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Cities where street signs fully spell out the suffix

Started by KCRoadFan, February 16, 2022, 12:50:18 PM

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KCRoadFan

I know that in the Kansas City area, where I live, several jurisdictions (KCMO, KCK, Shawnee, Leawood, and Overland Park) tend to fully spell out the word "Street"  on the mast-arm signs for numbered streets at signalized intersections. In addition, KCK takes it a step further: the word "Avenue"  is also spelled out on traffic light signage, while ground-mounted signs for numbered street have the word "Street"  printed in full.

Having said that, I wonder: where else have you seen that phenomenon throughout the country? I seem to remember some signs in Philadelphia that spelled out the word "Street,"  which I believe was also for numbered streets. Conversely, I believe some of the street signs for non-numbered avenues in NYC spell out the word "Avenue."


GaryV


ran4sh

From the BGS street name thread:

Quote from: ran4sh on February 15, 2022, 04:15:47 PM
As for standard street name signage, the large size street name signs used in Gwinnett County usually spell out the full street name: https://goo.gl/maps/8WM3MWeQ7CcAVJPq8

This is regarding ground-mounted signage though. Overhead signs use the abbreviations.

Quote from: GaryV on February 16, 2022, 12:57:38 PM
Got any Boulevards? Or other long names?

Kansas City has "Trafficways", which the usual abbreviation is Trfwy, which would seem to cause long signs either way.

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Mark68

Here's a cheat for Parker, CO:

Parker Road (CO 83) at Mainstreet (no suffix--it actually is Mainstreet)

https://goo.gl/maps/jVQZYft3UUDEWpxs5
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mrsman

Quote from: Mark68 on February 16, 2022, 03:28:56 PM
Here's a cheat for Parker, CO:

Parker Road (CO 83) at Mainstreet (no suffix--it actually is Mainstreet)

https://goo.gl/maps/jVQZYft3UUDEWpxs5

I have to assume that the original Broadway was once Broad Way, but it is interesting to see Mainstreet.



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