For un-named vs. named roads, if unnamed you are told to make a bunch of turns for the Interstate but at least that is where you are going. If you name them "Rest Area" you will just get a bunch of turns "at Rest Area". I'd say the Interstate name is more useful -- especially for a rest area in the median where you can get to either direction. You at least know what your target is.

But on the un-named road topic in general, long ago I stated that I would like to see the TTS changed to say something like "towards" instead of "at" when the segment has blank name and is inheriting a later name. Getting out of the mall being told to make an internal turn "at Main St" can be confusing, but I think being told to turn "towards Main St" gives a useful indication of what entrance/exit you are being directed towards.

EDIT: same general case copied over to this more appropriate topic.

sketch wrote:I say not capitalized -- "I 59 N mile 38 Rest Area". It takes up less space and breaks up the caps-and-numbers route designation and mile number.

I like lower case -- seems to let the important bits of data stand out more when you scan the line.

sketch wrote:I... does anyone have a long-standing Museum &c. type landmark in their area that they could try to search?

Well crap. The one I have here since September isn't named.

But this one just up the road IS named and is also from September.

AlanOfTheBerg wrote:Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a rhyme/reason.

I haven't tried to search either of these actually. My phone is charging in another room right now (hitting the road to Nashville later today). Just pointing people to where there MAY be search results to be found.

I too have used the parking lot sandwich with ramp bread for weigh stations.