These Grand Junction Street Names Are Extra Long

Imagine for five minutes that there are no fractions on any of the street signs around Grand Junction, Colorado. This will make it much easier to try to find out which street in town has the longest name.

If we counted all the characters, all the spaces, and all the letters in the suffix (road, street, circle), which street would have the longest name? I don't think it's going to be Ute Avenue.

Grand Junction's Longest Street Names That Stand Out

We're on the hunt for the Grand Junction street sign with the longest name containing the most characters. We're counting spaces and the suffix, such as "road" or "boulevard." Which street do you think has the longest name?

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Current Leaderboard: Top-Length Signed Streets

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It's a dangerous game running around town trying to count the characters on all these street signs. I was surprised at how many names got to twenty characters. Which is the longest street name you’ve seen in Grand Junction—on a fraction-less road? Share your nominee by tapping the message button on our station app. Currently, the leaderboard is topped at 22 characters by Fort Uncompahgre Drive (tied with Fountainhead Boulevard).

Unsigned Champion: Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Access Road

Some roads in Grand Junction are without signs, while others with long names may be on unfinished surfaces. The longest named road in Grand Junction without a sign is 43 characters long and belongs to the Orchard Mesa Irrigation District Access Road.

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Source: Which Grand Junction Street Really Packs the Most Characters?