Table 1D-1. Acceptable Abbreviations General Abbreviations
Word Message
Standard Abbreviation
Afternoon / Evening
PM
Alternate
ALT
AM Radio
AM
Avenue
Ave, Av*
Bicycle(s)
BIKE, BIKES
Boulevard
Blvd*
Bridge
(See Table 1D-2)
CB Radio
CB
Center
Ctr**
Circle
Cir*
Civil Defense
CD
Compressed Natural Gas
CNG
Court
Ct*
Crossing (other than highway-rail)
X-ING
Drive
Dr*
East
E
Electric Vehicle
EV
Expressway
Expwy*
Feet
FT
FM Radio
FM
Freeway
Fwy*
Hazardous Material(s)
HAZMAT, HAZMATS
High Occupancy Vehicle(s)
HOV
Highway
Hwy*
Hospital
HOSP
Hour(s)
HR, HRS
Information
INFO
Inherently Low Emission Vehicle
ILEV
International
Intl
Interstate
(See Table 1D-2)
Junction / Intersection
JCT
Lane
(See Table 1D-2)
Liquified Petroleum Gas
LP-GAS
Maximum
MAX
Word Message
Standard Abbreviation
Mile(s)
MI
Miles per Hour
MPH
Minimum
MIN
Minute(s)
MIN, MINS
Morning / Late Night
AM
Mount
Mt**
Mountain
Mtn**
National
Natl**
North
N
Northeast
NE
Northwest
NW
Parkway
Pkwy*
Pedestrian(s)
PED, PEDS
Place
Pl*
Pounds
LBS
Road
Rd*
Saint
St**
South
S
Southeast
SE
Southwest
SW
State, county, or other non-US or non-Interstate numbered route
(See Table 1D-2)
Street
St*
Telephone
PHONE
Temporary
TEMP
Terrace
Ter*
Thruway
Thwy*
Ton(s)
T
Trail
Tr*
Turnpike
Tpk*
Two-Way Intersection, Two- Way Traffic
2-WAY
US Numbered Route
(See Table 1D-2)
West
W
Days of the Week
Day
Standard Abbreviation
Sunday
SUN
Monday
MON
Tuesday
TUES***
Wednesday
WED
Day
Standard Abbreviation
Thursday
THURS***
Friday
FRI
Saturday
SAT
* Abbreviation shall not be used for any application other than the name of a roadway. See Table 2D-3 for complete list of street name descriptors. Examples include: Bayshore Fwy, Cross County Hwy, Mid-County Pkwy
** Abbreviation shall not be used for any application other than as a descriptor or title within a proper name. Examples include: Vestal Ctr, Mt Hope, Pocono Mtn, Eldorado Natl Forest, St Louis
*** Tuesday and Thursday may be abbreviated on a Changeable Message Sign (CMS) to TUE and THU, respectively, when the number of Characters in a message to be displayed cannot be practically reduced through rewording to fit the number of characters supported by the CMS, such as might occur at times on a portable CMS.
Note: Abbreviations shown in upper- and lower-case lettering may be in all upper-case lettering when displayed on a changeable message sign with lower resolution that will not accommodate lower-case letter forms. See Chapter 2L of this Manual.
