Whats the Difference between st, blvd, ln, ave, etc. or is there any difference? -

In my city, and it s probably this way in a lot of citiesStreets and Courts run East - WestAvenues and Places run North-SouthBoulevard is a street that is landscaped and has trees.Quite often down the center of the street.I have nothing to base this on, but I think most avenues tend to be wider than streets.Thats not true in all cities tho.

There used to be differences, but they don t really exist anymore.In Manhattan, avenues are wider and run north-south while streets run east-west.In St. Petersburg, streets and avenues are the same width but avenues run east-west and streets run north-south.And in Washington, DC, streets run north-south and east-west while avenues run diaganolly.The original difference was avenues were wider than streets and boulevards were wider than avenues. Places were short streets. Lanes were originally small country roads.

There is no clearly defined difference; however the following generally applies: Lane or court are small, local, residential streets. Streets can be short or long, residential or commercial. Avenues are frequently longer and often wider than streets. (New York City-Manhattan streets go East- West whereas Avenues go North-South). Boulevards are usually wider than Avenues often have a tree-lined divider.