Abbreviations
The following is a list of approved abbreviations to be used in address fields or marking
instructions. Any combinations of the abbreviations can be used. (Ex: NW for Northwest)
ADDRESS
ALSO KNOWN AS
AND
APARTMENT
APPOINTMENT
APPROXIMATELY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
ASSOCIATES
ATTENTION
AVENUE
BETWEEN
BLOCK
BOULEVARD
BUILDING
BURIED SERVICE WIRE
BYPASS
CABLE TELEVISION
CIRCLE
COMPANY
CONDOMINIUM
CONSTRUCTION
CORNER
COUNTY
COUNTY ROAD
COURT
COVE
CREEK
CROSSING
CUSTOMER
DEMOLITION
DEPARTMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTION
DRIVE
DRIVEWAY
EAST
EAST BOUND
ELECTRIC
EMERGENCY
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ADDR
AKA
&
APT
APPT
APPX
ASAP
ASSOC
ATTN
AVE
BTWN
BL
BLVD
BLDG
BSW
BYP
CATV
CIR
COMP
CONDO
CONSTR
COR
CO
CORD
CT
CV
CK
XING
CUST
DEMO
DEPT
DEV
DIR
DR
DR WAY
E
EB
ELEC
EMERG
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EXCAVATION
EXPLOSIVES
EXTENSION
FOOT/FEET
FREEWAY
GROUND
HANDY MAP
HIGHWAY
HOURS
INCHES
INCORPORATED
INFORMATION
INSTALL
INSTRUCTIONS
INTERSECTION
INTERSTATE
LANE
LEFT
LOCATE REQQUEST AGENT
MANHOLE
METROPOLITAN
MILE
MOUNT
MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL
NORTH
NORTH BOUND
NUMBER
PARKWAY
PEDESTAL
PIKE
PLACE
PLUMBING
POLE
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PROPERTY
PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC
RAILROAD
REPLACE
RESIDENT
RIGHT
RIGHT OF WAY
ROAD
ROUTE
SERVICE
SEWER
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EXCAV
EXPLO
EXT
FT or ‘
FRWY
GRND
HM OR HMP
HWY
HRS
IN or “
INC
INFO
INSTL
INSTR
INTER
I
LN
LFT
LRA
MH
METRO
MI
MT
MTN
NATL
N
NB
NO
PKWY
PED
PK
PL
PLBG
PL
PRIV PROP
PROP
POA
RR
REPL
RES
RGT
R/W
RD
RT
SVC
SWR
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SOUTH
SOUTH BOUND
STATE HIGHWAY
SQUARE
STATE ROUTE
STREET
SUBDIVISION
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
TEMPORARY
TENNESSEE ONE CALL
TERRACE
THROUGH
TICKET
TRACE
TRAIL
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
UNDERGROUND
US HIGHWAY
UTILITY
WATER
WEST
WEST BOUND
WITH
WITHIN
YARD
S
SB
STHY or ST HWY
SQ
SR or STRT
ST
SUBD
TELE
TEL
TEMP
TOCS OR TN811
TER
THRU
TKT
TRC
TRL
UN/CONSTR
UG or U/G
USHY or US HWY
UTIL
WTR
W
WB
W/
W/I
YD
SPECIAL NOTE:
DISTANCE AND DIRECTION
D & D….ONLY USED INTERNALLY
(i.e. when suspending a tkt)
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