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Road names that roll off the tounge
« on: March 21, 2022, 10:37:12 PM »

I’ve always liked Rimrock Rd in Madison and Randall Rd in the Chicago suburbs.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2022, 11:56:01 AM »

Rideout Road in Huntsville, Alabama (which is now a freeway, except on base).
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2022, 11:59:43 AM »

Woodward Avenue in Michigan seems like a no-brainer for this.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2022, 12:47:12 PM »

Rip Rap Road
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2022, 01:38:53 PM »

Continuing the alliteration theme: Pendleton Pike in Indy.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2022, 02:32:42 PM »

I saw a Rhodes Road several months ago; I think that was in Alaska.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2022, 07:47:36 PM »

Achy Breaky Lane, which I saw in a suicide call about 30 years ago.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2022, 07:52:34 PM »

Ice Cream Alley in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2022, 02:12:47 AM »

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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2022, 04:21:39 AM »

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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2022, 11:28:29 AM »

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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2022, 08:23:20 PM »

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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2022, 08:34:56 PM »

Garden State Parkway
Dixie Highway
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #14 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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2022, 09:07:13 PM »

Pretty generic: “The Turnpike”  when referring to the Turnpike in one’s/that state

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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2022, 03:55:06 PM »

William J. LePetomaine Thruway
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2022, 03:55:46 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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2022, 01:48:28 PM »

Valley View Avenue in Leesburg, VA.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2022, 01:55:18 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.

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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #20 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.
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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2022, 02:18:18 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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2022, 03:35:08 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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Re: Road names that roll off the tounge
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2022, 08:14:22 PM »

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