Street names that are especially common in a particular state

[KCRoadFan]

Looking at maps of various cities in Texas, one thing I've noticed is that "Commerce Street"  seems to be a common street name in that state - it appears in Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, as well as a number of smaller towns. On the other hand, I can't really think of any cities outside Texas that have a Commerce Street - I'm sure there are some towns with one, but it's nowhere near as common in other states.

That led me to wonder: throughout the country, where have you seen street names that seems to appear disproportionately more commonly in certain states compared to others?

[NWI_Irish96]

In Indiana, Lincoln and Michigan are common due to the old Lincoln Hwy and Michigan Rd.

Both exist in South Bend and Plymouth, where the Michigan Rd intersects the two main routings of the Lincoln Hwy.

[roadman65]

Genesee in New York State especially in Rochester, Syracuse,and Buffalo

[SkyPesos]

"Dixie" is pretty common in cities along I-75, as it parallels the former Dixie Highway.

[US 89]

There are more Center Streets in Utah than anywhere else I know of, as that's one of the axis street names in a typical town based on a Mormon grid. (Main Street is the other, but that's not exactly an unusual name.)

There are also a good amount of State Streets, most probably named in imitation of the one in SLC that forms the main north-south backbone of the Salt Lake Valley.

Of course, the coordinate-named streets ("400 South", "7th East", etc.) pretty much don't exist outside of Utah and eastern Idaho.

[Big John]

Peachtree in Georgia.

[Big John]

Of course, the coordinate-named streets ("400 South", "7th East", etc.) pretty much don't exist outside of Utah and eastern Idaho.

They are also found in Indiana.

[US 89]

Of course, the coordinate-named streets ("400 South", "7th East", etc.) pretty much don't exist outside of Utah and eastern Idaho.

They are also found in Indiana.

That's a good point. I always forget about those because they aren't used the same way (the Indiana ones count off miles and section line roads rather than blocks in a town center).

[TheHighwayMan3561]

"Maine St" in Maine

[thspfc]

WI: streets named after Native nations, such as Flambeau and Oneida

[Scott5114]

Looking at maps of various cities in Texas, one thing I've noticed is that "Commerce Street"  seems to be a common street name in that state - it appears in Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, as well as a number of smaller towns. On the other hand, I can't really think of any cities outside Texas that have a Commerce Street - I'm sure there are some towns with one, but it's nowhere near as common in other states.

Oklahoma City has one–it's the main street of the Capitol Hill neighborhood (which isn't anywhere near the state capitol). Confusingly, Google shows it as SW 25th Street, as do addresses painted on buildings in the area, though it's clearly signed as Commerce.

[Max Rockatansky]

Anything that has a name of a County in California is very common.  Roads carrying the name "Carson"  are also very commonplace.

[Rothman]

Genesee in New York State especially in Rochester, Syracuse,and Buffalo

Same with Erie, especially where the canal was filled in and the road built on top.

[plain]

Euclid Ave/St/Rd/etc. seems to be common in OH

[chrisdiaz]

Palmetto in South Carolina. I'm sure it's used frequently in Florida as well

[MATraveler128]

In my area, Salem Street and Lowell Street seem to be very common. As you get closer to the Merrimack Valley, Shawsheen seems to be more common.

[1995hoo]

Perhaps unsurprisingly since he was from Virginia, we have a lot of streets named Lee (both Street or Avenue) around the Commonwealth, including Lee—Jackson Memorial Highway (which is proposed for renaming, most likely to Little River Turnpike to continue said route's march west to the actual Little River area).

[kphoger]

IL:  Main

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[Max Rockatansky]

IL:  Main

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Not Hill Street given that is the most prominent feature in said state?

[kphoger]

IL:  Main

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Not Hill Street given that is the most prominent feature in said state?

Check out this hill on Hill Avenue in DuPage County:  https://goo.gl/maps/FG7ie7zmndxSAZ8SA

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[SEWIGuy]

A lot of streets in the north named after William Tecumseh Sherman.

Not so many in the south.

[Max Rockatansky]

IL:  Main

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Not Hill Street given that is the most prominent feature in said state?

Check out this hill on Hill Avenue in DuPage County:  https://goo.gl/maps/FG7ie7zmndxSAZ8SA

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You'd definitely would need to shift to 1st gear to get down that without burning up your brakes.

[kphoger]

What about streets named after a certain railroad?  Is there a state where, for example, Burlington is especially common? or Santa Fe?

[Max Rockatansky]

What about streets named after a certain railroad?  Is there a state where, for example, Burlington is especially common? or Santa Fe?

Santa Fe names roads are incredibly common along the BNSF line in the Central Valley of California.  I've seen a couple "Atchison"  names roads as well. 

[elsmere241]

Not so much in the state, but in the region: "Front Street" in a grid as a substitute for "First Street"; "Market Street" in place of "Main Street" for an axis.

When Nashville, Tennessee was laid out, its north-south streets were named for streets in Philadelphia, with Broad Street as the axis.  Broad Street is now Broadway, Front Street is now First Avenue, and Market Street (also called Main Street on some maps) is now Second Avenue.  The other north-south streets were changed to numbered avenues as well.