A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RTE

Tue, 19 Mar '24
Highlighted path on Google Maps: Abbr.
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Direction giver's suggestion: Abbr.
Sun, 3 Mar '24
Hwy.
Sun, 14 Jan '24
Parkway or expressway: Abbr.
Wed, 10 Jan '24
Its ways are numbered: Abbr.
Fri, 27 Oct '23
66, e.g.: Abbr.
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Inbound or outbound thing: Abbr.
Wed, 5 Jul '23
U.S. 1, for one: Abbr.
Sun, 4 Jun '23
GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Thu, 16 Feb '23
Highway no.
Sun, 31 Jul '22
Fwy. or expy.
Tue, 24 May '22
GPS path: Abbr.
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Waze way: Abbr.
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Way to go: Abbr.
Fri, 29 Oct '21
Way to go: Abbr.
Sun, 17 Oct '21
GPS recommendation: Abbr.
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Hwy.
Mon, 2 Aug '21
GPS option: Abbr.
Sun, 27 Jun '21
GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Fri, 11 Jun '21
U.S. 1, for one: Abbr.
Sun, 30 May '21
Waze way: Abbr.