How many public crossings does Iowa Interstate Railroad report in Iowa?
The FRA inventory of lists 329 public railroad crossings in Iowa with Iowa Interstate Railroad as the reporting railroad.
- Public crossings
- 329
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 328
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 31%
- Most trains a day reported
- 50
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 59
- Gate share compared with the state
- 1 percentage point 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 31% of these crossings.
- Gates10231%
- Flashing lights without reported gates8426%
- Signs without reported gates or lights14243%
- Other or not reported10%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
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.
- Buck Creek RdAtlantic270 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Glacier RdAtlantic270 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Talon AveMenlo790 vehicles a day2019 road count
- 23rd AveCouncil Bluffs7,900 vehicles a day2012 road count
- SE 37th StGrimes6,000 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Meridith DrUrbandale15,400 vehicles a day2008 road count
- Douglas AveUrbandale13,400 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Swanson BlvdClive5,800 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Buffalo RdWest Des Moines7,900 vehicles a day1996 road count
- 73rd StWindsor Hts24,700 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Center StWest Des Moines930 vehicles a day2014 road count
- Hoak RdWest Des Moines500 vehicles a day1994 road count
- 63rd StDes Moines25,200 vehicles a day2015 road count
- Grand AveDes Moines14,900 vehicles a day2012 road count
- N Valley DrDes Moines304 vehicles a day1978 road count
- W First StWilton750 vehicles a day2006 road count
- Fair River RdAtlantic15 vehicles a day2012 road count
- NE 52nd AveMitchellville170 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 110th StMitchellville170 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 96th StMitchellville660 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 54th AveMitchellville460 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 88th StAltoona240 vehicles a day2016 road count
- NE 80th StAltoona1,720 vehicles a day2024 road count
- Kirkwood AveIowa City8,700 vehicles a day2014 road count
- 100th StUrbandale17,700 vehicles a day1996 road count
- Aurora AveUrbandale3,940 vehicles a day2016 road count
- S 7th StStuart200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- N 15th Ave ENewton200 vehicles a day1982 road count
- 29th AveCouncil Bluffs571 vehicles a day2014 road count
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates