Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Interstate Highways

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Scope

This project covers all Interstate Highways in the United States. Note that the scope of some state highway WikiProjects include Interstates while others do not. If in doubt, check that state's WikiProject.

Goals

To standardize the format of the Interstate highway articles, and to generate some featured articles as well.

Naming conventions

Basic

• Interstate x - main and auxiliary interstates that are not nationally duplicated.
• Interstate x (state) - auxiliary interstates that have duplications and are single state. "Interstate x" becomes a disambiguation page.
• Interstate x (state-state) - secondary interstates that have duplications and enter multiple states. Western/southernmost state is listed first. If the Interstate enters more than two states, then list all states in the name, beginning with the western/southernmost state. "Interstate x" becomes a disambiguation page.
• Interstate x (west) - Interstates 76, 88, 86, and 84 are to be named with a disambiguating direction, since there are two of them. "Interstate x" becomes a disambiguation page.

Additional

For Interstates that traverse three or more states, state-specific Interstate pages can be made and are to be named "Interstate X in Y", where X is the Interstate number and Y is the state name.

Exceptions

Interstates in Alaska and Puerto Rico are listed under Interstate Highways in Alaska and Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico.

Relationships

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Participants

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This user edits articles about the Interstate Highway System.

• Rschen7754- founder of project
• Gateman1997-I'm in when I have time.
• Wikipediaman123
• TEG24601 - Willing to help. I call Dibs on I-69, 96, and 75.
• Engleman
• Lpangelrob - Can help with IL, WI, IN hwys.
• Scott5114 - Working in the central U.S. (have done 35, working on 40)
• Vaoverland - especially VA, WV, MD
• Mhking - helping out where I can
• Triadian - North Carolina area roads
• TheBigFish - Happy to help where I can, specifically with Wisconsin roads, but willing to chip in elsewhere as well.
• Cfred - Odds and ends, especially areas I have strong familiarity with (TX, GA, NC, VA).
• Seicer - Author of American Byways, but donating all of my articles and knowledge (KY, OH, WV, IN, TN) to Wikipedia since my site has changed focus.
• TwinsMetsFan - Most of my knowledge revolves around Interstates in Western New York, but am willing to help in other areas.
• Myselfalso - I have some knowledge of Interstates in New York and Connecticut, but I know more about Pennsylvania Interstates. I am willing to help in areas across the country as well.
• Stratosphere - Available to make maps, just request on my talk page.
• Master son - Assisting with Highways in and around WI.
• Vishwin60 - In when I have time; doing stuff in and around PA, NJ, and DE. Dibs on I-76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and I-95!
• RaccoonFox - I'll help out wherever i can
• Youngamerican - I'll do what I can to help out, especially in terms of copyedits.
• JB82 - inactive since who knows when
• MPD01605 - After 11 months of working with this project, about time I put my name on here. Mainly do formatting; infobox and exit list structures.
• Northenglish
• Aerobird 23:50, 16 December 2006 (UTC) - Infoboxes are cool. :-)
• Holderca1 - Have been working on them already, might as well sign up.
• Fwgoebel - Did an overhaul to I-787 (it's near me). I'm confident enough to go a tad beyond.
• Highwayboy - I get I-82 and I-182
• EaglesFanInTampa - I've travelled I-95 from Philly to Florida over 20 times so I have a really good idea of everything from Philly south to the end of I-95 in Miami (and the west coast of Florida, too!)
• Krimpet - Mostly familiar with Philly-area interstates, PA, NJ, and parts of NY
• Bdj95 - When time permits; mainly focusing on southern U.S. Recently overhauled Interstate 49.
• Patricknoddy
• Happy5214 Project on highways!!
• JohnnyBGood t c VIVA! 18:15, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
• TheOneKEA: I am back, and will be active in all articles related to the Maryland Interstate network.
• Deigo

Structure

All articles are to begin with a brief description of the route in general: mileage, etc.

Route description

Place the length table in this section, using {{lengths table}} to create the table header. Do not add a length table to articles describing intrastate interstates.

The description should be broken up by states using third level headings (===California===, for example). If this state is CA or WA, then put the state law sections that that WP wants here. Regardless, then describe the routing through this state. Intrastate Interstates do not need a third-level header.

Major cities

Place the list of cities in an infobox located at the top of the "Route description" section. Use the following coding to generate the box:

{| class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big><br><small>'''Bolded cities''' are officially-designated [[control city|control cities]] for signs</small>
|-
|
*
|}

The cities should be listed from south to north and west to east. Control cities should be bolded.

History

This section is optional, but recommended. Any history regarding the Interstate.

Future

This section is optional. Any concrete future plans (not speculation) regarding the Interstate.

Miscellanea

This section is optional, but is discouraged. Put all oddities, trivia, etc. here. If it's state-specific, include it on the state subpage. If possible, integrate items that would be placed in this section to other, more appropriate areas of the article. Use this section sparingly.

Major intersections

This section is optional. A bulleted list, but do not include if the exit list is present and complete.

