§ 11.5-62. Roadway abbreviations and designation definitions.


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  • ALY ALLEY Short dead-end roadway.
    ANX ANNEX A division of buildings.
    APT APARTMENT Unit of a multi-residential building.
    APTS APARTMENTS Multi-residential units.
    AVE AVENUE Run in same direction of the existing avenues in the community. Normally terminate at a street.
    BLVD BOULEVARD Major thoroughfare of a subdivision. Connects at least two (2) sections and acts as collector roadway. Unusually wide thoroughfares, sometimes divided by a center island.
    BND BEND Roadway which makes sharp curve at end.
    BR BRANCH An extension of an existing building.
    CIR CIRCLE Circular streets that begin and end at the same point.
    CROSSING CROSSING An intersection of roadways; a place where a roadway may be crossed/accessed.
    CT COURT Permanent dead-end roadways or ending in a cul-de-sac. Less than one thousand (1,000) feet.
    CV COVE Entrance roadway to small secluded area.
    DR DRIVE Short or long roadways with potential for continuation. Used for naming private drives.
    DRWY DRIVEWAY Privately owned roadway that is used as an entrance to a parcel of land that cannot be seen from the main roadway.
    FORK FORK A place where a roadway divides into branches.
    GATEWAY GATEWAY An entrance or access.
    HWY HIGHWAY Major roadways. US or state roadways.
    LN LANE Permanent dead-end roadway or ends in cul-de-sac. Less than one thousand (1,000) feet in length.
    LOOP LOOP Short roadways that begin and end on the same street, but not at the same point.
    PASS PASS Intersects two (2) different roadways, not at major intersections.
    PATH PATH Dirt roadway in rural areas.
    PL PLACE Permanent dead-end roadway or end in a cul-de-sac. Less than one thousand (1,000) feet in length.
    PKY PARKWAY A special scenic route or park drive.
    RD ROAD Long stretch of roadway over one thousand (1,000) feet in length.
    ST STREET Must run in direction of existing streets in the community. Normally terminates at an avenue.
    TER TERRACE Short dead-end roadways.
    TRL TRAIL Dirt roadway in rural areas.
    WAY WAY Permanent dead-end roadway or ends in a cul-de-sac. Less than one thousand (1,000) feet in length.

     

(Ord. No. 04-89, § App. A, 12-15-04)