Most words in a road name?

[Mark68]

Northwest 42nd Avenue-37th Avenue Connector in Miami

So is that a connector between NW 42nd Ave & 37th Ave, or is it 42nd Ave-37th Ave Connector that happens to be in the NW quadrant?

[mgk920]

West Butte des Morts Beach Rd, Neenah (Menasha Twp.), WI:

http://goo.gl/maps/bB6Gg

The 'West' is not a directional designator, rather it's part of the street's name.  BTW, 'Butte des Morts' is 'Hill of the Dead' in French, named by early French explorers for the Indian burial effigy mounds that are common in the area.

Also, I agree on the disdain for the modern practice of using peoples' full names on streets - and not just MLK streets.  Milwaukee, WI also has a 'James Lovell St' and a 'Cesar E Chavez Dr'.



Mike

[NE2]

Northwest 42nd Avenue-37th Avenue Connector in Miami

So is that a connector between NW 42nd Ave & 37th Ave, or is it 42nd Ave-37th Ave Connector that happens to be in the NW quadrant?

Both.

[mjb2002]

BELVEDERE-CLEARWATER RD just outside of Burnettown, S.C. is one such that may have the longest. Also, CORLEY HEIGHTS RICHARDSON RD in Barnwell.

[empirestate]

West Butte des Morts Beach Rd, Neenah (Menasha Twp.), WI:

http://goo.gl/maps/bB6Gg

The 'West' is not a directional designator, rather it's part of the street's name.

Love it! Six words, and no full names or honorifics required. :-)

[PAHighways]

I-83:  Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Memorial Highway
PA 581:  American Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Highway

[Roadsguy]

Maybe we should rename this "Most words in an official road name that the average Joe uses some variation of in everyday language."

[empirestate]

Maybe we should rename this "Most words in an official road name that the average Joe uses some variation of in everyday language."

I'm pretty much on board with that. Let's say, "most words in a street name, as actually posted on typical blade signs at intersections" (or supposedly posted, assuming a location for such signs actually exists and is properly marked).

[mgk920]

Maybe we should rename this "Most words in an official road name that the average Joe uses some variation of in everyday language."

I'm pretty much on board with that. Let's say, "most words in a street name, as actually posted on typical blade signs at intersections" (or supposedly posted, assuming a location for such signs actually exists and is properly marked).

http://goo.gl/maps/aX7Z9

Whatta cheap sign (low-res from 2009), typical of Wisconsin townships!  I have not checked recently to see if it has been updated.

Mike

[SidS1045]

Let's see if I remember this one correctly...

Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges-Veterans Memorial Bridge (the Marine Parkway Bridge to the locals; Gil Hodges was a star first-baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team and later managed the New York Mets).

[empirestate]

Maybe we should rename this "Most words in an official road name that the average Joe uses some variation of in everyday language."

I'm pretty much on board with that. Let's say, "most words in a street name, as actually posted on typical blade signs at intersections" (or supposedly posted, assuming a location for such signs actually exists and is properly marked).

http://goo.gl/maps/aX7Z9

Whatta cheap sign (low-res from 2009), typical of Wisconsin townships!  I have not checked recently to see if it has been updated.

Mike

Marc sent me these photos for Old Johnnycake Ridge Road:

http://www.roadfan.com/temp2/OLDJNYCK.JPG  (earlier version, May 23, 2004)

http://www.roadfan.com/photoslate2008/20090513_1/IMG008.JPG
http://www.roadfan.com/photoslate2008/20090513_1/IMG009.JPG
http://www.roadfan.com/photoslate2008/20090513_1/IMG010.JPG
(current version, May 8, 2009, same as on SV)

[algorerhythms]

Ouside the US, full names are fairly common for streets.  I've stayed at a Holiday Inn on Av Abraham Lincoln in Juárez, Chih.  Many Mexican towns have a street named Adolfo López Mateos; Juárez does.  The town we do work in (Parras, Coah) has a street I've walked many times named Calle Carlos Viesca y Lobatón.  Long street names aren't limited to people's names, either; Parras and other towns have streets named, for example, Calle Heroica Colegio Militar.  I'm sure longer examples could be easily found; these were just streets I was already familiar with.

indeed.  same thing in South America.  Santiago, Chile has an Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. 

