Template:Infobox PNG Road

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Enter a road name
Length {{{length}}} km
General direction {{{direction}}}
From {{{start}}}
To {{{finish}}}
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[edit] Usage

To use this template
  1. Copy the blank template below into the beginning of your document, remembering to put the code at the very top of the article and the first word of the article on the very next line.
  2. Enter values for the fields as outlined in the table below. Fields left blank will automatically be hidden.
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[edit] Blank template

{{Infobox PNG Road
| road_name    = 
| type         = 
| map          = 
| province     = 
| photo        = 
| caption      = 
| length       = 
| direction    = 
| start        = 
| finish       = 
| est          = 
| through      = 
| par          = 
| junctions    = 
}}

[edit] Fields

Some fields used by this template are optional. The following fields are avaliable:

Field Name Required? Description Values
road_name yes name of road plain text
type no type of road "freeway", "highway"
"rural road" or "street"
Province no use this value if the road is chiefly in a particular province 3 letter code, see {{Infobox PNG Place}}
map no map image displaying the highway filename of a map
photo no generic image of the road filename
caption no caption for the road image wikitext (can contain links)
length yes length of the road number (km)
direction yes general direction of the road text (eg North-South)
start yes starting point wikitext
finish yes finishing point wikitext
est no date or year established date, link
through yes list of major suburbs/towns it traverses wikitext
par no parrallel rivers, pipelines, ranges etc wikitext
junctions no list of major interchanges wikitext