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American street names

04 Dec

In San Francisco at least three series of parallel streets are alphabetically named, e.g. Irving, Judah, Kirkham, Lawton, Moraga, Noriega, Ortega, Pacheco, Quintara, Rivera, Santiago, Taraval, Ulloa, Vicente, Wawona. There is a long list of names of this kind. Most common names are:
* Second (10,866)
* Third (10,131)
* First (9,898)
* Fourth (9,190)
* Park (8,926)
* Fifth (8,186)
* Main (7,644)
* Sixth (7,283)
* Oak (6,946)
* Seventh (6,377)
* Pine (6,170)
* Maple (6,103)
* Cedar (5,644)
* Eighth (5,524)
* Elm (5,233)
* View (5,202)
* Washington (4,974)
* Ninth (4,908)
* Lake (4,901)
* Hill (4,877)
Getting around Austin isn’t always easy; most of the city’s major roads have at least two names, making navigation confusing for those who are new to town. MoPac Expressway (named after Missouri Pacific railroad) and Loop 1 are the same thing. Locals just call it “MoPac.” Highway 71 is also called Ben White Boulevard.

 
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