In Brazil, too... the town I stayed in when I was in Brazil a couple years ago has a "Rua Capitão Adão Pereira de Souza Cabral".

As for the U.S., I'm particularly fond of "Fried Meat Ridge Road", in Mineral County, WV.

edit - another thing Brazil is fond of is dates in road names. 15th of November and 28th of September are common. The first one is for the date when the Republic of Brazil was proclaimed in 1889. Don't remember what the second one is.

[agentsteel53]

edit - another thing Brazil is fond of is dates in road names. 15th of November and 28th of September are common. The first one is for the date when the Republic of Brazil was proclaimed in 1889. Don't remember what the second one is.

another Latin America thing.  every village in Argentina has a "9 de Julio", which I believe is their date of declared independence.

even towns have this naming: in south Argentina, there is a city called "28 de Noviembre", and on a recent Mexico trip I passed a ranch called "6 de Enero".

[CentralCAroadgeek]

There exists a Twenty Mule Team Road along CA-58 in the Mojave Desert.

[NE2]

There exists a Twenty Mule Team Road along CA-58 in the Mojave Desert.

Snorlax? More like Borax.

[txstateends]

The longest I've come across for Dallas is Bent Tree Forest Circle.

[vtk]

Now that we've decided to ignore the memorial/honorary BS, I'd like to point out this one again:

Lilly Chapel Opossum Run Rd

That's four words, not including the Rd suffix.  Also, I think there's a quadrant prefix or suffix, but I'd say that's just for addresses and not part of the road name itself (and it doesn't appear on the signs).

And it's not exactly a Point A — Point B road name either: one end is near Lilly chapel, and the road roughly parallels Opossum Run.  So it's more like a Point A & Direction road name.

Other contenders which might be dismissed as Point A — Point B roads but possibly aren't quite: Scioto & Darby Creek Rd; Alton & Darby Creek Rd; 3 B's & K Rd.

[roadman65]

West Colonial Drive in Pine Hills, Ocoee, and Winter Garden in Florida used to be WB Willam B. Bill  McGee Highway.  Now the WB and William B as well as Bill are redundant.  However, if you were not familiar with his name you would think he had a long name.

William B McGee was a person in the FDOT that the road was named after, but later changed back to Colonial Drive to avoid confusion.  His knickname was "Bill" and it was placed in the middle of his name like "Fritz" for political candidate  for President against Reagen in 84 for Walter Mondale hence Walter (Fritz) Mondale.  I guess its improper to use knicknames in part of a whole name, except in the case of Jimmy Carter. 

However, the William B. was unnecessary if W.B. was used, so it should have been W.B. (Bill) McGee Highway on Orange County Blade signing instead of the triple redundancy.  Also, putting parenthesese   were needed would help too.

[leroys73]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

[Molandfreak]

Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley-Eagan, MN

[Kacie Jane]

For example, I was told that Old Johnnycake Ridge Road in Mentor, OH has 2-line street blades: http://goo.gl/maps/QJsIo

Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley-Eagan, MN

WTF???  What's the etymology behind this?  How does something like Johnnycake Ridge appear in both Ohio and Minnesota?  And why is one Johnny Cake, and one is Johnnycake?

[Molandfreak]

For example, I was told that Old Johnnycake Ridge Road in Mentor, OH has 2-line street blades: http://goo.gl/maps/QJsIo

Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley-Eagan, MN

WTF???  What's the etymology behind this?  How does something like Johnnycake Ridge appear in both Ohio and Minnesota?  And why is one Johnny Cake, and one is Johnnycake?

Lol, I might have to do a little research on this one!

[Molandfreak]

Johnnycake Ridge-Johnny Cake Ridge

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2007/08/minnesota_has_its_own_johnnyca.html

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2007/08/johnnycake_ridge_road_3_differ.html

[Kacie Jane]

Okay, the second one does give some hints as to why "Johnnycake" might be a non-unique name.  And I like how the first one seems to go through great pains to spell them both correctly -- the Ohio one as one word and the Minnesota one as two.

[roadman65]

President George H. W. Bush Turnpike, Dallas.

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