Very unusual street suffixes

[interstatefan990]

Alley (Aly) and Terrace (Ter).

[kphoger]

Seems like Indianapolis is a hotbed for streets with multiple suffixes, boasting such gems as:

• East and West Fall Creek Parkway North Drive
• North White River Parkway West Drive
• Priority Way West Drive
• Priority Way South Drive
• East and West Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive
• Brookside Parkway North Drive
• Brookside Parkway South Drive
• Kessler Boulevard West Drive
• Kessler Boulevard East Drive

Are those cases of the Drive being a spur from the main road?  Kind of like Rock Road Court being a spur of Rock Road here in Wichita?

Alley (Aly) and Terrace (Ter).

I take it you haven't spent much time in the Kansas City area, if you think Terrace is "very unusual".

As for Alley, the only town I can think of offhand where it's common is the small military town of Ogden, KS.

[empirestate]

As for Alley, the only town I can think of offhand where it's common is the small military town of Ogden, KS.

May I suggest Boston? (Hint: use "Public" as the nominative element in every case.)

[Rothman]

As for Alley, the only town I can think of offhand where it's common is the small military town of Ogden, KS.

May I suggest Boston? (Hint: use "Public" as the nominative element in every case.)

Northampton, MA has at least one: Crackerbarrell Alley.

[interstatefan990]

I take it you haven't spent much time in the Kansas City area, if you think Terrace is "very unusual".

You're right. I haven't. But then again, it seems like a lot of people on this thread are replying with suffixes that are uncommon in their area, but not in others.

[empirestate]

You're right. I haven't. But then again, it seems like a lot of people on this thread are replying with suffixes that are uncommon in their area, but not in others.

What area do you have in mind, where "alley" and "terrace" are unusual? (Like yourself, I'm in New York, where both are very common–I'd go so far as to say standard, along with "boulevard" or "drive" or "parkway".)

[Scott5114]

In Oklahoma, alleys in general are typically only seen in the oldest parts of cities, are seldom named, and almost never signed. The only exceptions are when the city wants to name something small and out-of-the-way after someone (like Flaming Lips Alley in Oklahoma City).

[ari-s-drives]

Over CA-24 in Oakland, an overpass is signed as "Fwy Overpass," which is not a suffix I've seen for another street.

[roadman65]

How about the three sides of Central Park using cardinal Directions unlike the east side which retains Fifth Avenue and it one way status as West Side Eighth Avenue not only gives up its name for Central Park West, but becomes a two way street as well.

You have Central Park West, Central Park North, and Central Park South.

[empirestate]

How about the three sides of Central Park using cardinal Directions unlike the east side which retains Fifth Avenue and it one way status as West Side Eighth Avenue not only gives up its name for Central Park West, but becomes a two way street as well.

You have Central Park West, Central Park North, and Central Park South.

You have this around other park as well. I used to live on Van Cortlandt Avenue West, which not only runs into but is also parallel with Van Cortlandt Park South. Another major street in the area is Van Cortlandt Park East, which is not to be confused with the relatively minor Van Cortlandt Avenue East. (What would be Van Cortlandt Park West is in fact Broadway.)

Yeah, giving directions or getting deliveries was pretty fraught in those days. :-)

[kenarmy]

is this uncommon im so confused?? In Bolton, MS this happens. And the road is officially listed as just "Rye". And the official address of the city hall is Rye, Bolton, MS. 

[empirestate]

is this uncommon im so confused?? In Bolton, MS this happens. And the road is officially listed as just "Rye". And the official address of the city hall is Rye, Bolton, MS. 

I can't find an official website for the town hall, but the only addresses I'm seeing listed from directory sites are either PO Box 7, or 202 Raymond Bolton Road.

[kenarmy]

is this uncommon im so confused?? In Bolton, MS this happens. And the road is officially listed as just "Rye". And the official address of the city hall is Rye, Bolton, MS. 

I can't find an official website for the town hall, but the only addresses I'm seeing listed from directory sites are either PO Box 7, or 202 Raymond Bolton Road.

I see a difference in the "city" and "town" hall address.. and if it means anything, Rye is listed here: https://geographic.org/streetview/usa/ms/hinds/bolton.html
I've been to that nearby church several times and I never saw a Rye sign and I thought it was just a glorified driveway/ parking lot.

