Have you ever wondered what the difference between a Road, Street and Avenue is?
Turns out those conventions aren't just for a laugh - there's actually a meaning behind them.
Auckland Council's road naming guidelines explains what those road types mean and why it's named that way.
What is a road?
Road - Open road primarily for vehicles.
Roads are usually a route between two places that has been paved to allow travel by transport.
What is the difference between road and street?
A street normally has shops/stores or houses along both sides which facilitates public interaction. A road may also have houses/buildings on either side but its main function is as a transportation route.
What is an avenue?
An avenue is broader than a road, usually planted with trees on each side.
Here's a full list of Road Types in Auckland:
Alley - Usually narrow roadway in a city or town
Ara - Road (option to be used as a prefix for Te Reo Maori or Moriori road names)
Arcade - Covered walkway with shops along the sides
Avenue - Broad road, usually planted on each side with trees
Boulevard - Wide road, well paved, usually ornamented with trees and grass plots
Circle - Road that generally forms a circle, or a short enclosed roat bounded by a circle
Close - Short, enclosed road
Court - Short, enclosed roads, usually surrounded by buildings
Crescent - Crescent shaped road, especially where both ends join the same thoroughfare.
Drive - Wide main road without many cross-streets
Esplanade - Level road, often bordering water; along the seaside, lake or a river
Glade - Road often leading to a grassed public recreation area
Grove - Road that features a group of trees standing together
Highway - Main road or thoroughfare; a main route
Lane - Narrow road between walls, buildings or a narrow country road
Loop - Road that diverges from and re-joins the main thoroughfare
Mall - Wide walkway, usually with shops along the sides
Mews - Road in a group of houses
Parade - Public promenade or road that has good pedestrian facilities along the side
Place - Short, sometimes narrow, enclosed road
Promenade - Wide, flat walkway, usually along the water's edge
Quay - Road alongside or projecting into water
Rise - Road going to a higher place or position
Road - Open road primarily for vehicles
Square - Road which forms a square shape, or an area of road bounded by four sides
Steps - Walkway consisting mainly of steps
Street - Public road in an urban area, especially where paved and with footpaths and buildings along one or both sides
Te Ara - Road (option to be used as a prefix for Te Reo Maori or Moriori road names)
Terrace - Road on a hilly area that is mainly flat
Track - Walkway in natural setting
Walk - Thoroughfare for pedestrians
Way - Short enclosed road
Wharf - A road on a wharf or pier
Of course, these guidelines from Auckland Council may not apply to every city in the world, but it has proven to be a revelation for many Kiwis.
Posting the information on Reddit on Thursday, the user captioned, "you're welcome".
"There's truly a list for everything," one person commented.
"We need this as a flow chart," said another.
