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UPDATE NOTE: The below table has been compiled from the previous version, with removals (Some common-names, as they are not acceptable standards) and additions to comply with Australian, (English) Canadian, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States standards. The words abbreviation/s are used below, however refer to both abbreviation/s and acronym/s.
Other Abbreviations
Prefixes, directional abbreviations and other (non-suffix) abbreviations should not be used, except for state/ territory abbreviations & country abbreviations; under ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.
1. Prefix abbreviations include: Mount (Mt.), and Saint (St.) Note: Mount (Mt.) is not the same as Mountain (Mtn.).
- Although they are common, can cause issues as variation and overlap exists between naming, usage, and prefix standards (I.e. What words to, and how to, abbreviate).
- Therefore a lake named "Lake Clair" would not be abbreviated, while if its documented name was "Clair Lake" it would be.
2. Directional abbreviations include: East (E), South West (SW), Central (CN), Upper (UP), and Lower (LR).
- In addition to not being abbreviated, directions should only be included when they are a part of the documented name, and not a suffix or prefix added at a later stage to describe location or orientation/ direction.
3. Other abbreviations include: Island (Is.), Quay (Qy), Reserve (Res) and Tunnel (Tunl).
- These are acceptable to be used when they are a suffix, but not acceptable when they are place names.
- Therefore "King-Tunnel Road" should have tunnel spelt in full, as it refers to a tunnel. While "Queen Tunnel-Road" could have tunnel abbreviated, as tunnel refers to the type of roadway, and is a part of the suffix.
- Likewise an Island named "Island Island" would be abbreviated to Island Is.
4. The exception to the above is abbreviations for states and or territories; and countries with their three character abbreviation. These contain correct punctuation. Other regions do not fall under this category.
- For example: California would be abbreviated to C.A. not CA and Victoria to VIC.
- Country abbreviations are done under "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3". Further information can be found on Wikipedia. (ISO 3166:)
- Other regions include that of Suburbs, Districts, Localities, Shires and special purpose areas. (I.e. Indigenous, Military and Airport areas.)
Table Colour/ Color Legend
Text to Speech Availabilty |
T.T.S. available for T.T.S. supported regions |
T.T.S. not-tested |
T.T.S. not-implemented |
Not abbreviated, T.T.S. available* |
Measurement Suffix Abbreviations
Suffix name | Standard abbreviation |
Kilometre/ kilometer | km |
Metre/ meter | m |
Standard Suffix Abbreviations
Notes:
1. Only abbreviate suffixes.
- "The Avenue", "The Green ", and etc. should not be abbreviated.
- "Circuit Avenue Road" would be abbreviated to Circuit Avenue Rd and not "Cct Ave Rd"
- A road named "Service way" should not be abbreviated, while "Pipeline Service way" should be.
2. Suffix abbreviations do not contain any punctuation, such as "." (Full-stops) or "-" (Hyphens).
3. In the event that the original suffix is a plural (I.e contains a "s" at the end) and only its singular form is present as an abbreviation, simply add an "s" to the end of the abbreviation.
Suffix name | Standard, 4-char. abbreviation | Alternate, 3-char. abbreviation |
A | ||
Access | Accs | ? |
Alley | Ally | Aly |
Alleyway | Alwy | ? |
Amble | Ambl | ? |
Anchorage | Ancg | ? |
Annex | ? | ? |
Approach | App | ? |
Arcade | Arc | Arc |
Artery | Art | ? |
Avenue | Ave | |
B | ||
Basin | Basn | |
Bayou | ? | Byu |
Beach | Bch | |
Bend | Bend | |
Block | Blk | |
Bluff | ? | Blf |
Bottom | ? | Btm |
Boulevard | Bvd | |
Brace | Brce | |
Brae | Brae | |
Branch | ? | Br |
Break | Brk | |
Bridge | Bdge | |
Brook | ? | Brk |
Broadway | Bdwy | |
Brow | Brow | |
Burg | ? | Bg |
Bypass | Bypa | |
Byway | Bywy | |
C | ||
Camp | ? | Cp |
Canyon | ? | Cyn |
Cape | ? | Cpe |
Causeway | Caus | |
Centre/ Center | Ctr | |
Centreway/ Centerway | Cnwy | |
Chase | Ch | |
Circle | Cir | |
Circlet | Clt | |
Circuit | Cct | |
Circus | Crcs | |
Cliff | ? | Clf |
Close | Cl | |
