{{ jct }} accepts the following types when used for roads in the United States. All types are case-sensitive. If a type exists but is not listed here, it is likely deprecated and in the process of being phased out.
Road class
Type
Interstate Highway
I
Business Loop Interstate Highway
BL
Business Spur Interstate Highway
BS
Spur Interstate Highway
I-Spur
U.S. Highway
US
Alternate U.S. Highway
US-Alt
Business U.S. Highway
US-Bus
Bypass U.S. Highway
US-Byp
Connector U.S. Highway
US-Conn
Historically signed former U.S. Highway
US-Hist
Scenic U.S. Highway
US-Scenic
Spur U.S. Highway
US-Spur
Temporary U.S. Highway
US-Temp
Truck U.S. Highway
US-Truck
U.S. Highway, using ca. 1926 shields
US 1926
Business U.S. Highway, using ca. 1926 shields
US 1926-Bus
U.S. Highway, using 1948 shields
US 1948
Business U.S. Highway, using 1948 shields
US-1948-Bus
U.S. Highway, using 1961 shields
US 1961
State route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation
Alternate state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Alt
Business state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Bus
Bypass state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Byp
Connector state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Conn
Spur state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Spur
Truck state route[ a]
two-letter state abbreviation -Truck
State route, using early 20th century shields
two-letter state abbreviation -old
County route
CR
Alternate county route
CR-Alt
Bypass county route
CR-Byp
Spur county route
CR-Spur
Truck county route
CR-Truck
^ a b c d e f g In some states, SR and/or SH can also be used in place of the state's abbreviation.
Road class
Type
Valid in
State route
Hwy
AR, NE
State route
Route
CT, HI, MA, MO, OR, NJ, RI
Business state route
Hwy-Bus
AR
Great Lakes Circle Tours
Tour Use either GLCT, LECT, LHCT, LMCT or LSCT as needed
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, ON, PA, NY
Great River Road
GRR
AR, IA, IL, MO, MS, WI
Great River Road spur
GRR-Spur
IL
State parkway
Parkway
KY, NY
State turnpike
Turnpike
NH, OK
Secondary state route
Sec
MT, PR, TN, VA
Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway
BIA
AZ, ND
Road class
Type
Baldwin Beach Express
BBE
Foley Beach Express
FBE
Road class
Type
State loop route
Loop
U.S. route, using 1956 to 1963 markers*
US 1956
U.S. route, using 1963 to 1991 markers; ADOT used this in place of the 1961 spec markers seen in other states
US 1963
State route, using 1927 to c. 1947 markers
SR 1927
State route, using c.1947 to 1956 markers
SR Pre-1956
State route, using 1956 to 1963 markers
SR 1956
State route, using 1963 to 1973 markers
SR 1963
State route, using 1973 to 1985 markers
SR 1973
Maricopa County route
MC
US 1956 markers were color coded. Grey is the color used on articles when a specific direction isn't given. When a specific direction for a U.S. Highway needs to be given, use W, E, N or S at the end of "US 1956". For example, specifying westbound only would mean using "US 1956 W".