Exit list

This section is strongly recommended. A detailed list of exits, optionally on their own subpages, that the Interstate has. Use existing tables as a guide (examples: Interstate 355, Interstate 390). Also see the exit list guide for a comprehensive guide on making exit lists.

Auxiliary routes

This section is optional. Place the 3di template in this section.

See also

Place links to related articles here.

References

This section is required. Put references here. This is important because to get featured article status, we need the references listed. Also, if you want, you should start citing your sources with the <references> format. See WP:CITE for more.

External links

Links having to do with entire interstate go here. If it's state-specific, consider including it on the state subpage.

Categories

• Category:Interstate Highway System

All primary interstate highways go here with a 2 digit sort code (08 for I-8, 85 for I-85, etc.)

• Category:Interstate Highways in California (or Arizona, etc... there is even one for District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)

All interstates that run through that state go here. For 2dis, use a 2 digit sort code as above. For 3dis, follow this example: 05-7 for I-705. 25-8 for I-825. Warning: some of these categories still use the lowercase H.

• Category:Three-digit Interstate Highways

All 3dis go here with the 05-2 sort key (for example).

• Category:Bannered Interstate Highways

For Business Loops and Spurs.

• Category:Interstate X {where X is the number of a major 2di highway)

Used to identify that other articles in addition to Interstate X (state detail pages for X, bridges, U.S. and Interstate Routes that runs along X) can be categorized in the same collection as Interstate X. Example: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Interstate 80 can belong to Category:Interstate 80.

Infobox

The infobox for multi-state interstate routes is {{Infobox Interstate}}. The infobox for intrastate routes is {{Infobox Interstate/Intrastate}}. Go to Template:Infobox Interstate or Template:Infobox Interstate/Intrastate for primers on how to use these routeboxes.

Junctions and termini

To create these columns, simply add the following to the "junction" parameter:

[[Image:I-8.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 8|I-8]] at [[San Diego, CA]]<br>

You can also use the following code for infobox junctions:

{{subst:Infobox Interstate/quick|interstate number|city name|full state name|state abbreviation}}

After saving the page, edit the resulting code to account for any disambiguation or shield resizing.

To add more routes, simply copy and paste this code into the "junction" parameter as many times as needed.

Note:

• Only major junctions go into the Interstate routebox. These would be other Interstates, and other notable highways, such as Turnpikes, and U.S. roads. For primary interstates with several junctions, then only 2di junctions are to be listed (excluding termini); otherwise, the routebox becomes unwieldy and too long. If any routebox has over 10 junctions, then some of the junctions need to be removed.
• 3dis have more lenient rules because of their shorter nature. Junctions with state roads may be added, within reason. The 10-junction limit still applies regardless.

In summary:

• For a three-digit Interstate, you can list all highway junctions within reason.
• For a two-digit Interstate, only list junctions with other Interstates.
• For a long interstate, only list 2di junctions.
• For any interstate that is long enough to have 8 or more 2di junctions, such as I-80, I-90, I-40, I-10, I-75, and I-95, only list 2di junctions where the number ends in 5 or 0.

Shields

Shields for Interstate Highways have been created in the format I-X.svg, where X is the Interstate number. See Commons:Interstate shields for a gallery.

Templates

Stub

{{Interstate-stub}}

Designates this article relating to the Interstate Highway System as a stub. Articles are listed in Category:U.S. Interstate Highway stubs.

Cleanup

{{cleanup-ih}}

Designates the current article as in need of a Wikipedia:Cleanup, especially with regards to updating it to current standards as outlined in the U.S. Interstate Highways WikiProject. Articles are listed in Category:Interstate articles needing work.

Barnstar

{{The WikiProject Interstate Highways Barnstar}}

The WikiProject Interstate Highways Contributor Barnstar YOUR TEXT HERE

Browse numbered routes

For Interstates entering two or more states only.

Type the following code at the bottom of the article after {{Interstates}}.

{{start srbox}}
{{end box}}

In between the start and end templates, the state browse templates should be added. These templates exist in the form

{{XX browse|previous_type=|previous_route=|route=|next_type=|next_route=}}

where XX is the two-letter abbreviation of the state in lowercase (California is ca, New York is ny, etc.).

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

• previous_type: previous route (by number) in that state. Interstate, US (for U.S. routes), and (2-letter state abbrev.).
• previous_route: route number.
• route: a link to the list page for that state's highway system.
• next_type: the same as previous_type, but for the next route.
• next_route: same as previous_route, but for the next route.

Project notice

{{U.S. Interstate Highway WikiProject}}

Goes on talk page of each article. For assessment, see Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Assessment.

Navigation

{{3di}}

Goes on each primary highway (except 76, 84, 86, and 88) that has 3dis, and also goes on each secondary highway. (For Interstate 10 use {{3di|10}}etc.

{{3di}}

Use an additional parameter for Interstates 76, 84, 86, and 88 (east and west for all). Example: Use {{3di|84|east}} for the I-84 in the east. If the box is empty (or incomplete or inaccurate), then create (edit) Template:3di 84 (east). The format for Template:3di xx (xxxx) is the same as the format for Template:3di xx.

{{Interstates}}

Goes on every article on a primary highway.

User templates

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