How many railroad crossings are in Wisconsin?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 3,923 public railroad crossings in Wisconsin. 31% have gates, and 368 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
3,923
Public crossings with gates
31%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
368
Public crossings with signs only
1,667

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-WI-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Wisconsin},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/wisconsin?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 3,923 public crossings are listed in Wisconsin.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 42% of public crossings in Wisconsin have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

  3. The largest group of Wisconsin crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Wisconsin's public crossings are equipped and used.

Most crossings in Wisconsin have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

368 incidents have been reported in Wisconsin since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Wisconsin crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Dane has more public crossings than any other county in Wisconsin.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 63 counties

Dane 227, Rock 162, Brown 158, Milwaukee 147, Douglas 145, Outagamie 136, Marinette 126, Waukesha 124, Dodge 120, Winnebago 117, Sheboygan 106, Marathon 97, Wood 96, Rusk 83, Fond Du Lac 80, Manitowoc 77, Chippewa 76, Jefferson 74, Racine 71, Clark 70, Juneau 69, Columbia 68, Barron 67, Walworth 67, Jackson 64, Kenosha 63, Oconto 63, Ozaukee 63, Washington 63, Calumet 62, Portage 62, Price 62, Monroe 57, Dunn 55, Lincoln 55, Ashland 53, St Croix 51, La Crosse 49, Sauk 48, Eau Claire 45, Grant 40, Waupaca 37, Oneida 34, Washburn 33, Taylor 32, Forest 31, Green 28, Crawford 27, Shawano 27, Trempealeau 23, Iowa 20, Buffalo 19, Adams 17, Green Lake 12, Marquette 12, Sawyer 11, Iron 10, Polk 10, Pierce 7, Pepin 6, Kewaunee 4, Vernon 3, Richland 2.

The federal inventory for Wisconsin lists 5,796 crossing records, including 5,788 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 5,796 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
5,788 of 5,796 records8 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
5,025 of 5,796 records771 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
5,790 of 5,796 records6 records have missing information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 5,796 crossings in Wisconsin, public and private

Records 1–100 of 5,796

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates