I still have to use Google once in a while, so I thought it would be handy (especially for new users) to have a list:
BGS - big green sign
FHWA - Federal Highway Works Administration
MTR - misc.transport.road
MUTCD - Manual for Uniform Traffic Contol Devices
[X]DOT - [state] Department of Transportation
They can be humorous, but they have to be actually used, and road/forum-related in some way.
RIRO (right in right out)
SPUI (single point urban interchange)
DDI (diverging diamond interchange)
TOTSO (turn off to stay on)
AASHTO (expansion of acronym not memorized)
NIMBY (not in my back yard)
FM- Farm to Market road (State route in Texas)
CR- County Route
CBBT- US 13 across the Chesapeake Bay.
HRBT- I-64 across Hampton Roads
MMBT- I-664 across Hampton Roads
OBT- Orange Blossom Trail (Orlando and Kissimmee in FL)
JYP- John Young Pky (Orlando- Kissimmee )
3DI - Three-digit Interstate [also: 3DUS - Three-digit U.S. Route]
BR - sometimes uses as shorthand for "Business Route", instead of typing 'Bus.'
IH - Interstate Highway (official designation for Interstates used by TxDOT)
RM - Ranch to Market Road (type of state highway in Texas, in the same classification as FM)
FYA - Flashing Yellow Arrow (a newer PPLT signal display) [also: FRA - Flashing Red Arrow]
PPLT - Protected/Permitted left turn
SHS - The "Standard Highway Signs" book, which supplements the MUTCD.
Quote from: webny99 on February 10, 2018, 02:56:40 PM
FHWA - Federal Highway Works Administration
MUTCD - Manual foron Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Quote from: 1 on February 10, 2018, 03:04:09 PM
AASHTO (expansion of acronym not memorized) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Fixed these for you...
PTC: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commisson
DRPA: Delaware River Port Authority
DRBA: Delaware River and Bay Authority
NJTA: New Jersey Turnpike Authority
ROW: Right of Way
VMS: Variable Message Sign
BANANA- Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone.
Specific to CA:
LRN: Legislative Route Number (pre-'64 renumbering effort; only signage on mileposts & structures).
SSR: Numerical state-shielded signage applied to any pre-'64 state-maintained facility; originally the old small
"bear" shields but replaced in the mid-50's by black-on-white signage similar to today's white-on-green shields.
DOH: Division of Highways; supplanted in '73 by CALTRANS when reconfigured as a statewide omnibus trans-
portation agency addressing multiple transportation modes (road, rail, waterway, airports, etc.)
CH&PW: California Highways & Public Works, late lamented bimonthly publication of DOH that included detailed
(informative as well as technical) articles regarding statewide highway projects as well as maps of recently adopted
freeway alignments and/or highway reroutings. Ceased publication in early 1967 as part of a pan-agency cost-cutting
measure (certainly not Ronald Reagan's finest hour!).
Definitely not as common and known an acronym as BGS (Big Green Sign), but I want to think that maybe I have also heard of LGS (Little Green Sign), which describes smaller green signs such as distance/mileage ones:
-Ex. (ROADBURG 7, ROAD CITY 123, etc.)-
Am I correct that this has been used before? :hmmm:
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on February 12, 2018, 11:50:19 AM
Definitely not as common and known an acronym as BGS (Big Green Sign), but I want to think that maybe I have also heard of LGS (Little Green Sign), which describes smaller green signs such as distance/mileage ones:
-Ex. (ROADBURG 7, ROAD CITY 123, etc.)-
Am I correct that this has been used before? :hmmm:
Yep, that's definitely correct, though LGS is used much less frequently.
Quote from: bing101 on February 10, 2018, 03:09:44 PM
CR- County Route
Or County Road, or (just in California), CH - County Highway.
DUAAFAFO -- short for Tom From Ohio's warm greeting to anyone he was about to flame.
Quote from: hbelkins on February 12, 2018, 01:07:26 PM
DUAAFAFO -- short for Tom From Ohio's warm greeting to anyone he was about to flame.
That lends itself to some very interesting possibilities. :-D
Quote from: bing101 on February 10, 2018, 03:09:44 PM
FM- Farm to Market road (State route in Texas)
CR- County Route
Some Missouri counties use FR for Farm Road which is their county road
Illinois-specific
SBI: State Bond issue (i.e SBI Route 4)
FAP: Federal-Aid Primary (i.e. FAP 431)
FAI: Federal-Aid Interstate (i.e. FAI 80)
FAS: Federal-Aid Secondary (i.e. FAS 30)
ISTHA: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, formerly...
