Streets With Similar Names Within Close Proximity of Each Other

[CentralCAroadgeek]

Well, I couldn't figure out how to make a shorter title off of this, but the title says it all. These streets cannot be continuations of each other, having to be separate roads. Inspired by the "Doubling Street Names" thread.

A notable example in the Bay Area, Capitol Expwy. and Capitol Avenue in San Jose. They intersect once just east of I-680.

In Gilroy, there's both Camino Arroyo and Arroyo Circle, that "intersect" twice (one is a true intersection, not sure about the second one)

Here in Salinas, there's Market Way that intersects E. Market Street.

[Takumi]

I mentioned in another thread Maple Avenue and Maple Lane in Colonial Heights, which are parallel but a good 9-10 blocks apart. Much closer together are Roslyn Avenue and West Roslyn Road, which do not intersect.

[ftballfan]

Arcadia, MI: Grebe St and Grebe Ct (they intersect)

Manistee, MI: 1st St/Ave through 6th St/Ave (both increase north to south, with the avenues north of the river and the streets south of the river)

Grant Township (Mason County, MI): Old Freesoil Rd and Freesoil Rd, located six miles apart with no obvious connection between the two

Grant Township (Mason County, MI): Forest Trail Rd (FFH 5629) and Forest Trail Rd (now Morton Rd). Two distinct roads used to be marked with the same name, but recent field evidence has one now signed as Morton Rd, despite being marked as Cooper Creek Rd on Google Maps.

[DTComposer]

Here in Salinas, there's Market Way that intersects E. Market Street.

Not sure if this example really fits, since historically it was the same street. Market Way was originally the through route, but was bypassed when the undercrossing under the railroad was built.

[colinstu]

Milwaukee has some annoying stuff. Parts of 27th St are also called "Layton Blvd"....which gets confusing because there is a "Layton Ave" that intersects with it.

In Brookfield/Waukesha there is also "Moorland Road" and "Moreland Blvd" ...both are pronounced the same way and people never say the road/blvd part. Really confusing at times depending on the context.

[The High Plains Traveler]

I sometimes joke to Springsians that every street in Colorado Springs is named "Cheyenne". (As in Cheyenne Mountain, the hollowed out mountain that was once the home of NORAD). Within close proximity, you have Cheyenne Road, Cheyenne Blvd., Cheyenne Meadows, Cheyenne Mountain, South Cheyenne Canyon, North Cheyenne Canyon (different canyons).  All are on the southwest side of the city, west of I-25 and south of U.S. 24. None of these have exits off I-25.

[bulkyorled]

It's something you could consider for Los Angeles I suppose. Pretty much any of the really large streets will have a smaller road with a suffix "Place"
Victory Pl, Vanowen Pl, Wilshire Pl, etc. Or even worse on some (especially Victory Blvd) it goes on to have Victory Circle, Victory Court, Victory Way but all essentially are attached to the same road... not sure if that counts
A couple cities didn't plan well, notably there being 2 Allen Aves really close to each other in nearby cities but neither connect.
Another I just thought of is Verdugo Rd, Verdugo Bl and Verdugo Av all in different cities but basically within 5 miles of one another. (which naturally the large one Verdugo Road spawned a Verdugo Place)

[Alps]

Broadway, West Broadway, East Broadway, lower Manhattan, NY.
Very often in NJ streets are named either a) by the town they are heading to (Fredon Road, for example) or b) for the towns at both ends of the road. (Fredon-Springdale Road would be an example, and it does intersect Fredon Road.) So you get a LOT of this occurring, like Burnt Mills Rd. intersecting Burnt Mills (or Mill, possibly) Rd.

[Scott5114]

Springfield MO: Grant and Grand intersect at right angles!

[bulkyorled]

Springfield MO: Grant and Grand intersect at right angles!

Makes me think of a city over here, Montrose. There's Montrose & Rosemont and they cross at an intersection.

[pianocello]

Aren't there, like, 15 Peachtree Streets in Atlanta?

Very often in NJ streets are named either a) by the town they are heading to (Fredon Road, for example) or b) for the towns at both ends of the road.

Similarly, in Iowa City, IA, there's Dubuque Street and Dubuque Road, but they don't intersect.
St. Johns, MI: Walker Street and Walker Road are parallel about a mile away from each other.

[Brandon]

* Kedzie Avenue and Kinzie Street in Chicago.  Theoretically, they can cross, but, thankfully, don't.
* Robert Kingery Expressway (I-80/94 & US-6) in the Southland and Robert Kingery Highway (IL-83) in DuPage County.
* Of course, there's Lake Street & Lake Shore Drive, and the latter with South Shore Drive, not to mention Inner and Outer Lake Shore Drive.
* Columbus Drive (in the Loop and Grant Park) and Columbus Avenue (becomes Southwest Highway).
* Franklin Street (Loop) and Franklin Boulevard (Garfield Park/West Side).
There are many that share the same name, but are in different municipalities (i.e. Ridgeland Avenue - one is in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, the other is a major north-south street in the Southland).

[mgk920]

And, of course, nobody has yet mentioned all of the 'Peachtree's in Atlanta.



