Street suffix

A street suffix is the word that follows the name of a street to further describe that street.

List

Suffix[1] Abbreviation[2] Description
Canada Post[3] USPS[4]
Alley Alley Aly usually refers to a rear service road used as access to garages, service doors, Dumpsters, etc. Normally, they do not contain addresses themselves.
Annex Annex Anx would appear to be another road in addition to the main roadway.
Arcade Arc usually has shops along it
Avenue Ave Ave one of the most common suffixes, can refer to a small residential street or a major roadway.
Bend Bend Bnd usually designates a short street with at least one bend in it, used similar to crescent.
Bay Bay usually a small residential street in a half-square shape that connects to the same road twice.
Brae a Scottish name for a steep hillside.
Boulevard Blvd Blvd usually indicates a wide street, often tree-lined, that is of major importance.
Bypass Bypass Byp usually used after another suffix, for example: "Tenth Street Bypass".
Circle Cir Cir usually a small residential street whose shape is circular.
Close Close refers to any dead-end street. Common in Great Britain.
Concession road Conc mainly written as Concession, for example: "Tenth Concession" is commonly found in rural Ontario.
Court Crt Ct is usually a residential cul-de-sac
Cove Cove Cv is similar to court, and often named after the street it connects to. It is common in and around Memphis, Tennessee, where it is also commonly used as a synonym for "cul-de-sac."
Crescent Cres Cres is usually a short curved street.
Drive Dr Dr is a very common suffix commonly used in suburban areas both for residential streets and major roadways.
Drung is used exclusively in the island of Newfoundland and refers to narrow lanes.
Esplanade Espl usually designates a pedestrian-only space.
Expressway Expy Expy usually used for limited-access highways.
Extension Exten Ext usually used after another suffix, for example: "Robinson Street Extension". It refers to a newer portion of a pre-existing street.
Ferry Fry is often used to describe a long street that connects two much larger Parkways. Ferry is commonly used in the Southeast region of the United States.
Field Field Fld is rarely used as a suffix itself outside of Newfoundland, and refers to residential streets that run through fields.
Freeway Fwy Fwy is usually used for limited-access highways where no toll is collected.
Garden GDN is usually used to designate a street populated by garden homes or rowhouses.
Gardens GDNS GDNS
Gate Gate is usually a short street that serves as an entrance to a subdivision or a shortcut between two larger streets.
Glen Glen Gln small, narrow, secluded
Green Green Grn is usually a small residential street, often with a park-like setting.
Grove Grove Grv is usually a small residential street, usually surrounded by woods.
Heights HTS HTS usually refers to a short residential street that travels uphill, or is on top of high ground compared to neighbouring streets.
High Street the principal street in a British town.
Highway can designate a limited-access highway or a major national, state, or provincial route.
Hill usually refers to a street that travels upon a hill.
Lane is commonly used for dead-ends, usually referring to a small residential street. Lanes are often privately owned.
Line is sometimes used in Ontario as a synonym of concession road.
Loop is usually used for streets whose shape is that of a half-circle.
Mall usually designates a pedestrian-only space.
Manor is usually a small residential street, often a cul-de-sac.
Mews is usually a small urban residential street, similar to an alley behind a more prominent street.
Nene is exclusively used in Tallahassee, FL. It is the native Seminole word for trail.
Parade a British name for a road running by the seafront.
Park refers to short, residential streets, usually dead-ends.
Parkway occasionally designates limited-access highways, but usually used in a way similar to boulevard.
Path is usually a small residential street.
Pike historically referred to a tolled roadway, but can also be used for a major road. Pikes are common in the Mid-Atlantic, Upper South, and Appalachia regions of the US.
Place is usually a small residential street or a narrow street in a commercial district.
Plantation usually refers to a long residential dead-end street. for example: "Westover Plantation".
Plaza often refers to either a pedestrian-only street or a suburban shopping area's internal roadways.
Point(e) is usually a residential cul-de-sac.
Private is used as a mandatory sole suffix for all private streets in Ottawa (example: "Kelso Private"). In other jurisdictions, is usually not a suffix on its own and is placed after street.
Promenade usually designates a pedestrian-only space.
