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Road names that roll off the tounge

Started by thspfc, March 21, 2022, 10:37:12 PM

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thspfc

I've always liked Rimrock Rd in Madison and Randall Rd in the Chicago suburbs.


webny99

In an unexpected twist, I'll be the first one to reply with something NC-related: Ten-Ten Rd outside Raleigh. Not as smooth as the ones in the OP, but fun to say nonetheless.

Dirt Roads

Rideout Road in Huntsville, Alabama (which is now a freeway, except on base).

JoePCool14

Woodward Avenue in Michigan seems like a no-brainer for this.

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Continuing the alliteration theme: Pendleton Pike in Indy.
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M3100

I saw a Rhodes Road several months ago; I think that was in Alaska.

Road Hog

Achy Breaky Lane, which I saw in a suicide call about 30 years ago.

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Ice Cream Alley in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
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Bruce

Aurora Ave is short, memorable, and alliterative. All good qualities.

As for the road itself, it could use some tough love.

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1995hoo

Ragged Ass Road in Yellowknife.

Closer to home, Cavalier Corridor in Lake Barcroft and both Dunwich Way and Frost Lake Lane in Kingstowne, all here in Fairfax County. (While that Street View image for Frost Lake also shows a street sign for Wendron Way, I don't think that name has the same "roll-off-the-tongue" quality as Dunwich Way or Frost Lake Lane, but I couldn't really give you a specific reason why not.)
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Quote from: webny99 on March 22, 2022, 11:54:52 AM
In an unexpected twist, I'll be the first one to reply with something NC-related: Ten-Ten Rd outside Raleigh. Not as smooth as the ones in the OP, but fun to say nonetheless.

I love the name Ten-Ten Road, too bad there is usually a lot of traffic on it. I also love that it got its name from being secondary road 1010

Staying in Triangle area, US 15/501, called Fifteen-Five-oh-One by locals, also has a nice ring to it.

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ilpt4u

Pretty generic: "The Turnpike"  when referring to the Turnpike in one's/that state

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Quote from: ilpt4u on March 23, 2022, 08:38:52 PM
Pretty generic: "The Turnpike"  when referring to the Turnpike in one's/that state

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webny99

Quote from: ilpt4u on March 23, 2022, 08:38:52 PM
Pretty generic: "The Turnpike"  when referring to the Turnpike in one's/that state

I think "Thruway" rolls much better off the tongue.  :-P

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webny99

Quote from: Hunty2022 on April 06, 2022, 01:48:28 PM
Valley View Avenue

I find myself saying Avenue differently when I say this than I would otherwise. More like aven-eeeew, to rhyme with view.


kphoger

Over the last twenty years or so, I've taken to just saying "Ave" rather than "Avenue".  I think it first started when I was frequently using the Metra station at College Avenue, and a lot of people simply called it the "College Ave" station.  I now do so for all sorts of street names.
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Quote from: kphoger on April 06, 2022, 01:59:56 PM
Over the last twenty years or so, I've taken to just saying "Ave" rather than "Avenue".  I think it first started when I was frequently using the Metra station at College Avenue, and a lot of people simply called it the "College Ave" station.  I now do so for all sorts of street names.

Massachusetts Avenue, a trendy area just NE of downtown Indy, is commonly referred to "Mass Ave"
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webny99

Quote from: kphoger on April 06, 2022, 01:59:56 PM
Over the last twenty years or so, I've taken to just saying "Ave" rather than "Avenue".  I think it first started when I was frequently using the Metra station at College Avenue, and a lot of people simply called it the "College Ave" station.  I now do so for all sorts of street names.

I don't think I've ever said "Avenue" with any regularity. It's almost always just "Ave".

In Ontario, "Avenue" is often spelled out on signs, which strikes me as unnecessarily wordy.

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Floribraska Ave in Tampa, FL, and Zzyzx Rd in California.
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