Mike

[DTComposer]

In Orange County, CA, there are the two Chapman Avenues, paralleling each other about 6 miles apart - one in Fullerton/Placentia, the other in Garden Grove/Orange. They both have exits off CA-57, so there is this sign posted:

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=33.893963,-117.880832&spn=0.000946,0.001204&gl=us&t=h&deg=180&z=20&layer=c&cbll=33.893877,-117.880827&panoid=NqsIwUw80drD5ZHanotOaw&cbp=12,187.77,,0,0

The first time I saw that sign I read it as "exit at Chapman, and Fullerton will be 1 mile away, and Orange will be 7 miles away" instead of "there are two Chapman exits, one in Fullerton and one in Orange."

[Kacie Jane]

Aren't there, like, 15 Peachtree Streets in Atlanta?

And, of course, nobody has yet mentioned all of the 'Peachtree's in Atlanta.



Mike

Sorry, I had to.

[Occidental Tourist]

There's the famous Rodeo Drive ("roh-day-oh") in Beverly Hills/West LA, and a few miles south, the less famous Rodeo Road ("roh-dee-oh").

There's also a fair number of Beverlys:  Beverly Blvd heading west out of Downtown from 1st Street all the way to Beverly Hills, about four miles east another Beverly Blvd starting in East LA at 3rd Street, and a Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills/West LA that starts about two blocks south of where Beverly Blvd ends.

[bulkyorled]

There's the famous Rodeo Drive ("roh-day-oh") in Beverly Hills/West LA, and a few miles south, the less famous Rodeo Road ("roh-dee-oh").

There's also a fair number of Beverlys:  Beverly Blvd heading west out of Downtown from 1st Street all the way to Beverly Hills, about four miles east another Beverly Blvd starting in East LA at 3rd Street, and a Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills/West LA that starts about two blocks south of where Beverly Blvd ends.

Oh I always wondered if that 2nd "Rodeo" was Roh-day-oh or Roh-dee-oh. I always said it Roh-day-oh haha   . There's also Via Rodeo but you can't drive on it.
Imagine all the people not from these parts who pronounce Cañon Dr as Cannon... most the signs don't have a ~ on it.

[bulldog1979]

The corner of Burton and Breton in the city of Grand Rapids, MI trips people up linguistically from time to time.

[national highway 1]

43rd Av, 43rd Rd, 44th Av, 44th Rd, 44th Dr, 45th Av, 45th Rd, 46th Av, 46th Rd, 47th Av & 47th Rd, Long Island City, NY.

[D-Dey65]

Middle Island Road and Middle Island Avenue in Medford, New York.

Middle Island Road runs north and south and begins at Horse Block Road(Suffolk CR 16) just east of the intersection with NY 112. It used to begin at NY 112 just south of Horse Block Road before a shopping center was built on the southeast corner. The northern terminus of Middle Island Road is at Granny Road and the southern terminus of David/Elisah Overton Road(Either David or Elisah, depending on what kind of mood the Town of Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways is in).

Middle Island Avenue runs east and west between Old Medford Avenue and used to terminate at Horse Block Road just west of NY 112 until the Lowe's in Medford was built. Today it's a dead end before reaching the former intersection with Horse Block Road. It's still a paper road along the Long Island Power Authority ROW.


Incidentally, there's also a Middle Island Road in nearby Middle Island, that should really be renamed "Old" Middle Island Road, because it's a former section of Rocky Point-Middle Island-Yaphank Road(Suffolk County Road 21).

[1995hoo]

Durham, North Carolina, has:

Duke Street
Duke University Road
University Drive
Chapel Drive
Chapel Hill Street
Chapel Hill Road
Durham—Chapel Hill Boulevard
Old Chapel Hill Road

(Of the lot, Chapel Drive makes the most sense since Duke Chapel is at one end of the street, which affords a very impressive view of said structure when you exit the West Campus traffic circle onto Chapel Drive. Of the "Chapel Hill"s, Durham—Chapel Hill Boulevard is the only one that goes particularly close to the town of Chapel Hill.)

North of town Roxboro Street turns into Roxboro Road en route to, naturally, Roxboro.

[myosh_tino]

Santa Barbara, CA...

* Castillo Street
* Carrillo Street
* Cabrillo Blvd

I visited a friend of mine who lived in Santa Barbara and that trio of street names is one of the first things he told me as it can get very confusing.  Looking at a map, Castillo & Carrillo intersect as well as Castillo & Carbrillo.  Can you imagine giving directions that involve all three streets?

[texaskdog]

My favorite was when US-10 was rerouted a mile north in Minnesota.  The old hwy was named "county 10".  Nothing like a little confusion there.

[PurdueBill]

My favorite was when US-10 was rerouted a mile north in Minnesota.  The old hwy was named "county 10".  Nothing like a little confusion there.

On US 30 EB near Williamstown, Ohio the BGSs for the intersection for Township Rd. 68 intermingle with the BGSs for the US 68 interchange.  I wonder if anyone mixes up the 68s--hopefully not but one never knows!

[DTComposer]

Santa Barbara, CA...

* Castillo Street
* Carrillo Street
* Cabrillo Blvd

I visited a friend of mine who lived in Santa Barbara and that trio of street names is one of the first things he told me as it can get very confusing.  Looking at a map, Castillo & Carrillo intersect as well as Castillo & Carbrillo.  Can you imagine giving directions that involve all three streets?

I lived in Santa Barbara for seven years, and my staff at my job was constantly was trying to give directions to customers and tourists. Carrillo and Castillo are adjacent exits from US-101, and Cabrillo is about four exits down. Eventually, people would gloss over, as they would hear Carrillo, but see Cabrillo and assume they were hearing us incorrectly.