definition
strict definition
circuital numbering
House numbering in which a single sequence progresses up one side of a street and reverses itself on the other side.
Circuital numbering refers to a house numbering system in which numbers increase linearly up one side of a street, before the sequence jumps across the street (or loops around a terminus) and continues in the opposite direction across the street, forming a loop or circuit. The progression may proceed clockwise or counterclockwise. This system generally includes both even and odd numbers on each side of the street, but it may skip over many integers or include fractions in its house numbering
A typical circuital numbering system looks like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...
95 94 93 92 91 90 89...
Related definitions
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alternate numbering
House numbering in which odd numbers progress up one side of the street and even numbers on the other. -
block-focused numbering
A house-numbering system in which numbers relate to identified blocks or land parcels rather than streets. -
linear numbering
House numbering which proceeds up a street in one direction without alternating between sides. -
non-geographic numbering
A house-numbering system whose numerical order does not follow the geographic order of properties.