For those who are curious:

A friend commented that in community parlance, the Woods Rd. neighborhood is a circle, not a cul-de-sac.  The term circle doesn't do the neighborhood justice, so the more descriptive term of rectangular diverticulum has been invented for the Woods Rd./Pleasant Dr. configuration.
 

From Webster's Dictionary:
cul-de-sac:  1:  a blind diverticulum or pouch   2:  a street closed at one end
diverticulum:  a pocket or closed branch opening off of a main passage
dead end:  a street without an exit
circle:  a curving side street
 
 

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