Techniques are provided for displaying a route symbol with narrative driving directions. A route symbol for a particular maneuver may be used to represent the road to which the maneuver relates. For example, one type of a route symbol that may be used to represent a road may be an interstate route symbol...http://www.google.com/patents/US20080120028?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080120028 - USING ROUTE NARRATIVE SYMBOLS