Provide an example of a complete location description using a major street and a hundred block.

• A. The 350 block of Main Street, NE.
• B. Main Street near 350 block.
• C. Block 350 on Main.
• D. The intersection of Main and 3rd.

Answer: (A)

A precise location in this system comes from naming the specific block along a major street and, when needed, adding the quadrant to remove ambiguity. The best choice uses the exact block number, the street name, and the quadrant: the 350 block of Main Street, NE. This format pinpoints a distinct segment of Main Street in the northeast quadrant, which is how responders quickly locate a place on a grid.

Other phrasings fall short because they’re not precise enough or use nonstandard wording. Saying “Main Street near 350 block” leaves uncertainty about which block is meant. “Block 350 on Main” isn’t the conventional way the blocks are described and could be interpreted differently. And “the intersection of Main and 3rd” identifies a crossing point, not a specific block, which misses the block-based referencing system used for rapid location.