ISTHC: Illinois State Toll Highway Commission
CTA: Chicago Transit Authority
RTA: Regional Transportation Authority
CDOT: Chicago Department of Transportation
CMAP: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
IDPW: Illinois Department of Public Works (IDOT predecessor)
NIRC: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation aka Metra
There's a lot more on this list: http://www.idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Manuals-Guides-&-Handbooks/Highways/IDOT%20Acronyms.pdf
Quote from: Brandon on February 12, 2018, 01:25:39 PM
Illinois-specific
SBI: State Bond issue (i.e SBI Route 4)
FAP: Federal-Aid Primary (i.e. FAP 431)
FAI: Federal-Aid Interstate (i.e. FAI 80)
FAS: Federal-Aid Secondary (i.e. FAS 30)
ISTHA: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, formerly...
ISTHC: Illinois State Toll Highway Commission
CTA: Chicago Transit Authority
RTA: Regional Transportation Authority
CDOT: Chicago Department of Transportation
CMAP: Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
IDPW: Illinois Department of Public Works (IDOT predecessor)
NIRC: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation aka Metra
There's a lot more on this list: http://www.idot.illinois.gov/Assets/uploads/files/Transportation-System/Manuals-Guides-&-Handbooks/Highways/IDOT%20Acronyms.pdf
And of course, IDiOT.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Highway
Forest Highway-FH
Federal Forest Highway-FFH
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Reservation_Roads_Program
Indian Reservation Road -IRR
Aka BIA Roads.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_route_(United_States)
In all seriousness, most of these could be found on the old MTR FAQ, but I have no idea if that's still available anywhere or not.
Also: U-220 = I-99?
Quote from: hbelkins on February 12, 2018, 03:10:59 PMIn all seriousness, most of these could be found on the old MTR FAQ, but I have no idea if that's still available anywhere or not.
http://www.roadfan.com/mtrfaq.html
Quote from: hbelkins on February 12, 2018, 01:07:26 PM
DUAAFAFO -- short for Tom From Ohio's warm greeting to anyone he was about to flame.
Don't forget TFTMS ;)
Quote from: bing101 on February 10, 2018, 03:09:44 PM
FM- Farm to Market road (State route in Texas)
CR- County Route
Don't forget RM! (Ranch to Market Road)
In the northeast
NJTP: New Jersey Turnpike
GSP: Garden State Parkway
PATP: Pennsylvania Turnpike
JFX: Jones Falls Expressway (the section of I-83 inside the Baltimore Beltway)
LIE: Long Island Expressway
BQE: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
GWB: George Washington Bridge
TZB: Tappan-Zee Bridge
And not really roadgeek-specific...
FTFY: Fixed that for you
Quote from: TBKS1 on February 12, 2018, 08:05:21 PM
Quote from: bing101 on February 10, 2018, 03:09:44 PM
FM- Farm to Market road (State route in Texas)
CR- County Route
Don't forget RM! (Ranch to Market Road)
and R (Recreation Roads) in Texas
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
FEIS - Final Environmental Impact Statement
DEIS - Draft Environmental Impact Statement
EA - Environmental Assessment
FONSI - Finding of No Significant Impact
ROD - Record of Decision
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
HOV - High Occupancy Vehicle
HOT - High Occupancy Toll
PRA - U.S. Public Roads Administration
BPR - U.S. Bureau of Public Roads (formerly was PRA)
FHWA — Federal Highway Administration (formerly was BPR)
2di--2-digit Interstate (also includes numbers less than 10)
2dus--2-digit US Highway (also includes numbers less than 10)
SR--State Route/State Road
SH--State Highway
IH--Interstate Highway
(the last two terms are specific to TX)
Quote from: Henry on February 13, 2018, 10:14:24 AM
SR--State Route/State Road
Except in Virginia, where SR is for secondary routes only (those numbered 600 or higher).
Quote from: 1 on February 13, 2018, 10:18:31 AM
Quote from: Henry on February 13, 2018, 10:14:24 AM
SR--State Route/State Road
Except in Virginia, where SR is for secondary routes only (those numbered 600 or higher).
The same could be said for Missouri's "alphabet" routes.