Colonnade | Clde | |
Common | Cmmn | |
Concourse | Con | |
Copse | Cps | |
Corner | Cnr | |
Corso | Cso | |
Course | ? | Crse |
Court | Ct | |
Courtyard | Ctyd | |
Cove | Cove | |
Creek | ? | Crk |
Crescent | Cres | Cres |
Crest | Crst | |
Cross | Crss | |
Crossing | Crsg | |
Crossroad | Crd | |
Crossway | Cowy | |
Cruiseway | Cuwy | |
Cul-De-Sac | Cds | |
Cutting | Cttg | |
Curve | ? | Curv |
D | ||
Dale | Dale | |
Dam | ? | Dm |
Dell | Dell | |
Deviation | Devn | |
Dip | Dip | |
Distributor | Dstr | |
Divide | ? | Dv |
Drive | Dr | |
Driveway | Drwy | |
E | ||
Edge | Edge | |
Elbow | Elb | |
End | End | |
Entrance | Ent | |
Esplanade | Esp | |
Estate | Est | |
Expressway | Exp | |
Extension | Extn | |
F | ||
Fairway | Fawy | |
Fall | ? | Fall |
Fire Track | Ftrk | |
Firetrail | Fitr | |
Flat | Flat | |
Follow | Folw | |
Footway | Ftwy | |
Foreshore | Fshr | |
Formation | Form | |
Freeway | Fwy | |
Front | Frnt | |
Frontage | Frtg | |
G | ||
Gap | Gap | |
Garden | Gdn | |
Gardens | Gdns | |
Gate | Gte | |
Gates | Gtes | |
Glade | Gld | |
Glen | Glen | |
Grange | Gra | |
Green | Grn | |
Ground | Grnd | |
Grove | Gr | |
Gully | Gly | |
H | ||
Heights | Hts | |
Highroad | Hrd | |
Highway | Hwy | |
Hill | Hill | |
I | ||
Interchange | Intg | |
Intersection | Intn | |
J | ||
Junction | Jnc | |
K | ||
Key | Key | |
L | ||
Landing | Ldg | |
Lane | Lane | |
Laneway | Lnwy | |
Lees | Lees | |
Line | Line | |
Link | Link | |
Little | Lt | |
Lookout | Lkt | |
Loop | Loop | |
Lower | Lwr | ? |
M | ||
Mall | Mall | Mall |
Manor | ? | Mnr |
Meadow | ? | Mdw |
Meander | Mndr | ? |
Mew | Mew | ? |
Mill | Mill | Ml |
Motorway | Mwy | Mtwy |
Mount | Mt | ? |
Mountain | ? | Mtn |
N | ||
Nook | Nook | ? |
Neck | ? | Neck |
O | ||
Orchard | ? | Orch |
Outlook | Otlk | ? |
Oval | ? | Oval |
Overpass | ? | Opas |
P | ||
Parade | Pde | Pde |
Park | Park | Pk |
Parklands | Pkld | ? |
Parkway | Pkwy | Pky |
Part | Part | ? |
Pass | Pass | Pass |
Passage | ? | Psge |
Path | Path | Path |
Pathway | Phwy | ? |
Piazza | Piaz | ? |
Pike | ? | Pke |
Pine | ? | Pne |
Place | Pl | Pl |
Plain | ? | Pln |
Plateau | Plat | ? |
Plaza | Plza | Plz |
Pkt | ? | |
Point | Pnt | Pt |
Port | Port | Prt |
Promenade | Prom | ? |
Q | ||
Quad | Quad | ? |
Quadrangle | Qdgl | ? |
Quadrant | Qdrt | ? |
Quay | Qy | ? |
R | ||
Radial | ? | Radl |
Ramble | Rmbl | ? |
Ramp | Ramp | Ramp |
Ranch | ? | Rnch |
Range | Rnge | ? |
Rapid | ? | Rpd |
Reach | Rch | ? |
Reserve | Res | ? |
Rest | Rest | Rst |
Retreat | Rtt | ? |
Ride | Ride | ? |
Ridge | Rdge | Rdge |
Ridgeway | Rgwy | ? |
Right Of Way | Rowy | ? |
Ring | Ring | ? |
Rise | Rise | Rise |
River | Rvr | Riv |
Riverway | Rvwy | ? |
Riviera | Rvra | ? |
Road | Rd | Rd |
Roadside | Rdsd | ? |
Roadway | Rdwy | ? |
Ronde | Rnde | ? |
Rosebowl | Rsbl | ? |
Rotary | Rty | ? |
Round | Rnd | ? |
Route | Rte | Rte |
Row | Row | Row |
Rue | Rue | Rue |
Run | Run | Run |
S | ||
Service Way | Swy | ? |
Shoal | ? | Shl |
Shore | ? | Shr |
Skyway | ? | Skwy |
Siding | Sdng | ? |
Slope | Slpe | ? |
Sound | Snd | ? |
Spring | ? | Spg |
Spur | Spur | Spur |
Square | Sq | Sq |
Stairs | Strs | ? |
Station | ? | Sta |
State Highway | Shwy | ? |
Steps | Stps | ? |
Strand | Stra | ? |
Stream | ? | Strm |
Street | St | St |
Strip | Strp | ? |
Subway | Sbwy | ? |
Summit | ? | Smt |
T | ||
Tarn | Tarn | ? |
Terrace | Tce | Ter |
Thoroughfare | Thor | ? |
Throughway | ? | Thwy |
Tollway | Tlwy | ? |
Top | Top | ? |
Tor | Tor | ? |
Towers | Twrs | ? |
Trace | ? | Trce |
Track | Trk | Trak |
Trafficway | ? | Trfy |
Trail | Trl | Trl |
Trailer | Trlr | ? |
Triangle | Tri | ? |
Trunkway | Tkwy | ? |
Tunnel | ? | Tunl |
Turn | Turn | ? |
Turnpike | ? | Tpk |
U | ||
Underpass | Upas | Upas |
Union | ? | Un |
Upper | Upr | ? |
V | ||
Vale | Vale | ? |
Valley | ? | Vly |
Viaduct | Vdct | Vdct |
View | View | Vw |
Villa | Vll | ? |
Village | ? | Vlg |
Ville | ? | Vl |
Vista | Vsta | Vis |
W | ||
Wade | Wade | ? |
Walk | Walk | Walk |
Walkway | Wkwy | ? |
Water | Wtr | Wtr |
Way | Way | Way |
Well | Well | Wl |
Wharf | Whrf | ? |
Wynd | Wynd | ? |
X | ||
Y | ||
Yard | Yard | ? |
Z |
Further Reading
Please refer to the following Waze forum for a "Work in progress" list of abbreviations that are being tested, currently available, and proposed: