Abbreviations and acronyms

Standard Abbreviations

Notes:

1. Roads like "The Avenue", "The Green" etc should not normally be abbreviated.
2. TTS = Text To Speech for supported countries.

Road Name	Abbreviation	TTS Compatibility
Alley	Aly	Yes
Annex	Anx	Yes
Arcade	Arc	Yes
Avenue	Ave	Yes
Bayoo	Byu	Yes
Beach	Bch	Yes
Bend	Bnd	Yes
Bluff	Blf	Yes
Bottom	Btm	Yes
Boulevard	Blvd	Yes
Branch	Br	Yes
Bridge	Brg	Yes
Broadway	Bdwy	Untested
Brook	Brk	Yes
Brooks	Brks	Yes
Burg	Bg	Incompatible
Burgs	Bgs	Untested
Bypass	Byp	Yes
Camp	Cp	Yes
Canyon	Cyn	Yes
Cape	Cpe	Untested
Causeway	Cswy	Yes
Center	Ctr	Yes
Centers	Ctrs	Untested
Circle	Cir	Yes
Circles	Cirs	Untested
Cliff	Clf	Untested
Cliffs	Clfs	Untested
Close	Cl	Yes
Club	Clb	Yes
Common	Cmn	Untested
Corner	Cor	Untested
Corners	Cors	Untested
Course	Crse	Yes
Court	Ct	Yes
Courts	Cts	Untested
Cove	Cv	Incompatible
Coves	Cvs	Untested
Creek	Crk	Untested
Crescent	Cres	Yes
Crest	Crst	Yes
Crossing	Xing	Yes
Crossroad	Xrd	Yes
Curve	Curv	Yes
Dale	Dl	Yes
Dam	Dam	Yes
Divide	Dv	Incompatible
Drive	Dr	Yes
Drives	Drs	Untested
Estate	Est	Untested
Estates	Ests	Untested
Expressway	Expy	Yes
Extension	Ext	Yes
Extensions	Exts	Untested
Fall	Fall	Untested
Falls	Fls	Yes
Ferry	Fry	Untested
Field	Fld	Untested
Fields	Flds	Untested
Flat	Flt	Yes
Flats	Flts	Untested
Ford	Frd	Untested
Fords	Frds	Untested
Forest	Frst	Untested
Forge	Frg	Untested
Forges	Frgs	Untested
Fork	Frk	Untested
Forks	Frks	Untested
Fort	Ft	Yes
Freeway	Fwy	Yes
Garden	Gdn	Yes
Gardens	Gdns	Yes
Gateway	Gtwy	Yes
Glen	Gln	Yes
Glens	Glns	Untested
Green	Grn	Yes
Greens	Grns	Untested
Grove	Grv	Yes
Groves	Grvs	Untested
Harbor	Hbr	Yes
Harbors	Hbrs	Untested
Haven	Hvn	Untested
Heights	Hts	Yes
Highway	Hwy	Yes
Hill	Hl	Yes
Hills	Hls	Yes
Hollow	Holw	Yes
Inlet	Inlt	Yes
Island	Is	Untested
Islands	Iss	Untested
Isle	Il	Yes
Junction	Jctn	Yes
Junctions	Jctns	Yes
Key	Key	Yes
Keys	Keys	Yes
Knoll	Knl	Yes
Knolls	Knls	Yes
Lake	Lk	Untested
Lakes	Lks	Untested
Land	Land	Untested
Landing	Lndg	Yes
Lane	Ln	Yes
Light	Lgt	Yes
Lights	Lgts	Yes
Loaf	Lf	Yes
Lock	Lck	Yes
Locks	Lcks	Yes
Lodge	Ldg	Yes
Loop	Loop	Yes
Mall	Mall	Yes
Manor	Mnr	Yes
Manors	Mnrs	Yes
Meadow	Mdw	Yes
Meadows	Mdws	Yes
Mews	Mews	Yes
Mill	Ml	Untested
Mills	Mls	Untested
Mission	Msn	Yes
Motorway	Mtwy	Yes
Mount	Mount	Yes
Mountain	Mtn	Yes
Mountains	Mtns	Yes
Neck	Nck	Yes
Orchard	Orch	Yes
Oval	Oval	Yes
Overpass	Opas	Yes
Parade	Pde	Yes
Park	Pk	Yes
Parks	Pks	Yes
Parkway	Pky	Yes
Parkways	Pkys	Yes
Pass	Pass	Yes
Passage	Psge	Yes
Path	Path	Yes
Pike	Pke	Yes
Pine	Pne	Yes
Pines	Pnes	Yes
Place	Pl	Yes
Plain	Pln	Untested
Plains	Plns	Yes
Plaza	Plz	Yes
Point	Pt	Untested
Points	Pts	Yes
Port	Prt	Yes
Ports	Prts	Yes
Prairie	Prr	Yes
Radial	Radl	Yes
Ramp	Ramp	Yes
Ranch	Rnch	Yes
Rapid	Rpd	Incompatible
Rapids	Rpds	Yes
Rest	Rst	Untested
Ridge	Rdge	Yes
Ridges	Rdgs	Untested
Rise	Rise	Untested
River	Riv	Yes
Road	Rd	Yes
Roads	Rds	Untested
Route	Rte	Yes
Row	Row	Yes
Rue	Rue	Yes
Run	Run	Yes
Shoal	Shl	Yes
Shoals	Shls	Yes
Shore	Shr	Yes
Shores	Shrs	Yes
Skyway	Skwy	Yes
Spring	Spg	Yes
Springs	Spgs	Yes
Spur	Spur	Untested
Square	Sq	Yes
Squares	Sqs	Yes
Station	Sta	Yes
Stream	Strm	Yes
Street	St	Yes
Streets	Sts	Yes
Summit	Smt	Yes
Terrace	Ter	Yes
Throughwawy	Thwy	Yes
Trace	Trce	Yes
Track	Trak	Yes
Trafficway	Trfy	Yes
Trail	Trl	Yes
Tunnel	Tunl	Yes
Turnpike	Tpk	Yes
Underpass	Upas	Yes
Union	Un	Untested
Unions	Uns	Yes
Valley	Vly	Yes
Valleys	Vlys	Yes
Viaduct	Vdct	Yes
View	Vw	Yes
Views	Vws	Yes
Village	Vlg	Yes
Villages	Vlgs	Yes
Ville	Vl	Untested
Vista	Vis	Yes
Walk	Walk	Yes
Wall	Wall	Yes
Waters	Wtr	Untested
Way	Way	Yes
Ways	Ways	Yes
Well	Wl	Yes
Wells	Wls	Yes