[Scott5114]

Probably just crocky data from Google. Doesn't show up in USPS data.

[empirestate]

Probably just crocky data from Google. Doesn't show up in USPS data.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. The most official reference I can find is this one, a second-hand source.

(This feels like a mapping challenge for the USGS' citizen map corps.)

[KCRoadFan]

Just south of Tucson, AZ, I saw a subdivision of streets with the suffix "Wog."  (I'm guessing that word means something in one of the local Indian languages in the area - right?)

[kphoger]

Just south of Tucson, AZ, I saw a subdivision of streets with the suffix "Wog."  (I'm guessing that word means something in one of the local Indian languages in the area - right?)

The best I can do on this side of paywalls is the snippet below, which suggests "wog" means "road" in the Tohono O'odham language.

[Skye]

I know of one street in Cincinnati which uses "Rue" and uses it first in the name "Rue De La Paix" which at the very least I think is a bit unusual for this part of the country as it was primarily settled by Germans.

[Pink Jazz]

"Loop" seems to be common in New Mexico.

[kiwislark]

Hill, Rise, Crest, Views, Heights, Green, Landing, Grove, Cove, Mews, Row, Point, Gardens, Spa, Glade, Vale, and Park are all suffixes I know of that are in use in New Zealand

Brae and Fen have been used as suffixes in suburbs inspired by Scottish place names.

Esplanade or Parade are common along beach fronts/coastal areas.

"The Furlong", "The Glen", "The Rosebowl", "The Anchorage", "The Strand", and "The Promenade" are street names that I know of in Auckland.

We have our own "Broadway" and also similar one-word street names such as "Meadway" and "Treeway".

[7/8]

Oh-also The East Mall and the West Mall in Toronto

The Queensway and Queensway also exist

Another good Toronto example is Queens Quay on the lakeshore (pronounced "key" - you hear tourists say "kway" )

I live in Ashe County NC where there are several NVNO roads.  After seeing this post, I did a little research because I could think of numerous "odd" street suffixes.  This site lists quite a few that no one else has mentioned -- https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apc_002.htm.

Interesting that that link doesn't have "line". It's very common in parts of Ontario, particularly rural areas. Here's some examples:
Brown's Line in Toronto: https://goo.gl/maps/TnhUo7UMPyhoZfA37
Tenth Line in suburban Mississauga: https://goo.gl/maps/h57zMDhxKYAZp8s57
Confederation Line through the rural town of Wyoming: https://goo.gl/maps/fNi5XNgbW2kkGYPg9
Line 60 in rural North Perth: https://goo.gl/maps/fGgSx2TEWLQ9Bzfo6

I'm assuming that it's less common in the US, but someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

[1995hoo]

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As I think about it further, I'm reminded of Brockett's Crossing in Fairfax County and Rebel Run in Fairfax City. The latter is adjacent to Fairfax High School, whose teams are the Rebels. I haven't heard any nonsense about renaming it during the current little fad of renaming Confederate references.

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Rebel Run has, not surprisingly, now been renamed. It's now "Lion Run," so I guess Fairfax High School's teams are now the Lions. At some point well over 30 years ago, the school had gotten rid of any Confederate symbolism and had used imagery from the Revolution era in connection with the name "Rebels," but I guess the mere word is to be considered unacceptable nowadays. (On the whole, from a political theory standpoint the conflict often called the American Revolution was in many ways more of a "rebellion" than it was a "revolution" when you compare it with the French or Russian Revolutions).

[empirestate]

Another good Toronto example is Queens Quay on the lakeshore (pronounced "key" - you hear tourists say "kway" )

Which is interesting, as that pronunciation of "quay" is not at all unique to Toronto, nor even Canada!

[7/8]

Another good Toronto example is Queens Quay on the lakeshore (pronounced "key" - you hear tourists say "kway" )

Which is interesting, as that pronunciation of "quay" is not at all unique to Toronto, nor even Canada!

Maybe I'm full of crap and justifying the fact that I thought it was "kway" as a kid . Though I should've said some tourists, as I'm sure some people don't know the word quay.

[kphoger]

I've never heard the word said aloud before, so I'd have said kway.