Template:Saskatchewan Highways
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The following is a sample layout Substitution template for Saskatchewan Highway articles. It may be subst'd into a new article. Please modify this template to suit Saskatchewan Highway format guidelines.
Do not edit this template page directly if you just want to create a new Highway # article.
See also: WikiProject Saskatchewan Roads
Images of roadway itself, exits, signage
[[Image:Highway photograph.svg|thumb|right|Photo caption]]
The shield can be added to articles with this template SK specific images and colours at {{User:Pomte/Template:SK road shield}} For its use seeSaskatchewan Highway 58
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Use one or the other infobox template...
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| Highway 58 |
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| Length: | 132 km (82 mi) |
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| South end: | Hwy 18 |
| Major junctions: |
Hwy 13 at Lafleche |
| North end: | Hwy 1/Hwy 19 near Chaplin |
| Rural municipalities: | Waverley RM, Wood River RM, Gravelbourg RM, Shamrock RM, Chaplin RM |
| System: | Saskatchewan provincial highways |
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| Highway 2 |
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| Length: | 809 km[1] (503 mi) | ||||||||
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| South end: | Montana Highway 24 at U.S.-Canadian border at Port of West Poplar River, Montana | ||||||||
| North end: | Hwy 102 , La Ronge | ||||||||
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Lead paragraph WP Lead
- Context - Highway # designates major roads intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities, or communities. Saskatchewan's main roadways are located in the central/southern geographical land area of rolling prairie and grass land in a western Canadian prairie province.
- Characterization - Notable unique characteristics and characteristics commonly associated with it. Asphalt concrete, Bitumen, Paved, Gravel road, Dirt road, truck route, bridges, south-north, west-east, freeway, road, Collector road Dual carriageway Divided Highway Range road Highway, Length, Date Formed, Direction; From-To, major cities/communities, road surface...
- Explanation - briefly introduce the contents which may utilize the main subsections.
- Compare and contrast - Comparison to other current or defunct transportation methods of the highway path such as roadways, railways, red river cart trail, waterways of transportation of use in the province. The tundra or Canadian Shield area: fly in roadways, and ice highways.
- Criticism - road construction and soil type and highway repair, upgrades, future expansions or divisions, deer crossings, police patrol and highway markings, speed limits, ditch construction or railings, environmental or weather hazards.
[edit] Communities
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*[[Lafleche, Saskatchewan|Lafleche]]
*[[Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan|Gravelbourg]]
*[[Shamrock, Saskatchewan]]
*[[Chaplin, Saskatchewan|Chaplin]]
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A paragraph in prose about the communities, towns, cities, villages along the route
[edit] Rural municipalties
List these in the infobox don't use a separate table
A paragraph in prose of rural municipalties that the route enters.
[edit] History
Construction date, previous mode of travel between the communities.
[edit] Major Attractions
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A paragraph in prose citing the major attractions such as lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.
- Physical geography that the highway travels through (area, unique features) See Geography of Saskatchewan for physiographic region
- Major Parks Check out {{Saskatchewan parks}} and add neighboring parks
- Transportation - that the highway assists, or has replaced such as rail, waterway, historic, current
[edit] Travel Route
For route from west to east or south to north
The current terminology for distances in Canada is the metric system. In North America, the US still uses the Imperial system and mileages. The roads were surveyed according to townships on the 6 mile square.
- These are all the handy Conversion templates which will do the conversions and the Manual of Style measurements properly.
[edit] List/Junctions/Major Intersections/Placenames
[edit] Intersections
For route from west to east or south to north Use this template for ease of tabular formation. For example Saskatchewan Highway 33. Be sure to change county to county_special as well as location to location_special Template:Jctint which is a template for generating a junction list for a route article. Use the modified template SKinttop to achieve headings of Rural municipality and kilometer rather than mile.
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[edit] Transportation corridor
[edit] Collector-express sections
[edit] Future expansion and upgrades
Use this template {{future road}}
[edit] Traffic cameras
[edit] Facts and Figures
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Volume information
[edit] Control cities
[edit] Exit list
[edit] Service centres
Paragraph to cite- weigh scales, gas stations, grain elevators, RV dump stations, stop over areas
[edit] Lane configuration
paragraph about the lanes from west to east or south to north
[edit] References
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Cite your sources via Citation Templates in the article itself following the new fact or quotation added.
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To use this same web site again just use this code...
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[edit] See also
After article is created by adding this substitution template, click the link at the bottom of the page called What links here If these wikipedia article are already a part of the main Saskatchewan Highway article, this is best, otherwise add them here in alphabetical order.
[edit] External links
Any handy sources of information about the Saskatchewan Highway which have not already been cited as inline references should be listed here. Additional WWW, map, atlas information, these are helpful links to start with in alphabetical order.
[edit] See also
List related internal (Wikipedia) articles in alphabetical order. Common nouns are listed first. Proper nouns follow. After article is created click on What Links Here and add those articles which already wikilink to this newly created article
Add also appropriate templates and categories also check out WikiProject Saskatchewan Roads for the appropriate talk page banners and ratings to be added.
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