Other or not reported213%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Petersburg, Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on Grimes Rd reports 34 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lincoln St reports 33 trains a day.
- The crossing on Butler Branch Rd reports 29 trains a day.
- The crossing on Oak Grove Rd reports 29 trains a day.
- The crossing on Lee Avenue reports 25 trains a day.
They are on Grimes Rd, Lincoln St, Butler Branch Rd, Oak Grove Rd and Lee Avenue. None of the 16 public crossings in Petersburg, Virginia has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Grimes RdPetersburg129 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lincoln StPetersburg864 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Butler Branch RdPetersburg370 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Oak Grove RdPetersburg220 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Lee AvenuePetersburg220 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Fifth StreetPetersburg530 vehicles a day2012 road count
- River StreetPetersburg850 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Johnson AlleyPetersburg345 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Squaw AlleyPetersburg24 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Fleet StreetPetersburg8,245 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Puddledock RoadPetersburg6,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg500 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg3,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Halifax RdPetersburg3,200 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Puddledock RoadPetersburg3,636 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Vaughn RdPetersburg1,000 vehicles a day2012 road count
Crossings in Petersburg County
Trains blocking a crossing in Petersburg? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Virginia
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates