All articles not covered by a descendant WikiProject should follow the general structure outlined below. Sections are optional depending on the nature of the road.
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. Note that this is a complete list of every variable that can be used with Infobox road and that many are unnecessary in most cases. Variables that are empty can be omitted.
For the above parameters here's what you should fill in:
province: two-letter abbreviation of the province that the article route is located in
type: usually the two-letter state abbreviation for provincial highways; varies for secondary and lower highways
route: this is the number of the route the article is about
alternate_name: Use in situations where the entire route has another name
map: image name of a map for the route, width should be 290px
length_km: This is the length of the route in kilometers. If you specify beyond integers (i.e. add a decimal value) you will need to set the following parameter, length_round
length_round: If your value for length_km is a whole number, you can omit this. Otherwise it needs to be set to the decimal precision of the length_km parameter.
length_ref: To do what a good article writer should, provide your reference for the length of the route using standard <ref> method.
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 route description, which lists termini and junctions in progression traveling 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: a list of major junctions - those that help define where the road travels.
direction_b: The opposite of direction_a
ending_terminus: where the route ends, in accordance with the guidelines set forth with starting_terminus
counties: a list of counties that the route enters (replace with rural_municipalities for Saskatchewan and Manitoba highways)
cities: a list of major cities that the route enters
previous_type: This is the type of route that precedes the current one in the system. The values for this are the same as those used for the type parameter.
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
Note that if length_km does not exist, then no length is displayed. When length_km exists, the other (length_mi) is calculated and rounded to length_round (default 0) places. Be sure to avoid false precision. length_ref, if defined, appears after the first length. Use a citation or {{fact}} here. Be sure that the first length is the one for which you have a reference. length_notes, if defined, appears as a note below the length. This can be used to show former length, or future length, etc.
Other parameters exist as well; see {{Infobox road}}.
By completing the infobox as follows, you'll get a routebox like the one above.
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.
Route description
This section is for describing the route itself and its progression. Regardless of the route's length, progression should be described from south to north, west to east. Rare exceptions exist but should be discussed before implementation.
History
Historical information about the route here. Ensure that proper, reliable references are added.
Future
Place any verifiable, not speculated, information about the future of the route here.
Major intersections
Route composition
Section header title
What should be here
All grade-separated interchanges; no at-grade intersections
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. See Nova Scotia Highway 104 for an example of the latter.
All at-grade intersections; no grade-separated interchanges
All state highways should include the category tag for that province. Sortkeys should be "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").
Stub templates
To avoid unnecessary redirects and reverts, please discuss any new stub type you wish to create at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposalsprior to its creation and placement in articles or tables.
{{Canada Roads WikiProject|province=<postal abbreviation>|tch=|class=|importance=}} should be placed at the top of all talk pages within scope of this project. Set the associated province parameter to be yes. See the template for more details.
This article is part of the Canada Roads WikiProject, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to roads in Canadian provinces, territories and counties. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.Canada RoadsWikipedia:WikiProject Canada RoadsTemplate:WikiProject Canada RoadsCanada road transport articles
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