Road is a very common suffix used to describe a main roadway in both residential and commercial areas but is used extensively for other types of streets.
Side road are generally perpendicular to concession roads in England.
Sideline
Route usually refers to highways, and typically includes a route number, for example, US Route 19.
Row usually refers to streets with townhouses or rowhouses, but is also commonly used for any residential street.
Run is common only in Halifax, Nova Scotia and refers to long, winding streets, which are often dead-ends.
Spur is a road that juts off another road and may or may not rejoin the main road.
Square is often used for streets that form a square or rectangle, often with a center park or plaza. In Europe, towns often have a large square at their centre, used for markets, gatherings, etc.
Stravenue is used to designate a diagonal roadway crossing a grid of north-south streets and east-west avenues (or vice versa). It is found only in Tucson, Arizona.
Street is a very common suffix that can describe small residential, intermediate and major arterial roadways.
Terrace historically was a small residential street that was elevated above the surroundings, for example, on a hillside, but is now used in a more generic way to describe a residential street.
Thruway is usually used for limited-access highways.
Trace is usually a small residential street.
Trail often designates a residential street but can also include major roadways.
Turnpike is usually used for limited-access highways.
Townline is a primarily rural road in Ontario that marks township boundaries.
Viaduct usually indicates a street that serves as a connector between two other streets, as well as for bridges with several smaller spans.
Walk usually designates a pedestrian-only space.
Way/-way wide range of use, from an alley-like definition to a residential street to a major roadway in new developments.
Wood/Woods usually refers to short residential streets that are surrounded by trees, similar to the use of Grove.
Wynd a Scottish name for a narrow lane, often linking two larger roads together.
ALLEY ALY
ANEX ANX
ARCADE ARC
AVENUE AVE
BAYOU BYU
BEACH BCH
BEND BND
BLUFF BLF
BLUFFS BLFS
BOTTOM BTM
BOULEVARD BLVD
BRANCH BR
BRIDGE BRG
BROOK BRK
BROOKS BRKS
BURG BG
BURGS BGS
BYPASS BYP
CAMP CP
CANYON CYN
CAPE CPE
CAUSEWAY CSWY
CENTER CTR
CENTERS CTRS
CIRCLE CIR
CIRCLES CIRS
CLIFF CLF
CLIFFS CLFS
CLUB CLB
COMMON CMN
COMMONS CMNS
CORNER COR
CORNERS CORS
COURSE CRSE
COURT CT
COURTS CTS
COVE CV
COVES CVS
CREEK CRK
CRESCENT CRES
CREST CRST
CROSSING XING
CROSSROAD XRD
CROSSROADS XRDS
CURVE CURV
DALE DL
DAM DM
DIVIDE DV
DRIVE DR
DRIVES DRS
ESTATE EST
ESTATES ESTS
EXPRESSWAY EXPY
EXTENSION EXT
EXTENSIONS EXTS
FALL FALL
FALLS FLS
FERRY FRY
FIELD FLD
FIELDS FLDS
FLAT FLT
FLATS FLTS
FORD FRD
FORDS FRDS
FOREST FRST
FORGE FRG
FORGES FRGS
FORK FRK
FORKS FRKS
FORT FT
FREEWAY FWY
GARDEN GDN
GARDENS GDNS
GATEWAY GTWY
GLEN GLN
GLENS GLNS
GREEN GRN
GREENS GRNS
GROVE GRV
GROVES GRVS
HARBOR HBR
HARBORS HBRS
HAVEN HVN
HEIGHTS HTS
HIGHWAY HWY
HILL HL
HILLS HLS
HOLLOW HOLW
INLET INLT
ISLAND IS
ISLANDS ISS
ISLE ISLE
JUNCTION JCT
JUNCTIONS JCTS
KEY KY
KEYS KYS
KNOLL KNL
KNOLLS KNLS
LAKE LK
LAKES LKS
LAND LAND
LANDING LNDG
LANE LN
LIGHT LGT
LIGHTS LGTS
LOAF LF
LOCK LCK
LOCKS LCKS
LODGE LDG
LOOP LOOP
MALL MALL
MANOR MNR
MANORS MNRS
MEADOW MDW
MEADOWS MDWS
MEWS MEWS
MILL ML
MILLS MLS
MISSION MSN
MOTORWAY MTWY
MOUNT MT
MOUNTAIN MTN
MOUNTAINS MTNS
NECK NCK
ORCHARD ORCH
OVAL OVAL
OVERPASS OPAS
PARK PARK
PARKS PARK
PARKWAY PKWY
PARKWAYS PKWY
PASS PASS
PASSAGE PSGE
PATH PATH
PIKE PIKE
PINE PNE
PINES PNES
PLACE PL
PLAIN PLN
PLAINS PLNS
PLAZA PLZ
POINT PT
POINTS PTS
PORT PRT
PORTS PRTS
PRAIRIE PR
RADIAL RADL
RAMP RAMP
RANCH RNCH
RAPID RPD
RAPIDS RPDS
REST RST
RIDGE RDG
RIDGES RDGS
RIVER RIV
ROAD RD
ROADS RDS
ROUTE RTE
ROW ROW
RUE RUE
RUN RUN
SHOAL SHL
SHOALS SHLS
SHORE SHR
SHORES SHRS
SKYWAY SKWY
SPRING SPG
SPRINGS SPGS
SPUR SPUR
SPURS SPUR
SQUARE SQ
SQUARES SQS
STATION STA
STRAVENUE STRA
STREAM STRM
STREET ST
STREETS STS
SUMMIT SMT
TERRACE TER
THROUGHWAY TRWY
TRACE TRCE
TRACK TRAK
TRAFFICWAY TRFY
TRAIL TRL
TRAILER TRLR
TUNNEL TUNL
TURNPIKE TPKE
UNDERPASS UPAS
UNION UN
UNIONS UNS
VALLEY VLY
VALLEYS VLYS
VIADUCT VIA
VIEW VW
VIEWS VWS
VILLAGE VLG
VILLAGES VLGS
VILLE VL
VISTA VIS
WALK WALK
WALKS WALK
WALL WALL
WAY WAY
WAYS WAYS
WELL WL
WELLS WLS

References

  1. ↑ "C1 Street Suffix Abbreviations | Postal Explorer". pe.usps.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. ↑ "C1 Street Suffix Abbreviations | Postal Explorer". pe.usps.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGaddress-e.asp#1441964
  4. ↑ http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub28/28apc_002.htm


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