Road class
Type
State toll route
SR-Toll
Road class
Type
Connecticut Turnpike
CTTP
Merritt Parkway
Merritt
Road class
Type
Tolled Interstate Highway
I-Toll
Delaware Turnpike
DETP
New Jersey Turnpike
NJTP
District of Columbia
edit
Road class
Type
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
RCPP
Road class
Type
Florida's Turnpike
FLTP
Florida's Turnpike Homestead Extension
HEFT
Tolled state route
Toll
Road class
Type
Loop state route
Loop
Road class
Type
Tolled Interstate Highway
I-Toll
Tolled Illinois Route
IL-Toll
Chicago Skyway
Skyway
Elgin–O'Hare Expressway
E-OH
Indiana Toll Road (signed in IL some places)
Toll
Lincoln Highway
Lincoln
Road class
Type
Indiana East-West Toll Road
Toll
Road class
Type
State route
K
Kansas Turnpike
KSTP
Kansas Turnpike
KTA
Road class
Type
Valid route names
AA Highway
AA
9; 10; any other number returns AA Hwy shield only
Parkway
Parkway
Audubon; Bluegrass; Cumberland; Hal Rogers; Kentucky Turnpike; Mountain; Natcher; Pennyrile; Purchase; Western Kentucky
Road class
Type
Parish Route
PR
Road class
Type
Maine Turnpike
METP
Road class
Type
JFK Memorial Highway
MDJFK
Toll state route
MD-Toll
Road class
Type
Massachusetts Turnpike
MATP
Road class
Type
Capitol Loop
Capitol Loop
County designated highway
CDH
Federal Forest Highway
FFH
State trunkline
M
Alternate state trunkline*
M-Alt
Business state trunkline*
M-Bus
Bypass state trunkline*
M-Byp
Connector state trunkline*
M-Conn
Truck state trunkline*
M-Truck
State trunkline, using 1919–1926 markers
M 1919
State trunkline, using 1926–1948 markers
M 1926
State trunkline, using 1948–1973 markers
M 1948
Types marked with a * also work for M 1926 and M 1948 if the banner type is appended to them
Road class
Type
State route
TH
Road class
Type
Supplemental state route
Supp
Road class
Type
State route
N
Link route
L
Link route
Link
Spur route
S
Spur route
Spur
Road class
Type
Clark County Route
CC
California state route
CA
Road class
Type
Turnpike
Turnpike
Road class
Type
New Jersey Turnpike
NJTP
Atlantic City - Brigantine Connector
ACBC
Atlantic City Expressway
ACE
Garden State Parkway
GSP
Ocean Drive
OD
Palisades Interstate Parkway
PIP
Road class
Type
State road, using 1926 to 1932 markers
NM 1926
State road, using 1932 to 1952 markers
NM 1932
State road, using 1952 to 1961 markers
NM 1952
Road class
Type
Connecticut state route
CT
Inner Loop (Rochester)
ILR
LaSalle Expressway
LSEX
New Jersey state route
NJ
New York State Thruway
NYST
1961 NYS Routes
NY 1961
Pennsylvania state route
PA
Parkways
Parkway
Road class
Type
Lincoln Highway
Lincoln
Ohio Turnpike
OHTP
Road class
Type
Turnpike
Turnpike
Road class
Type
California state route
CA
Road class
Type
Tolled Interstate Highway
I-Toll
Pittsburgh Belt
Belt
Delaware state route
DE
New Jersey state route
NJ
Pennsylvania Turnpike
PATP
Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension
PANE
BicyclePA route
SBR
Turnpike state route
Toll
New Jersey Turnpike
NJTP
Road class
Type
Urban state route
Urban
Secondary state route
Sec
Tertiary state route
Ter
Road class
Type
Natchez Trace Parkway
NTP
Road class
Type
Loop Route
Loop
Spur Route
Spur
Farm to Market Road
FM
Business Farm to Market Road
FM-Bus
Spur Farm to Market Road
FM-Spur
Ranch to Market Road
RM
Park Road
Park
Recreational Road
RE
Toll state routes
Toll
Beltway route
Beltway
NASA Route
NASA
Dallas North Tollway
DNT
Sam Rayburn Tollway
SRT
President George Bush Turnpike
PGBT
International Parkway
INTL
Camino Columbia Toll Road
CCTR
Road class
Type
State route
SR
Road class
Type
George Washington Memorial Parkway
GWMP
Road class
Type
State-numbered town highway
Town
Road class
Type
Forest Route
FR
Oregon state route
OR
Primary State Highway
PSH
Secondary State Highway
SSH
Road class
Type
West Virginia Turnpike
WVTP
Road class
Type
County trunk highway
CTH
Rustic Road
Rustic