How many railroad crossings are in Waukesha, Wisconsin?
The FRA inventory of lists 36 public railroad crossings in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
- Public crossings
- 36
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 36
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 61%
- Most trains a day reported
- 24
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 11
- Gate share compared with the state
- 30 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 61% of these crossings.
- Gates2261%
- Flashing lights without reported gates514%
- Signs without reported gates or lights925%
- 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 Waukesha, Wisconsin have the most trains?
- The crossing on Oakland Ave reports 24 trains a day.
- The crossing on E Veterans Way reports 24 trains a day.
- The crossing on Benson Ave reports 24 trains a day.
- The crossing on Oakdale Rd reports 24 trains a day.
- The crossing on Glendale Rd reports 24 trains a day.
They are on Oakland Ave, E Veterans Way, Benson Ave, Oakdale Rd and Glendale Rd. 18 of the 36 public crossings in Waukesha, Wisconsin have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Waukesha, Wisconsin
18 public crossings in Waukesha, Wisconsin have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Oakland Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on E Veterans Way is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Sunset Dr is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on West Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on College Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Maple Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Grand Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Cutler St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Barstow St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Carroll St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on East Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Broadway is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Arcadian St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Hartwell Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Main St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Whiterock Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Moreland Blvd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Bay View Rd is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Wisconsin Central Ltd. as the reporting railroad.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- SOO LINE over LRD NEWHALL AVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 12 ft 6 in (3.83 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.
- Oakland AveWaukesha890 vehicles a day2009 road count
- E Veterans WayWaukesha9,040 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Benson AveWaukesha50 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Oakdale RdWaukesha3,484 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Glendale RdWaukesha438 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Cth IWaukesha5,663 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Sunset DrWaukesha18,400 vehicles a day2018 road count
- West AveWaukesha5,800 vehicles a day2018 road count
- College AveWaukesha7,100 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Maple AveWaukesha1,750 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Grand AveWaukesha6,900 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Cutler StWaukesha1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- Barstow StWaukesha2,900 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Carroll StWaukesha1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- East AveWaukesha8,500 vehicles a day2018 road count
- BroadwayWaukesha10,700 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Arcadian StWaukesha3,270 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Hartwell AveWaukesha4,500 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Main StWaukesha7,300 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Whiterock AveWaukesha7,940 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Moreland BlvdWaukesha21,800 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Bay View RdWaukesha8,720 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Maple AveWaukesha1,263 vehicles a day2024 road count
- West AveWaukesha5,294 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Prairie AveWaukesha9,318 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Macarthur RdWaukesha2,048 vehicles a day2018 road count
- County TtWaukesha17,852 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Sunset DriveWaukesha3,769 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Boettcher RdWaukesha399 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Prairie AveWaukesha5,087 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Progress AveWaukesha904 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Grandview BlvdWaukesha3,154 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Glacial Drumlin BWaukesha100 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Sunset Park RdWaukesha350 vehicles a day1998 road count
- Pearl StreetWaukesha450 vehicles a day1990 road count
- Commerce StreetWaukesha250 vehicles a day1980 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Waukesha? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Wisconsin
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates