Which description provides the most precise location when you have a block number and a quadrant but not a street name?

• A. The block number and quadrant alone are sufficient
• B. The block number and quadrant on a named street provide the precise location
• C. The quadrant alone determines the street
• D. The block number alone suffices

Answer: (B)

Think of it in terms of tying a location to a specific street. The Major Street Hundred Blocks system uses the street name to anchor where you are, and then the block number tells you the exact block on that street, with the quadrant showing which section of the grid you’re in relative to the city center. If you know the named street, the block number and quadrant point to a single exact block on that street.

Without the street name, even a precise block number and quadrant can apply to multiple streets, so you wouldn’t know which street you’re on. The quadrant alone doesn’t identify a street, and the block number alone doesn’t identify a street or a location without a street reference. So the most precise description is having the block number and quadrant on a named street.