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Abbreviation For "Lane" - LN Vs. LA?  
User currently offline1337Delta764 From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 5820 posts, RR: 2
Posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1641 times:

Based on everwhere I have been, most cities seem to abbreviate "Lane" as LN. However, there are some exceptions, most notably Virginia Beach, Virginia, where the abbreviation LA is used on most street signs (the few that use LN in Virginia Beach were likely made by someone who is unfamiliar with Virginia Beach streets).

So, why can't cities agree to a universal standard?


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User currently offlineMir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56
Reply 1, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1620 times:

Local differences, and economics don't really justify the expense of making new street signs for something that people will be able to figure out anyway.

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User currently offlinevikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8318 posts, RR: 28
Reply 2, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1611 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
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Quoting Mir (Reply 1):
and economics don't really justify the expense of making new street signs for something that people will be able to figure out anyway.

  

Quoting 1337Delta764 (Thread starter):
So, why can't cities agree to a universal standard?

It's one of those things I'd classify under "who really cares?" Why spend time and money on such an "issue"?


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User currently offlinerfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6191 posts, RR: 25
Reply 3, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1605 times:

Virginia Beach was unduly influnced by a US Navy Yeoman with a sense of humor.

That is my opinion as a retired Senior Chief.

User currently offlinetype-rated From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 4398 posts, RR: 20
Reply 4, posted (11 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1437 times:

The U.S. Post Office has the official abbreviation of Lane as LN. When you look up a zip code on their website no matter how you enter the street address with Lane, LN or LA it is always converted to LN.


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User currently offlineSeptember11 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 3623 posts, RR: 23
Reply 5, posted (11 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 1228 times:

On a separate note, LA is the official US Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Louisana.


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