Ruthven Road railroad crossing in Norfolk, VA

Virginia Port AuthorityDOT crossing 857676CMost recent report Aug 14, 2026

24 blockage reports since Dec 2019, 5 in the past year

Since Dec 2019, 38% of reports here have said the blockage lasted more than 30 minutes. In the last two years, blockages here have been reported most often 10 AM–12 PM.

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reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026): 5; reports in the past year (Dec 2025 – Nov 2026)
reports since Dec 2019: 24; reports since Dec 2019
said it lasted more than 30 minutes: 38%; said it lasted more than 30 minutes
said it lasted more than an hour: 0%; said it lasted more than an hour
involved a train that wasn't moving: 83%; involved a train that wasn't moving
said emergency responders couldn't get across: 13%; said emergency responders couldn't get across

When it's blocked

Over the last two years (Nov 2024 – Nov 2026), in local time (Eastern time). Train schedules change, so older reports aren't counted here.

Reports by hour of day. Most often 10 AM–12 PM.

Reports by day of week. No day clearly stands out.

About this crossing

Trains a day: 4 through trains (3 in daytime, 1 at night) and 4 switching moves
Train speed limit: 10 mph
Vehicles a day: About 250 (2012 count)
School buses: On a school bus route, 10 buses a day
Crossing type: Public road
Railroad: Virginia Port Authority
U.S. DOT crossing ID: 857676C

From the FRA crossing inventory, as reported by railroads and states. Counts can be a few years old.

Stuck at this crossing?

In an emergency, call 911.
Tell the railroad: call the number on the blue Emergency Notification System sign at the crossing and give the crossing ID, 857676C
Report it to the Federal Railroad Administration: open the FRA's report form with this crossing filled in (opens in a new tab). It takes about a minute, and these reports are where the numbers on this page come from.
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Nearby crossings

Other crossings within a mile of Ruthven Road that were reported blocked 10 or more times.

More blocked crossings in the Norfolk–Virginia Beach, VA area

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Source: Federal Railroad Administration, Public Blocked Crossing Incident Reporter (opens in a new tab) (Dec 2019 – Nov 2026) and Crossing Inventory (Form 71) (opens in a new tab). Reports come from the public and aren't verified; rows repeated in FRA's feed are counted once. How we count. "Past year" means Dec 2025 – Nov 2026.