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Infoboxes for Interstate spurs and loops

See WT:USRD#Infoboxes for Interstate spurs and loops. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 21:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Infoboxes...yet another question

Ok nothing big. But for interstates like 785, 840, 14 etc, would there be a way to set the infobox to pull a "Future" shield instead of a regular interstate shield? Or, instead of playing around with that, what if the Future shields were called "Interstate 785 (FU)" for example and used the shield_ext parameter? Might that work? I'd just like to be able to use these in infoboxes if the opportunity is there (like Interstate 840). --MPD T / C 00:05, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I can probably rig up a parser function when Future is used in the |type= parameter, so that it will call the future shields. And the NC for those shields should be Image:I-X (Future).  V60 干什么？ · VDemolitions · VRoads (路) 16:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
Ok. I'm sure you see them now, but for those who don't know, they're currently "Future X.svg". I'll re-upload those under the "I-X (Future).svg" title later and do all that fun stuff. --MPD T / C 17:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
I'm not sure if it works with the Interstate-specific infobox, but with {{infobox_road}}, you can just call an alternate image with the marker_image parameter. See Garden State Parkway for an example. -- NORTH talk 22:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Interstate 215 (Nevada)

Can someone explain why there is a cleanup tag on Interstate 215 (Nevada) for the exit list? The only thing it appears to be missing is the county heading. But as is noted at the top of the table, the road in within a single county. Secondly, this is primarily a county road and not an interstate, only 20% of the total length is an interstate road, the rest of it is a county road. Vegaswikian 19:33, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Mileposts must be added, and county must be included. The municipalities cannot have any colours. Lots to do. (→zelzany - new age roads) 19:35, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I did read it. The county is listed as optional if is in one county. There is nothing about not using colors in the list of required headings. Vegaswikian 19:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The mileage and exit columns are in the wrong order, the destinations column is split in half, and every table cell is center aligned. The lack of milepost themselves is not a reason to tag a list for cleanup provided {{mileposts}} is present, and, per consensus at WP:ELG, the note that all exits are in one county is sufficient. Would I include the county in the table? Yes, but it's not mandatory. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 19:42, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The order is as defined in Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(exit_lists)#Required_columns and there is nothing written about center aligning. Does the template need to point to more guidelines where this information is identified? Vegaswikian 19:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
The order in that section is incorrect; per [1] and the examples shown on the page, mileage precedes the exit number. As for the center alignment, this is the first table I've ever seen that uses it. Also note that none of the examples on the page use center alignment. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 20:01, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
If the order is incorrect, then the guideline should be modified. If not centering text or not using colors is not prohibited in the guidelines, then it is acceptable. Examples just help to identify how to implement the guidelines, they can not be the guideline without some explanation. I think the guidelines need some expansion for these points. Vegaswikian 20:26, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
Rather, you should bring this issue up at WT:ELG to see if others share your view. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 20:32, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Interstate 290 (Illinois) a GA nominee

Figured all the editing that remains is nitpicking. :-) Feel free to provide comments (bigger history section? more maps? I've thought both of these at points.) on the talk page. —Rob (talk) 16:00, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

And it failed. (→zelzany - new age roads) 16:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Northwest Tollway renamed to Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

Details in the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway article... I fixed refs in the article, but I don't like having to play version catch-up with AWB every time I use it... which is "not often". Does someone with a current version of AWB want to do quite a bit of renaming? —Rob (talk) 08:36, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Let's wait until we know whether the new name has become common. --NE2 09:32, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Sounds fair. My bet is that it will take just like the East-West Tollway became the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, but we'll give it a couple months. —Rob (talk) 10:01, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Still not sure on commonality, but the tollway seems determined to call it that regardless of what else happens: [2] —Rob (talk) 14:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Missed this annoucement, but did hear about I-355 South extension in Will County will be named in November 2007. --User:Beatgr 020:55, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, it'll be called the Veterans Memorial Tollway starting November 11. I'll wait to change it 'til then. —Rob (talk) 17:53, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Spurs vs loops

hi! i'm not sure about this statement:

  • An odd first digit signifies a spur route, which may begin at a large highway and terminate at a city center.[8]
I-110 travels into downtown Los Angeles.
  • An even first digit signifies a loop route around a city or a bypass through a city.[8]
I-215 travels the perimeter of Salt Lake City. I-895 serves as a bypass of downtown Baltimore.

I-495 in New York is a spur into Long Island. It has no loops and is not a bypass since it goes directly through Manhattan via the Lincoln and Midtown Tunnels. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.117.178.45 (talk • contribs)

I-495 is an exception, read the article, it explains this. --Holderca1 19:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
First, it's important to remember that there are many exceptions to every rule. The LIE (I-495), to which you refer, was given the 495 designation because it was going to reconnect with I-95 in Connecticut or Rhode Island, being a bypass to New Haven, Stamford, and Bridgeport. It never got finished. I-540 around Raleigh, North Carolina, will eventually loop around the north of the city and connect with I-40 on both sides. It will remain an odd number even though it will do this. You can read the article for info on that. What page did this come from? I'll look into rewording it because at least on Interstate Highway System; it does imply that these rules are always the case. But thanks for bringing this up, because we need to know if something isn't clear.
Also, New York's I-495 doesn't pass 2nd Avenue on the east side of Manhattan, nor does it occupy the Lincoln Tunnel. But that's ok. --MPD T / C 19:50, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
I just nuked that recently added bulleted section full of misinformation. The two sections below it describe the numbering scheme and their exceptions correctly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KelleyCook (talk • contribs) 14:37, 5 October 2007 (UTC)