Traffic Count Assistance
Traffic count help is available through Francisco Torres at ftorres@nctcog.org for more assistance with any traffic count information.
There are several types of traffic counts, and also several abbreviations and acronyms used with traffic counts.
Abbreviation/Acronym |
Meaning |
Example |
AVE |
Avenue |
AVE J |
BLVD |
Boulevard |
IRVING BLVD |
BUS or BU |
Business |
BUS356 |
CIR |
Circle |
BENBROOK CIR |
CON |
Connection |
JEFFERSON-MAIN CON |
CR |
County Road |
CR111 |
DIRCON |
Direct Connection |
IH635 DIRCON US75 SB |
DNT |
Dallas North Tollway |
DNT NB |
DR |
Drive |
UNIVERSITY DR |
E |
East |
E IH 20 |
EB |
East Bound |
IH635 OFFRAMP EB |
EXPWY |
Expressway |
CENTRAL EXPWY |
EXT or EXTN |
Extension |
WEBB CHAPEL EXT |
FM |
Farm to Market |
FM157 |
FRTG or FR |
Frontage Road |
US175 FRTG NB |
HWY |
Highway |
NORTHWEST HWY |
IH |
Interstate Highway |
IH635 |
LN |
Lane |
MOCKINGBIRD LN |
N |
North |
N MAIN ST |
NB |
North Bound |
DNT FRTG NB |
NE |
Northeast |
NE 28TH ST |
NW |
Northwest |
NW 19TH ST |
PKWY |
Parkway |
MOUNTAIN CRK PKWY |
RD |
Road |
ROWLETT RD |
RP |
Ramp |
RPSH360 |
S |
South |
S MAIN ST |
SB |
South Bound |
SH174 SB |
SE |
Southeast |
SE 14TH ST |
SH |
State Highway |
SH114 |
ST |
Street |
MAIN ST |
SW |
Southwest |
SW 3RD ST |
TR |
Trail |
WARRIOR TR |
UR |
Urban Road |
UR1901 |
US |
United States Highway |
US287 |
VD |
Viaduct |
HOUSTON ST VD |
W |
West |
W IH 20 |
WB |
West Bound |
IH30 FR |
Note: Abbreviation may be "run together" with another word or abbreviation. For example, "RPN" would mean "ramp north." Some street names may also be abbreviated; these abbreviations are not listed below