Most words in a road name?

[Kacie Jane]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

That is cause no one wants to say George Bush Sr.

I would think/hope that's primarily because that's not his name.

[roadman65]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

That is cause no one wants to say George Bush Sr.

I would think/hope that's primarily because that's not his name.

True, but I have my dad's first name so therefore I am not junior because our second name are different.  However, I will accept the junior at times to avoid confusion.

I actually love my middle initial and if I do not use it, I do not recognize my own name.  Hence employers do not like to use the initial, so it feels strange getting letters from them.

[NE2]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

Only four words:

[mgk920]

Are there any others out there that are recognized by the USPS as addressable/deliverable street names that are wordier than

WEST BUTTE DES MORTS BEACH RD
NEENAH WI 54956?



Mike

[SSOWorld]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive - Milwaukee. (PO wont allow abbreviations)

[NE2]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive - Milwaukee. (PO wont allow abbreviations)

Really? They won't deliver to "N King Dr"?

[SSOWorld]

nope

[theline]

N LE BLVD DE LA PAIX
SOUTH BEND IN 46615-2953

I just looked it up at usps.com. It's the official name. Of course, the PO may or may not deliver to variations.

[Molandfreak]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive - Milwaukee. (PO wont allow abbreviations)

Not even close

http://goo.gl/maps/rEhMr

[NE2]

nope

[citation needed]

[WichitaRoads]

just about every city has a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.  only a few of them have the good sense to abbreviate it "King Blvd." or "MLK Blvd."

I'm not sure why he gets the full-name treatment so often.  I don't think I've ever seen a "George Washington Street" or the like.  Just one bridge comes to mind, and that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish as to why NYC named two bridges essentially the same thing.

Got one.... George Washington Boulevard, Wichita Kansas.... not to be confused with Washington Avenue, either!

EDIT: Realized kphoger addressed this... but I still want to point out the fact that he is memorialized twice here. The signs usuall abbreviate it as "Geo Wash Blvd".

We do have MLK in Wichita... it's the Canal Route (I-135/US 81/K-15).

ICTRds

[DaBigE]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive - Milwaukee. (PO wont allow abbreviations)

Really? They won't deliver to "N King Dr"?

Similar delivery case is true in Madison, especially with a King St nearby.

[Road Hog]

New Bushy Branch Road, Manchester, TN

(Main road that runs through Bonnaroo grounds and is blocked to traffic one week a year. Also main access road from the east.)

[leroys73]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

Only four words:

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Yep, but some places it is President George H. W. Bush which is its official name.  Little George was only a Texan when it was named.

[NE2]

Yep, but some places it is President George H. W. Bush which is its official name.

[citation needed]
http://www.google.com/search?q="george+hw+bush+turnpike"

[Road Hog]

Yep, but some places it is President George H. W. Bush which is its official name.

[citation needed]
http://www.google.com/search?q="george+hw+bush+turnpike"

You may find it referenced in print as such to differentiate between the two Bushes, but you won't see it in signage.

[hm insulators]

Once upon a time, in Santa Monica, California, when you first hit the start of I-10 eastbound, there used to be a big sign announcing that I-10 was also the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. I think it was put up either by the state of California or maybe just the city fathers in Santa Monica (I forget which), there was talk about eventually giving all the I-10 corridor that name, but the other states that the 10 passes through weren't interested and that lone sign in Santa Monica was the only one of its kind. I wonder if it's still even there.

[vtk]

Once upon a time, in Santa Monica, California, when you first hit the start of I-10 eastbound, there used to be a big sign announcing that I-10 was also the Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway. I think it was put up either by the state of California or maybe just the city fathers in Santa Monica (I forget which), there was talk about eventually giving all the I-10 corridor that name, but the other states that the 10 passes through weren't interested and that lone sign in Santa Monica was the only one of its kind. I wonder if it's still even there.

It was there when I passed by in June of '06.  I think the sign (or another, related one) also gave mileage to Jacksonville, FL.

[agentsteel53]

was there in '08, which is the last time I went that way.  (Santa Monica Freeway, eastbound.)

recently, on eBay, there was a small brown sign which dated to 1978 which had that info - albeit, on a 30x18 size sign, which could not possibly have been legible at freeway speeds.  the last time I saw the sign, it was about 6 feet and button copy, as it should be.

[webfil]

Most numbered rural roads in Abitibi region (Québec) have 6-word names (Chemin des 1er-et-2e Rangs). Beaucanton even has Chemin des 2e-et-3e Rangs du Canton Rousseau (translates roughly in Rousseau Township 2nd and 3rd Rows Road).

[swbrotha100]

Scottsdale AZ has Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. There is also Wild Horse Pass Blvd in the Chandler area.