Template:Infobox Illinois state route

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Illinois Route
Maintained by IDOT
Illinois state highway system
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[edit] Usage

{{Infobox Illinois state route
| article_route =
| length_mi =
| direction =
| starting_terminus =
| ending_terminus =
| counties =
| cities =
| established =
| prev_route =
| next_route =
| see_also =
}}

Provide the following parameters. Emphasized parameters are optional. References are allowed and encouraged

Parameter Type Description
article_route Number The number of the route associated with this article.
length_mi Number Length of the route in miles. Kilometers was formerly a parameter, is now automatically calculated; see ParserFunctions.
direction String General direction of the route. May be "East-west" or "North-South" or a general adjective describing the route when viewed on a map.
starting_terminus
ending_terminus		 String Start and end points of the article route. Recommend use: 
<<route shield>> <<Route Name (wikilinked)>> in <<City>>
Looks like this:
U.S. Route 45 in Onarga
  • If there is opportunity for confusion, declare the state name; as of 2007-03-08, if the termini are in Illinois, leave off the state - this is an IL WikiProject.
  • Starting terminus is the southern/western terminus; ending terminus is the northern/eastern terminus.
  • Shields of 2dis (two digit routes) are to be 20px. Shields of 3dis (three digit routes) are to be 25px. This will make more sense when Illinois SR SVGs are introduced.
  • Sadly, not every terminus is simple. Use comma-breakline syntax (literally ,<br>) and group shields first, then route numbers... and then group further across Interstate, U.S., and Illinois State Route lines. See Illinois State Route 15 for the best practice here.
counties String Comma-separated list of counties the route travels through, starting in the south or west. Practical limit of seven to ten counties; otherwise this information belongs in the "Route description" section. Wikify so that the state name doesn't show; we know all major counties the state route serves are in Illinois.
cities String Comma-separated list of major cities (subjective, but be reasonable; see below) the route travels through, starting in the south or west. Practical limit of seven to ten cities; otherwise this information belongs in the "Route description" section. Wikify so that the state name doesn't show; we know all major cities the state route serves are in Illinois. As a general rule, do not include termini cities in this list.
established Wikified Number and reference Year route was established. If a route has been pulled back or extended, consider the original establishment date of that route. If it has been moved entirely, use the date it was last moved. Provide a reference and wikify the year.
prev_route
next_route		 Number Route number that is next. Note that this limits the prev and next fields to just Illinois State Routes -- that is a stylistic decision. Other routes (Interstate, U.S. Routes) belong in see_also. This field is essentially required; only the topmost and bottommost routes don't need next_route and prev_route.
see_also String Compromise for routes whose next-in-sequence may consist of a U.S. or Interstate Route. For example, the two routes outside of Illinois SR 23 are Illinois 22 and Illinois 25. But U.S. 24 and Interstate 24 are also next sequentially. See Illinois State Route 23 for example.

[edit] What is a major city?

  1. Notable commercial center for region
  2. Less than seven cities total on route, but route serves as main street as opposed to just touching city limits.
  3. County seats should always, always, always be included.