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Acronym
or Abbreviation
Definition
AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic
ADOM Average Day of Month
ADT Average Daily Traffic
AL Alternate
ATR Automatic Traffic Recorder
AVC Automatic Vehicle Classifier
AVE Avenue
Avg Average
BC Bypass Connector
BN Business North
BU Business
BY Bypass
C-D Collector Distributor
CL County Line
CO Connector
CR County Road
CS City Street
DOM Day of Month
DOT Department of Transportation
DOW Day of Week
DOY Day of Year
Dr Drive
DVMT Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled
E East
EB East Business
EC East Connector
ES East Spur
Exway Expressway
FC Functional Classification
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
GA Georgia
GDOT Georgia Department of Transportation
GIS Geographic Information System
HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System
Hwy Highway
I Interstate
ID Identification
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
LO Loop
mi mile(s)
MP Milepoint
N North
NA Not Applicable
NB North Business
NC North Connector
NHS National Highway System
Pkwy Parkway
PR Public Road
PV Private Road
RC Road Characteristics
RCLink Road Characteristics Link
  • The 1st - 3rd characters of the RCLink number is the county Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) identification (ID) number that is assigned to the county where the State Route is located.
  • The 4th character of the RCLink number is the route type number that is assigned to the State Route.
  • The 5th - 8th characters of the RCLink number is the state route number that is assigned to the State Route.
  • The 9th and 10th characters of the RCLink number is the state route suffix that is assigned to the State Route.
RD Road
RP Ramp
S South
SB South Business
SC South Connector
SE Spur East
SHRP Strategic Highway Research Program
SP Spur
SR State Route
ST Street
TC Traffic Count
TMS/H Traffic Monitoring System for Highways
US or U.S. United States
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
W West
WB West Business
WC West Connector
WIM Weigh-in-Motion