What's the difference between st, av, pl, dr, blvd, ct, la?

Question

st = street
av= avenue
pl= place
dr= drive
blvd= boulevard
ct = ???
la= lane?

Answer 1

CT is court. Court is usually a cul-de-sac or circle (also known as "CR).
A boulevard is usually a wider, divided street, but not always.
There is no difference in the others, since they're just the names that the "people who name streets" picked, usually the developer of the neighborhood.
We have streets that are st,ave,pl, dr, blvd, ct and ln my suburban neighborhood. I live on a pl, and it's just a st. Nothing special.

Answer 2

On Manhattan from Greenwich Village north, the avenues run north-to-south and the streets run east-to-west. Broadway cuts across at an angle until it reaches 77th St west of the park.

The others street indicators are much more likely to appear south of 14th street, where the grid pattern of streets gives way to a more haphazard layout. (This is not 100% true. Some streets near the Hudson River and north of Harlem become a bit more whimsical.)

Answer 3

Usually (but not always) it indicates a difference in the size of the
roadway - in width and/or in length - with boulevard/avenue usually being the widest/longest, and then street. Place, drive, lane and court (ct) are almost always very short and narrow roadways, usually running off of a street and often in a division or sub-division of standard housing. Court often indicates a cul-de-sac.
Here in Santa Fe, we also use "plaza" for what, in other places, would be called a court.

Answer 4

There are only so many names that can be used for streets. Therefore in order to allow names to be used more than once, the use of the above mentioned were implimented. As one of the other answerers stated some are more commonly used in certain areas. Other than that there's no real science to it.

Answer 5

I don't think there is much difference in most of them. However, 'ct' is 'court'. Most likely it stems from an older practice of specifying the type of area it was in. For instance, where I lived when I was growing up many of the street names were 'trail'. I lived in Northern Arizona and, yes, most of the streets BEGAN as trails...LOL.

Answer 6

they sound different lol.idk, whats the difference between 6X3 and 3X6? there isnt(besides the 6 adn 3 are switched) they only diff is is that they are located in different areas, and only certain areas, you wont find a boulevard in a real small town with a pop of 350 ppl lol

Answer 7

Try using a dictionary.

Streets are generally one lane in each direction and straight.
Avenues are generally two lanes in each direction and often have a greenway down the center.
Boulevards are generally two or more lanes in each direction and are commercially lined.

Do I need to look up more for you or can you use a dictionary yoruself?

Answer 8

Street, Avenue and Boulevard tend to be in city areas.
Place,Drive,Court (ct) and lanes are primarily in the suburbs.

Answer 9

court

Answer 10

ct is court thanks for playing tell him what hes won bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!