Quote from: US71 on February 12, 2018, 11:33:47 PM
Quote from: TBKS1 on February 12, 2018, 08:05:21 PM
Quote from: bing101 on February 10, 2018, 03:09:44 PM
FM- Farm to Market road (State route in Texas)
CR- County Route
Don't forget RM! (Ranch to Market Road)
and R (Recreation Roads) in Texas
Texas needs to slow its roll on the road designations!
These may not be vary "roadgeeky" , but they are part of our nomenclature.
St. Street
Ave. Avenue
Strav. stravenue (Tuscan Az.)
Cl. Circle
Pl. Place
Dr. Drive
Rd. Road
Ct. Court
Expy/Exwy. Expressway
Fwy/Frwy. Freeway
SR-XXXX: State Route/Road
US-(X)XX: US Highway
I-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
Quote from: MCRoads on February 13, 2018, 01:10:44 PM
These may not be vary "roadgeeky" , but they are part of our nomenclature.
St. Street
Ave. Avenue
Strav. stravenue (Tuscan Az.)
Cl. Circle
Pl. Place
Dr. Drive
Rd. Road
Ct. Court
Expy/Exwy. Expressway
Fwy/Frwy. Freeway
SR-XXXX: State Route/Road
US-(X)XX: US Highway
I-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
I've also seen Circle as Cr or Cir
Avenue is sometimes Av.
There's also Cv for Cove
Quote from: US71 on February 13, 2018, 03:15:35 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 13, 2018, 01:10:44 PM
These may not be vary “roadgeeky”, but they are part of our nomenclature.
St. Street
Ave. Avenue
Strav. stravenue (Tuscan Az.)
Cl. Circle
Pl. Place
Dr. Drive
Rd. Road
Ct. Court
Expy/Exwy. Expressway
Fwy/Frwy. Freeway
SR-XXXX: State Route/Road
US-(X)XX: US Highway
I-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
I've also seen Circle as Cr or Cir
Avenue is sometimes Av.
There's also Cv for Cove
There's also Blvd for Boulevard, though the city of Huntsville, AL likes to use "Blv" for the abbreviation for some reason.
Wisconsin Specific:
STH - State Trunk Highway
CTH - County trunk highway (as in the alphabet soup)
HWY - Highway - because every numbered route is a highway
In
Quote from: freebrickproductions on February 13, 2018, 04:48:43 PM
Quote from: US71 on February 13, 2018, 03:15:35 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 13, 2018, 01:10:44 PM
SR-XXXX: State Route/Road
US-(X)XX: US Highway
I-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
I've also seen Circle as Cr or Cir
Avenue is sometimes Av.
There's also Cv for Cove
There's also Blvd for Boulevard, though the city of Huntsville, AL likes to use "Blv" for the abbreviation for some reason.
In Texas - it's
SH-XXXX: State Route/Road
USH-(X)XX: US Highway
IH-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
In Misery it's
Route SR-XXXX: State Route/Road
Route US-(X)XX: US Highway
Route I-(X)XX: Interstate Highway
;)
If you're into viatology, there's USFR for United States Federal Route. :pan:
I thought we had a thread for this sort of thing, but that's probably true of just about everything now.
MN-specific:
TH - Trunk Highway (most commonly used in reference to state highways, but is used for all classes of state-maintained routes)
CSAH - County State-Aid Highway (county roads maintained partially with state funding)
Quote from: hbelkins on February 14, 2018, 10:50:57 AM
If you're into viatology, there's USFR for United States Federal Route. :pan:
Southbound traffic near a little green shrub?
Quote from: 1 on February 13, 2018, 10:18:31 AM
Quote from: Henry on February 13, 2018, 10:14:24 AM
SR--State Route/State Road
Except in Virginia, where SR is for secondary routes only (those numbered 600 or higher).
NC too at one time used SR for Secondary Routes.
Also I found it funny that Indiana uses State Road for their state designations considering that is a term used mostly in the southern region.
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on February 14, 2018, 03:54:32 PM
I thought we had a thread for this sort of thing, but that's probably true of just about everything now.
I've been trying to think of topics for which that isn't true, but it's proving rather challenging. That's one of the reasons the increase in forum activity isn't reflected in thread volume - only in post volume.
Quote from: cl94 on February 14, 2018, 04:41:46 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on February 14, 2018, 10:50:57 AM
If you're into viatology, there's USFR for United States Federal Route. :pan:
Southbound traffic near a little green shrub?
This must be another one of those jokes that warrants an explanation for us newer folks. :hmmm:
Warning: SFW, but may be offensive to the ears
^^ Fuck me, you could've given a warning about Calrog singing.