Template:New Zealand motorway

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{{{motorway}}}
State Highway Number {{{state-highway}}}
Length {{{length-km}}} km
{{{length-mi}}} miles
Direction {{{direction}}}
Start {{{start}}}
Primary destinations {{{destinations}}}
End {{{end}}}
Construction dates {{{opening-date}}} - {{{completion-date}}}
State Highways joined {{{junctions}}}
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[edit] Purpose

This template is used as an infobox on New Zealand motorways. It can also be used for expressways.

[edit] Usage

{{New Zealand motorway
| motorway         = 
| image-file       =
| image-size       = 
| image-caption    =
| state-highway    =
| length-km        =
| length-mi        =
| direction        =
| start            =
| destinations     =
| end              =
| opening-date     = 
| completion-date  =
| junctions        = 
}}

The following table explains the parameters that this template uses.

An example of usage follows the table.

Parameter Contents
motorway The name of the motorway.
image-file The name of the image which you wish to display. You don't need "[[image:".
image-size The image size (e.g. 150px). Maximum 200px.
image-caption The caption for the image.
state-highway The State Highway number(s) of the motorway.
length-km The length of the motorway in kilometres.
length-mi The length of the motorway in miles.
direction The primary direction of the motorway (e.g. North - South)
start The terminus of the motorway with the lowest exit number. Put the locality first, followed by <br>, then the road it terminates onto.
destinations The major destinations along the motorway.
end The terminus of the motorway with the highest exit number. Put the locality first, followed by <br>, then the road it terminates onto.
opening-date The year the first section of the motorway opened.
completion-date The year the last section of the motorway opened.
junctions The State Highways the motorway joins. List them as '''Exit xx'''<br>State Highway xx ([[Motorway name]]), with <br> between separate listings. If it joins no State Highways, write ''None''

[edit] Example

{{New Zealand motorway
| motorway         = Wellington Urban Motorway
| image-file       = Wellington Motorway.jpg
| image-size       = 225px
| image-caption    = The Wellington Urban Motorway in 1994, looking north out of Wellington. The motorway shares a narrow stretch of land with the [[North Island Main Trunk Railway]] and the [[Wairarapa Line]].
| state-highway    = [[State Highway 1 (New Zealand)|State Highway 1]]
| length-km        = 7
| length-mi        = 4
| direction        = North - South
| start            = Ngauranga<br>[[Ngauranga Interchange]]
| destinations     = Ngauranga<br>Kaiwharawhara<br>Thorndon<br>Kelburn<br>Te Aro<br>Wellington CBD<br>Waterfront
| end              = [[Te Aro]]<br>Karo Drive and Ghuznee Street
| opening-date     = 1969
| completion-date  = 2007
| junctions        = '''Exit 1068'''<br>'''(Ngauranga Interchange)''' <br> State Highway 2
}}

The above data will result in the infobox below.

Wellington Urban Motorway
The Wellington Urban Motorway in 1994, looking north out of Wellington. The motorway shares a narrow stretch of land with the North Island Main Trunk Railway and the Wairarapa Line.
State Highway Number State Highway 1
Length 7 km
4 miles
Direction North - South
Start Ngauranga
Ngauranga Interchange
Primary destinations Ngauranga, Kaiwharawhara, Thorndon, Kelburn, Te Aro, Wellington CBD, Waterfront
End Te Aro
Karo Drive and Vivian Street
Construction dates 1969 - 2007
State Highways joined Exit 1068
(Ngauranga Interchange)
State Highway 2

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