2005 Second Edition TIGER/Line(R) Files Technical Documentation

Appendix B-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		Trce		-
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