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 Prince George County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 63. ADDRESSING
 Article III. NAMING OF STREETS

  § 63-73. Right-of-way abbreviations and street-type definitions.  

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  • The following list of official standardized right-of-way designations shall be applied throughout the county. Streets must meet the definition requirements for a street type in order to receive that designation. Right-of-way designations shall be abbreviated using standard abbreviations contained herein on all street name signs and on plans and plats.

    Abbreviation Street Type Street Type Definition
    AVE Avenue Any row divided by a landscaped center
    island.
    BLVD Boulevard Any row divided by a landscaped center
    island.
    CIR Circle A non-arterial row that either begins and ends on the same row or that circles back onto itself. Length is of no consideration.
    CT Court Any single cul-de-sac or permanent dead-end row.
    DR Drive A continuous row 1,000' in length that continues on to an intersecting row.
    HWY Highway A designation federal or state primary right-of-way (row).
    LN Lane A named private access easement.
    PKE Pike A designation federal or state primary row.
    PKWY Parkway Any row divided by a landscaped center island.
    PL Place Any cul-de-sac or dead-end row from which another row originates.
    PLAZA Plaza A commercial or industrial parking lot or travelway that also serves as access for the development, regardless of the number of entrances. This designation may be used only as determined by the office where multiple buildings and/or units are served and where it is not practical to assign addresses from the street due to layout.
    RD Road A rural row.
    SQ Square A condominium, townhouse or apartment travelway or parking lot that also serves as access for the development.
    ST Street A continuous row at least 1,000' in length that continues on to an intersecting row.
    TER Terrace A condominium, townhouse or apartment travelway or parking lot that also serves as access for the development.
    TRL Trail A rural right-of-way
    TPKE Turnpike A designation federal or state primary row.
    WY Way Any row less than 1,000' in length that connects two separate rows. The row shall be no more than one block in length.

     

    (Ord. No. O-07-09, 11-7-2007; Ord. No. O-12-27, § 1, 10-9-2012)

(Ord. No. O-07-09, 11-7-2007; Ord. No. O-12-27, § 1, 10-9-2012)