alphanumeric) list of street names. New Definition Source Data Type characterString Existing No Standards for this Element Can be created locally from existing values Domain of Values for this Element Source of Values Local How Defined Locally Example Old North First Street Alternate North Avenue B Old China Spring Road The Oaks Drive Northwest East 14th Street Notes/Comments 1. A precedes and modifies a , but is separated from the by a or a or both. Any word or phrase of a that precedes the (or that precedes the , if the has no ) comprises the . 2. In addition, words such as "The" and "Old" may be parsed as when they precede the but must be excluded from it so that the will be placed properly in a sorted alphanumeric list. For example, if "The Oaks Drive" should be listed as "Oaks Drive, The", then "The" may be parsed as a . If, on the other hand, it should be listed as "The Oaks Drive", then "The" may be included in the . 3. If a includes two or more consecutive directional words preceding the (e.g., Northwest East 14th Street) the last directional word is parsed as a , and the preceding directional words are parsed as the . See notes for a general discussion of parsing principles. 4. For numbered (or, occasionally, lettered) jurisdictional routes (e.g. "Kentucky State Highway 67"), the jurisdiction name and the administrative type of road are included with the type word in the . They are not treated as . Thus for the preceding example, = "Kentucky State Highway"; and = "67". See for a more complete discussion. 5. are not common. Census Bureau TIGER Technical Documentation (Appendix D) lists the following examples of words that are often because they are separated from the by a or a : Alternate, Business, Bypass, Extended, Historic, Loop, Old, Private, Public, Spur. (Note that most of these words are also used as ). 6. USPS Publication 28 does not recognize . USPS Publication 28 standards are recognized within the Postal Addressing Profile of this standard.
alphanumeric) list of street names. Definition Source New Data Type characterString Existing Standards for this Element No Domain of Values for this Element Can be created locally from existing values Source of Values Local How Defined Locally Example Old North First Street Alternate North Avenue B Old China Spring Road The Oaks Drive Northwest East 14th Street Notes/Comments 1. A precedes and modifies a , but is separated from the by a or a or both. Any word or phrase of a that precedes the (or that precedes the , if the has no ) comprises the . 2. In addition, words such as "The" and "Old" may be parsed as when they precede the but must be excluded from it so that the will be placed properly in a sorted alphanumeric list. For example, if "The Oaks Drive" should be listed as "Oaks Drive, The", then "The" may be parsed as a . If, on the other hand, it should be listed as "The Oaks Drive", then "The" may be included in the . 3. If a includes two or more consecutive directional words preceding the (e.g., Northwest East 14th Street) the last directional word is parsed as a , and the preceding directional words are parsed as the . See notes for a general discussion of parsing principles. 4. For numbered (or, occasionally, lettered) jurisdictional routes (e.g. "Kentucky State Highway 67"), the jurisdiction name and the administrative type of road are included with the type word in the . They are not treated as . Thus for the preceding example, = "Kentucky State Highway"; and = "67". See for a more complete discussion. 5. are not common. Census Bureau TIGER Technical Documentation (Appendix D) lists the following examples of words that are often because they are separated from the by a or a : Alternate, Business, Bypass, Extended, Historic, Loop, Old, Private, Public, Spur. (Note that most of these words are also used as ). 6. USPS Publication 28 does not recognize . USPS Publication 28 standards are recognized within the Postal Addressing Profile of this standard.
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