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[edit] Scope

This project covers {{{state}}} {{{type}}}.

[edit] Goals

To organize, standardize, and expand the articles on {{{state}}} {{{type}}}.

[edit] Naming conventions

Articles should be named {{{name}}} per WP:USSH.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Parent WikiProject

U.S. Roads

[edit] Sibling WikiProjects

Interstate Highways | U.S. Highways | auto trails | List of state-level WikiProjects
Alabama | California (County Routes) | Connecticut | Florida (County Roads) | Georgia | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan (County Designated Highways) | Minnesota | Missouri | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania (Susquehanna Valley) | Rhode Island | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin

[edit] Participants

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[edit] How you can help

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    [edit] Structure

    [edit] Infobox

    Articles should use Template:Infobox road, and all known info should be supplied. See the Infobox section on applicable flags as well as standards for the routebox.

    [edit] Main section

    Untitled section that describes the route. It might be helpful for formatting to use {{TOCleft}} at the top of this section to display the table of contents on the top left, followed by the main description of the route. Depending on the route this section may just name the direction (E/W or N/S) and termination points, or may go into considerable detail. However, the majority of detail, such as progress by town or county, should be reserved for the next section.

    [edit] Route description

    This section is for describing the route itself and its progression across {{{state}}}. Regardless of the route's length, progression should be described from south to north, west to east, to correspond to WP:USRD standards.

    [edit] Communities along the route

    List of communities, which can range from small hamlets to large cities, along the route. Depending on the length of the route this may include only major communities, or just the few hamlets the route passes through.

    [edit] Major intersections or Exit list

    The contents of this section may vary by route. Refer to the table below for the appropriate section header and further instructions.

    Route composition Section header title What should be here
    All grade-separated interchanges; no at-grade intersections Exit list An exit list designed in accordance with the Interstate exit list guide
    Mixture of grade-separated interchanges and at-grade intersections Major intersections or Exit list Depending on the route in question, either a junction table or a "combo" exit list featuring exits and intersections can be used.
    All at-grade intersections; no grade-separated interchanges Major intersections A junction table for at-grade intersections as specified in the "Junction table" section below

    [edit] History

    Any historical information known about the route should be noted.

    [edit] Miscellanea

    Any trivia or facts about a route (any interesting information that doesn't belong in the History section) should be placed in this section.

    [edit] See also

    Place all internal links here.

    [edit] References

    Place all references here, using the <ref></ref> tags in the article and the <references/> tag in this section.

    [edit] External links

    Place all external links which are not references here.

    [edit] Categories

    All state highways should include the category tag: [[Category:{{{category}}}|nnnA]] where nnn is 3-digit route number, and A is the letter designation if any (e.g. Route 1A is "001A", Route 2 is "002").

    [edit] Talk pages

    {{[[Template:{{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject|{{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject]]}} should be placed at the top of all talk pages of articles related to {{{state}}} {{{type}}}.

    [edit] Infobox

    The Infobox to use for these routes is the Template:Infobox road template.

    This is the basic syntax you need to get a complete routebox on the article page, just place this before any other text and fill in the variables.

    {{Infobox road
|state=
|type=
|route=
|alternate_name=
|length_mi=
|length_round=
|length_ref=
|established=
|direction_a=
|starting_terminus=
|junction=
|direction_b=
|ending_terminus=
|counties=
|previous_type=
|previous_route=
|next_type=
|next_route=
}}

    For the above parameters here's what you should fill in:

    • state: {{{tla}}}
    • type: {{{tla}}} for state routes
    • route: This is the number of the route the article is about
    • alternate_name: Use in situations where the entire route has another name (i.e. NY 590 is called the Sea Breeze Expressway for its entire length)
    • length_mi: This is the length of the route in miles. If you specify beyond integers (i.e. add a decimal value) you will need to set the following paramater, length_round
    • length_round: If your value for length_mi is a whole number, you can omit this. Otherwise it needs to be set to the decimal precision of the length_mi paramater.
    • length_ref: To do what a good article writer should, provide your reference for the length of the route using standard <ref> method. For example: <ref name="nyr">[http://www.gribblenation.net/nyroutes/ind/090_099.htm#098 New York Routes - New York State Route 98]</ref>
    • established: This is the date the route was commissioned or assigned to its current alignment
    • direction_a: This should be either south or west to keep in accordance with the U.S. Roads parent project, which lists termini and junctions in progression travelling from West to East and South to North.
    • starting_terminus: This is where the route begins and is either at the southern terminus or western terminus.
    • junction: all junctions this route has with U.S. highways, parkways/expressways or Interstates. All other junctions, such as county routes, state routes that are not limited access expressways, or locations where a route passes over/under a U.S. highway/parkway/expressway/Interstate but does not intersect it should not be listed here. If a route that runs parallel to the article route has four junctions or more with the article route, then only the first and last junctions with the parallel route should be listed in the infobox. Please note that every junction should still be included in the Major Intersections table.
      • NOTE: If a parallel route has 1-3 junctions with the article route, then all of these junctions should be listed; however, for 4 or more junctions, then only the first and last junctions should be listed.
    • direction_b: The opposite of direction_a
    • ending_terminus: where the route ends, in accordance with the guidelines set forth with starting_terminus
    • previous_type: This is the type of route that preceeds the current one in the system. The value for this is: Interstate, US, or {{{tla}}} for Interstates, U.S. Routes and other {{{state}}} {{{type}}}, respectively.
    • previous_route: The number of the route preceding this one
    • next_type: Same as previous_type but for the route following this one
    • next_route: The number of the route succeeding this one

    Important notes regarding the routebox: For the previous and next route types, remember to list them in order of priority. The precedence is as follows: U.S. Interstate, U.S. Route, {{{state}}} {{{type}}}.

    Any tags that do not apply to a particular route can either be omitted or left blank.

    By completing the infobox as follows, you'll get a routebox like the one above.

    INSERT ROUTEBOX EXAMPLE HERE

    [edit] Junction table

    The junction table, to be located in "Major intersections", is for listing all of the intersections, both actual junctions and over/underpasses, that this route has with state routes, U.S. routes, Interstates and, optionally, county routes.


    [edit] Shields

    Shields for {{{state}}} {{{type}}} have been created in the format *INSERT NAMING CONVENTION OF SHIELDS HERE*, where X is the {{{type}}} number.

    [edit] Templates

    [edit] Stub

    [edit] Project notice

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    {{{{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject|class=NA}}

    Designates the current article as part of the {{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject. Place on the article's talk page.

    [edit] Featured article

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    {{featured{{{shortcut}}}}}

    Designates the article as a current or previously featured article of the {{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject. Place on the article's talk page.

    [edit] Cleanup

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    {{cleanup-{{{shortcut}}}|To add the appropriate rationale, use {{cleanup-{{{shortcut}}}|Reasons}}}}

    Designates the current article as in need of a Wikipedia:Cleanup, especially with regards to updating it to current standards as outlined in the {{{state}}} {{{type}}} WikiProject.

    [edit] User templates

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