Common Terms

Abbreviations

Word

alt

Alternate

approx or appx

Approximately

blkd

Blocked

brdg

Bridge

Cnty or Co

County

dwntn

Downtown

EB or E/B

Eastbound

est

Estimated

ex

Exit

Expwy

Expressway

fldg

Flooding

HAZ

Hazardous

HOV

High Occupancy Vehicle

hwy

Highway

hrs

Hours

incdnt

Incident

Jct

Junction

NB or N/B

Northbound

rht

Right

Rd

Road

Rte

Route

shldr

Shoulder

SB or S/B

Southbound

St

Street

truck or TT

Tractor Trailer

TPKE

Turnpike

WB or W/B

Westbound

Highways, Parkways & Expressways

Abbreviations

Name

Bay Pkwy

Bay Parkway

Bear Mtn Pkwy

Bear Mountain Parkway

Belt Pkwy or Belt

Belt Parkway

Bethpage Pkwy

Bethpage State Parkway

Bronx Riv Pkwy

Bronx River Parkway

BQE or I-278

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

Clearview or I-295

Clearview Expressway

Cross County (or X-County)

Cross County Parkway

Cross Island (or X-Island)

Cross Island Parkway

FDR

Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive

Gowanus or I-478

Gowanus Expressway

Grand Central or GCP

Grand Central Parkway

Harlem River Dr

Harlem River Drive

Henry Hudson Pkwy

Henry Hudson Parkway

Hutch

Hutchinson River Parkway

Jackie Robinson Pkwy

Jackie Robinson Parkway

Richmond Pkwy or Korean War Vets Pkwy

Korean War Veterans Parkway

LIE or I-495

Long Island Expressway

Loop

Loop Parkway

Meadow Brook

Meadow Brook State Parkway

NSP, N. Pkwy, Northern Pkwy

Northern State Parkway

Ocean Pkwy

Ocean Parkway

Palisades

Palisades Interstate Parkway

R Moses Cswy

Robert Moses Causeway

R Moses Pkwy

Robert Moses Parkway

Sagtikos

Sagtikos State Parkway

Saw Mill

Saw Mill River Parkway

SSP, S. Pkwy, Southern Pkwy

Southern State Parkway

Sprain Brook

Sprain Brook State Parkway

SIE or I-278

Staten Island Expressway

Sunken Meadow

Sunken Meadow State Parkway

Taconic or TSP

Taconic State Parkway

Van Wyck or I-678

Van Wyck Expressway

Wantagh

Wantagh State Parkway

Whitestone Expwy or I-678

Whitestone Expressway