Also see this Wiki article for additional info: Abbreviations & Acronyms

New version, being updated

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.

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Other abbreviations

Prefixes, directional abbreviations and other (non-suffix) abbreviations should not be used.

• Prefix abbreviations include: Mount (Mt.), and Saint (St.).

Although they are common, can cause issues as variation 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 document name was "Clair Lake" it would be.

• 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.

• 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. This includes that or localities and regions.

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.

Likewise an Island named "Island Island" would be abbreviated to Island Is

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

Standard suffix abbreviations

Suffix name	Standard abbreviation
Kilometre/ kilometer	km
Metre/ meter	m

Standard suffix abbreviations (for traversable paths)

Notes:

1. Only abbreviate suffixes.

• "The Avenue", "The Green ", "Piccadilly Circuit" 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).

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
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
Meander	Mndr
Mew	Mew
Mews	Mews
Motorway	Mwy
Mount	Mt
N
Nook	Nook
O
Outlook	Otlk
P
Parade	Pde
Park	Park
Parklands	Pkld
Parkway	Pkwy
Part	Part
Pass	Pass
Path	Path
Pathway	Phwy
Piazza	Piaz
Place	Pl
Plateau	Plat
Plaza	Plza
Pocket	Pkt
Point	Pnt
Port	Port
Promenade	Prom
Q
Quad	Quad
Quadrangle	Qdgl
Quadrant	Qdrt
Quay	Qy
R
Ramble	Rmbl
Ramp	Ramp
Range	Rnge
Reach	Rch
Reserve	Res
Rest	Rest
Retreat	Rtt
Ride	Ride
Ridge	Rdge
Ridgeway	Rgwy
Right Of Way	Rowy
Ring	Ring
Rise	Rise
River	Rvr
Riverway	Rvwy
Riviera	Rvra
Road	Rd
Roads	Rds
Roadside	Rdsd
Roadway	Rdwy
Ronde	Rnde
Rosebowl	Rsbl
Rotary	Rty
Round	Rnd
Route	Rte
Row	Row
Rue	Rue
Run	Run
S
Service Way	Swy
Siding	Sdng
Slope	Slpe
Sound	Snd
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
Way	Way	Way
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: http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15178