Street Suffix

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A street suffix is the word that follows the name of a street to further describe that street. Some examples in the United States, other than "street," are avenue, road, drive, and lane.

[edit] Common American Street Suffixes

  • Alley (usually refers to a rear service road used as access to garages, service doors, Dumpsters, etc.)
  • Avenue (one of the most common suffixes, can refer to a small residential street or a major roadway)
  • Boulevard (usually indicates a wide street, often tree-lined, that is of major importance)
  • Bypass (usually used after another suffix, for example: "Tenth Street Bypass")
  • Circle (usually a small residential street whose shape is circular)
  • Court (usually a residential street which is a cul-de-sac)
  • Drive (usually used in suburban areas both for residential streets and major roadways)
  • Esplanade (usually designates a pedestrian-only space)
  • Expressway (usually used for limited-access highways)
  • Extension (usually used after another suffix, for example: "Maple Avenue Extension")
  • Freeway (usually used for limited-access highways)
  • Highway (can designate a limited-access highway or a major US or state route)
  • Lane (usually refers to a small residential street)
  • Loop (usually used for streets whose shape is that of a half-circle)
  • Mall (usually designates a pedestrian-only space)
  • Parkway (occasionally designates limited-access highways, but usually used in a way similar to boulevard)
  • Path (usually a small residential street)
  • Pike (historically referred to a tolled roadway)
  • Place (usually a small residential street or a narrow street in a commercial district)
  • Plaza (often refers to a suburban shopping area and its internal roadways)
  • Promenade (usually designates a pedestrian-only space)
  • Road (a very common suffix used to describe a main roadway in both residential and commercial areas)
  • Route (typically includes a route number, for example, US Route 19)
  • Spur (a road that juts off of another road which may or may not rejoin the main road)
  • Square (often used on streets whose shape is like a square or rectangle, often with a center park or plaza)
  • Street (a very common suffix that can describe from a small residential street up to a major arterial roadway)
  • 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 (usually used for limited-access highways)
  • Trace (usually a small residential street)
  • Trail (often designates a residential street but can also include major roadways)
  • Turnpike (usually used for limited-access highways)
  • Viaduct (usually indicates a street that serves as a connector between two other streets)
  • Walk (usually designates a pedestrian-only space)
  • Way (wide range of use, from an alley-like definition to a residential street to a major roadway in new developments)
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