Allegheny County Street Name Standards
Numbered streets will be in number format, not spelled out - ex 3rd, 5th.
Street Directions - N, S, E, W
- Streets that have both a N/S or E/W in them are
considered to have directions.
- Streets with a direction do not have the direction
spelled out.
- That direction must be included in the street name when searching.
Ex: if searching for N Braddock Ave, you
must type the N in the street name field. If Braddock is only typed in the
street name field, result will not be shown for anything on N Braddock.
- Streets that have the words North, South, East, or West as part of their street name and not necessarily a direction have that spelled out.
Ex: West Liberty Ave - there is no coinciding East part of Liberty Ave, therefore West Liberty is the street name and W is not the direction of the street.
Common Spacing and Spelling Restrictions
- Saint will be spelled out
- Fort will be spelled out
- Mount will be spelled out
- O'Donnell will be ODonnell - no apostrophe
- Mc Kane will be McKane - no space
- De Mare will be DeMare - no space
- Heights will be spelled out if in the street name
- Right of Ways will be R of W
- State Route and Route (followed by appropriate number)
should always be spelled out. Do not use Rte or SR.
- Street Names should not be abbreviated
- There may be occasions where a
property that is on a State Route may have the State Route # or a street name.
This is a case where there is no specific restriction on the data.
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