How many railroad crossings are in Waukesha County, Wisconsin?
The FRA inventory of lists 124 public railroad crossings in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- Public crossings
- 124
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 123
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 67%
- Most trains a day reported
- 24
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 22
- Gate share compared with the state
- 36 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 67% of these crossings.
- Gates8367%
- Flashing lights without reported gates119%
- Signs without reported gates or lights2923%
- Other or not reported11%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Waukesha County, 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. 37 of the 124 public crossings in Waukesha County, Wisconsin have a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this county
- CMSTPP RR over CTH M (NORTH AVE)
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 10 in (4.54 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UPRR over CTH P
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- CMST PP RR over CTH P (SAWYER RD)
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- CNW RR over LRD FUNK RD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- CNW RR over LRD N WAUKESHA RD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 18 ft 11 in (5.79 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- 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.
- CNW RR over LRD NORWEGIAN RD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 11 ft 11 in (3.65 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- CNW RR over LRD TOWN LINE RD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 22 ft 2 in (6.78 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- CNW RR over STH 83
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 4 in (4.68 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- WCL RR over STH 83-FRONT ST
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 8 in (4.48 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.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.4550 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KFZ659, license active until 15 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
- 160.4850 MHz, base stationCall sign KFZ659, license active until 15 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
- 160.8900 MHz, base stationCall sign KFZ659, license active until 15 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WPYV371, license active until 5 Nov 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.0400 MHz, base stationCall sign KFZ659, license active until 15 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
1 more license
- Call sign WPYV371, license active until 5 Nov 2033View the license at the FCC
- 161.1750 MHz, base station, mobileCall sign KFZ659, license active until 15 Jan 2032View the license at the FCC
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, LLC
Radio frequencies licensed to this railroad in this county
Railroad VHF channels, 159.810 to 161.565 MHz
- 160.5750 MHz, base stationCall sign WSHK408, license active until 7 Mar 2035View the license at the FCC
Source: FCC Universal Licensing System, weekly license file, 18 Oct 2026.
School-bus routes
16 of 124 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 15 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route1613% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates1594% 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.
- 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
- Watertown PlankPewaukee8,458 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Weyer RdPewaukee724 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Lisbon RdSussex12,138 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Silver Spring RdSussex8,500 vehicles a day2003 road count
- Main StSussex9,500 vehicles a day2003 road count
- Good Hope RdSussex3,800 vehicles a day2003 road count
- Plain View RdSussex2,013 vehicles a day1996 road count
- North Lisbon RdSussex538 vehicles a day2017 road count
- County Line RdSussex8,523 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Bay View RdWaukesha8,720 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Forest Grove DrPewaukee7,637 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Watertown Plank RdElm Grove7,483 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Juneau BlvdElm Grove1,886 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Highland DrElm Grove2,614 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Cth M - North AveBrookfield13,294 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Calhoun RdBrookfield16,430 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Cth Yy - Pilgrim RdBrookfield10,551 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Calhoun Rd NorthBrookfield16,430 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Brookfield RdBrookfield9,921 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Cth Y - Barker RdBrookfield7,168 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Springdale RdBrookfield9,921 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Duplainville RdPewaukee3,200 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Oakton AvePewaukee6,536 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Wisconsin AvePewaukee4,748 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Kopmeier DrivePewaukee500 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Parkside RdPewaukee230 vehicles a day2014 road count
- North Shore DrHartland7,859 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Maple AveHartland4,135 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Cottonwood AveHartland4,800 vehicles a day2023 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Waukesha County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Wisconsin
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates