How many railroad crossings are in Sussex County, Virginia?

The FRA inventory of lists 21 public railroad crossings in Sussex County, Virginia.

Public crossings
21
Public crossings with identified warning devices
21
Public crossings reported with gates
81%
Most trains a day reported
31
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
9
Gate share compared with the state
15 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 81% of these crossings.

  • Gates1781%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates00%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights419%
  • 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 Sussex County, Virginia have the most trains?

  1. The crossing on Maifield Avenue reports 31 trains a day.
  2. The crossing on St John Church Rd reports 30 trains a day.
  3. The crossing on Halifax Rd reports 28 trains a day.
  4. The crossing on Flatfoot Rd reports 28 trains a day.
  5. The crossing on Huske Road reports 28 trains a day.

They are on Maifield Avenue, St John Church Rd, Halifax Rd, Flatfoot Rd and Huske Road. None of the 21 public crossings in Sussex County, Virginia has a quiet-zone designation.

CSX Transportation

Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county

Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county

Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz

Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.

School-bus routes

15 of 21 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 12 of those are reported as equipped with gates.

  • On a school-bus route1571% of public crossings
  • Of those, equipped with gates1280% of route crossings

The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.

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.

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  1. Maifield AvenueWaverlyID 467452CGates31 trains a day
    722 vehicles a day2012 road count
  2. St John Church RdStony CreekID 623725YGates30 trains a day
    150 vehicles a day2012 road count
  3. Halifax RdStony CreekID 623726FGates28 trains a day
    103 vehicles a day2012 road count
  4. Flatfoot RdStony CreekID 623729BGates28 trains a day
    398 vehicles a day2012 road count
  5. Huske RoadEmporiaID 623731CGates28 trains a day
    118 vehicles a day2012 road count
  6. Green Church RoadEmporiaID 623734XGates28 trains a day
    172 vehicles a day2012 road count
  7. Main StreetWakefieldID 467441PGates27 trains a day
    1,810 vehicles a day2012 road count
  8. Chinquapin RoadWakefieldID 467446YGates27 trains a day
    149 vehicles a day2012 road count
  9. Walnut Hill RoadWaverlyID 467448MGates27 trains a day
    66 vehicles a day2012 road count
  10. Beaverdam RoadWaverlyID 467450NGates27 trains a day
    830 vehicles a day2011 road count
  11. Main StreetWaverlyID 467451VGates27 trains a day
    3,804 vehicles a day2012 road count
  12. Ridge RoadJarrattID 633972TGates27 trains a day
    1,739 vehicles a day2011 road count
  13. Jarrett AvenueEmporiaID 623739GGates26 trains a day
    2,562 vehicles a day2012 road count
  14. Grigg AvenueEmporiaID 623740BGates26 trains a day
    901 vehicles a day2012 road count
  15. Mayes RoadEmporiaID 623741HGates26 trains a day
    670 vehicles a day2012 road count
  16. Lee AvenuePetersburgID 623730VGates25 trains a day
    220 vehicles a day2012 road count
  17. Pine StreetWaverlyID 467455XSigns only0 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2011 road count
  18. Maple StreetWaverlyID 467459ASigns only0 trains a day
    250 vehicles a day2012 road count
  19. School StreetWaverlyID 467465DSigns only0 trains a day
    420 vehicles a day2012 road count
  20. Main StreetWaverlyID 467467SSigns only0 trains a day
    3,804 vehicles a day2012 road count
  21. Cabin Point RoadDisputantaID 917273FGates0 trains a day
    1,018 vehicles a day2012 road count

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates