Census 2000 TIGER/Line(R) Files Technical Documentation Appendix D-Standard Abbreviations The following text, standard abbreviations, or short abbreviations may appear in the feature name field or the landmark feature name field. Feature Type Abbreviations Translation Standard Short Academia Acade Acad Academy Academy Acad - - Acueducto Acued Acue Aqueduct Aeropuerto Arpto Arpt Airport Air Force Base AFB - - Airfield Afld - - Airpark Airpark Aprk - Airport Arpt - - Airstrip Airstrp Astr - Aljibe Aljibe Alj Cistern Alley Alley Aly - Alternate Route Alt - - Apartment Apt - - Aqueduct Aque - - Arcade Arcade Arc - Arroyo Arroyo Arry Creek Autopista Atpta Atpt Expressway Avenida Avenida Ave Avenue Avenue Avenue Ave - Bahia Bahia B Bay Bank Bank Bnk - Basin Basin Basn - Bay Bay B - Bayou Bayou Byu - BIA Highway BIA Hwy BIAH BIA Road BIA Rd BIAR - BIA Route BIA Rte BIAR - Bluff Bluff Blf - Boulevard Blvd - - Boundary Bdy - - Branch Branch Br - Bridge Bridge Brg - Brook Brook Brk - Building Bldg - - Bulevar Blvr Blv Boulevard Bureau of Land Mgmt Rd BLM Rd BLMR - Business Route Bus Rte Bus - Bypass Bypass Byp - Calle Calle C Street Calleja Calleja Cja Lane Callejon Callej Cjon Narrow street Camino Camino Cam Road Camp Camp - - Campamento Campam Camp Campground Campground Campgrnd Cmpg - Canal Canal Can - Cano Cano Cno Drain Cantera Cantera Cant Quarry Canyon Canyon Cyn - Capilla Capilla Cplla Chapel Carretera Carrt Carr Road Caserio Cas - Public housing project Causeway Cswy - - Cementerio Cemt Cem Cemetery Cemetery Cem - - Center Center Ctr - Centro Centro Ctro Center Channel Chan - - Chapel Chapel Ch - Church Church Ch - Circle Circle Cir - Circulo Circ Cir Circle Cliff Cliff Clf - Club Club Clb - Colegio Colegio Col College College College Clg - Condominio Cond - Condominium Condominium Condo - - Convent Cnvt - - Coulee Coulee Coul - Country Club Country Club CC - County Highway County Hwy CoHw - County Home County Home CoHm - County Lane Co Ln CoLn - County Loop Co Loop CoLp - County Road County Rd CoRd - County Route County Rte CoRt - County Spur Co Spur CoSp - Court Court Ct - Courthouse Cthse Cths - Cove Cove Cv - Crater Crater Crtr - Creek Creek Cr - Crescent Cres Cres - Crossing Xing - - Cruce Cruce Cru Crossroad Dam Dam Dm - Depot Depot Dpo - Detention Center Det Ctr DtCt - District of Columbia Hwy DC Hwy DCHw - Ditch Ditch Dit - Divide Divide Div - Dock Dock Dock Dock Dormitory Dorm - - Drain Drain Drn - Draw Draw - - Drive Drive Dr - Edificio Edif - Building Emergency Road Em Rd EmRd - Ensenada Ensen Ens Cove Escarpment Escarp Escr - Escuela Escul Esc School Estuary Est - - Expreso Expo Exp Expressway Expressway Exwy Expy - Extended Extd - - Extension Extn - - - Fairgrounds Fairgrnds Fgrn - Falls Falls Fall - Farm Road Farm Rd FmRd - Farm-to-Market Road F-M Rd FMRd - Faro Faro - Lighthouse Federal Penitentiary Fed Pen FdPn - Fence Line Fence Fen - Ferry Crossing Ferry Fy - Field Field Fld - Fire Control Road FC Rd FCRd - Fire District Road FD Rd FDRd - Fire Road FR Rd FRRd - Fire Route FR Rte FRRt - Fire Trail FR Trl FRTr - Floodway Floodway Fldw - Flowage Flowage Flow - Flume Flume Flm - Forest Forest For - Forest Highway For Hwy ForH - Forest Road For Rd ForR - Forest Route For Rte ForR - Forest Service Road FS Rd FSRd - Fork Fork Frk - Four-Wheel Drive Trail 4WD Trl 4WD - Fraternity Frat - - Freeway Frwy Fwy - Golf Course Golf Course GC - Grade Grade Grd - Gravel Pit Gr Pit GrPt - Gravero Grav - Gravel pit Gulch Gulch Gl - Gulf Gulf Glf - Gully Gully - - Harbor Harbor Hbr - High School H S HS - Highway Hwy - - Hill Hill - - Hollow Hollow Hllw - Hospital Hosp - - Hotel Hotel Htl - Iglesia Iglesia Igle Church Illinois Route IL Rte ILRt - Indian Route Ind Rte IndR - Indian Service Route IndSvRte IndS - Industrial Center Indl Ctr IndC - Industrial Park Indl Park IPrk - Inlet Inlet Inlt - Inn Inn - - Institute Inst - - Institution Instn - - Interstate Highway I- - - Isla Isla Is Island Island Island Is - Islands Islands Is - Jail Jail Jl - Jeep Trail Jeep Trl 4WD - Kansas State Highway KS StHwy KStH - Kill Kill - - Lago Lago Lag Lake Lagoon Lagoon Lag - Lagoons Lagoons Lag - Laguna Laguna Lagn Lagoon Lake Lake Lk - Lakes Lakes Lk - Lane Lane Ln - Lateral Lateral Ltrl - Levee Levee Lv - Lighthouse Lghthse Lh - Line Line - - Logging Road Lg Rd LgRd - Loop Loop Lp - Mall Mall Ml - Mar Mar Mr Sea Marginal Marg - Service road Marina Marina Mrna - Marsh Marsh Mrsh - Medical Building Med Bldg MdBl - Medical Center Med Ctr MdCt - Millpond Mllpd Mlpd - Mission Msn - - Monastery Mony - - Monument Mon - - Motel Motel Mtl - Motorway Mtwy - - Mount Mount Mt - Mountain Mtn Mt - Muro Muro Mro Wall National Battlefield Nat Bfld NB - National Battlefield Park Nat Bfld Pk NBP - National Battlefield Site Nat Bfld Site NBS - National Conservation Area Nat Con Area NCA - National Forest Nat For NF - National Forest Develop Road NFD - - National Forest Highway NF Hwy NFHw - National Grassland Nat Grsslnd NG - National Historic Site Nat Hist Site NHS - National Historical Park Nat Hist Pk NHP - National Lakeshore Nat Lkshr NLksh - National Memorial Nat Mem NMem - National Military Park Nat Mil Pk NMP - National Monument Nat Mon NMon - National Park Nat Pk NP - National Preserve Nat Prsv NPrs - National Recreation Area Nat Rec Area NRA - National Recreational River Nat Rec Rvr NRR - National Reserve Nat Rsv NRsv - National River Nat Rvr NRvr - National Scenic Area Nat Sc Area NSA - National Scenic River Nat Sc Rvr NSR - National Scenic Riverway Nat Sc Rvrwy NSR - National Scenic Riverways Nat Sc Rvrwys NSR - National Scenic Trail Nat Sc Trl NST - National Seashore Nat Seashr NS - National Wildlife Refuge Nat Wld Rfg NWR - Navajo Service Route NSv Rte NSvR - Naval Air Station NAS - - Naval Base NB - - New Jersey Route NJ Rte NJRt - Nursing Home Nrs Hme NrsHm - Ocean Ocean O - Oceano Oceano O Ocean Office Building Ofc Bldg OfBl - Office Center Ofc Ctr OfCt - Office Park Ofc Park OfPr - Orphanage Orph - - Outlet Outlet Outl - Overpass Ovps - - Parish Road Par Rd ParR - Park Park - - Parkway Pkwy Pky - Parque Parque Prqe Park Pasaje Pasaje Pas Passage Paseo Paseo Pso Drive Paso Paso - Strait Pass Pass Ps - Passage Psge Pas - Path Path - - Peak Peak Pek - Pike Pike Pke - Pipeline Pipe - - Pista Pista Psta Track Place Place Pl - Plaza Plaza Plz - Point Point Pt - Pond Pond Pd - Ponds Ponds Pd - Port Port Prt - Power Line Pwr Line PwrL - Prairie Prairie Pr - Preserve Prsv - - Prison Prison Prsn - Property Line Prop Line Prop - Puente Puente Pte Bridge Quarry Qry - - Race Race Rc - Rail Rail R - Railroad RR - - Railway Ry - - Ramal Ramal Rml Short street Ramp Ramp Rmp - Rampa Rampa Rmp Ramp Ranch Road Ranch Rd - - Ranch to Market Road R-M Rd RMRd - Rapids Rapids Rpds - Ravine Ravine Rav - Reformatory Ref - - Refuge Refuge Rfg - Reservation Res - - Reservation Highway Res Hwy ResH - Reserve Rsv - - Reservoir Rsvr - - Reservoirs Rsvrs Rsvr - Resort Resort Rsrt - Ridge Ridge Rdg - Rio Rio R River River River R - Road Road Rd - Roca Roca Rc Rock Rock Rock Rk - Rooming House Rmg Hse RmHs - Route Route Rte - Row Row - - Rue Rue - - Run Run - - Rural Route R Rte Rte - Ruta Ruta - Route Sanatorium Sanat San - Sanitarium Sanit San - School School Sch - Sea Sea - - Seashore Seashore Seas - Seminary Sem - - Sendero Sndr - Path Service Road Srv Rd SrvR - Service Route Sv Rte SvRt - Shelter Shltr Shlr - Shoal Shoal Shl - Shopping Center Shop Ctr SC - Shopping Mall Shop Mall SM - Shopping Mart Shop Mart SMt - Shopping Plaza Shop Plz SP - Shopping Square Shop Sq SS - Skyway Skwy - - Slough Slough Slu - Sonda Sonda Sd Sound Sorority Soror Sor - Sound Sound Sd - South Dakota Route or Road SD SD - Speedway Spdwy - - Spring Spring Spg - Spur Spur Spr - Square Square Sq - State Forest Serv Road St FS Rd StFS - State Highway State Hwy StHw - State Link St Link StLk - State Loop State Lp StLp - State Road State Rd StRd - State Route State Rte SR - State Service Road StSvRd StSv - State Spur St Spr StSp - Station Sta - - Strait Strait Strt - Stream Stream Str - Street Street St - Strip Strip Strp - Swamp Swamp Swp - Tank Tank Tk - Tank Trail Tk Trl TkTr - Terminal Term - - Terrace Ter - - Thoroughfare Thoro Thfr - Throughway Thwy - - Tower Tower Twr - Town Highway Town Hwy TwnH - Town Road Town Rd TwnR - Township Highway Twp Hwy TwpH - Township Road Twp Rd TwpR - Trace Trace - - Trafficway Tfwy - - Trail Trail Trl - Trailer Park Trlr Pk TrlP - Tributary Trib - - Tunel Tunel Tunl Tunnel Tunnel Tunnel Tunl - Turnpike Tpke - - US Forest Service Road USFS Rd USFS - Underpass Unps Unp - United States Highway US Hwy USHw - United States Loop US Loop USLp - United States Route US Rte USRt - Universidad Univd Uni University University Univ - - Unnamed Road Un Rd UnRd - Valley Valley Vl - Vereda Vereda Vrda Trail Via Via - Way Village Vlge Vlg - Vista Vista Vis - Walk Walk Wk - Walkway Wlkwy Wkwy - Wall Wall Wl - Wash Wash Ws - Waterway Wtrwy Wwy - Way Way Wy - Wetland Mgmt District Wetland Dist WMD - Wharf Wharf Whf - Wild and Scenic River W&S Rvr W&SR - Wild River Wild Rvr WldR - Wildlife Mgmt Area Wildlife Area WMA - Yard Yard Yd - Yards Yards Yds - Zanja Zanja Znja Ditch