Wikipedia:WikiProject West Virginia Routes
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The list page for this WikiProject is List of State Highways in West Virginia.
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[edit] Title
West Virginia Routes WikiProject
[edit] Scope
Numbered West Virginia Routes as designated by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT). Currently, this does not include County routes.
[edit] Relationships
[edit] Parent WikiProject
[edit] Sibling 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
See Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Participants to join.
[edit] Structure
Route articles should be named "West Virginia Route N" where N is the route number in accordance with WP:USSH. Route shields should be in SVG format and stored at Wikimedia Commons and should be named "WV-X.svg", where X is the route number.
[edit] Infobox
The Infobox to use for this project 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=WV
|type=WV
|route=
|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=
}}
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For the above parameters here's what you should fill in:
- route: This is the number of the route the article is about
- 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="vt"> [http://www.aot.state.vt.us/TechServices/PlanSupport/MapGIS/Town_Maps1.htm Vermont Town Maps]</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: Any major junctions along the route should be listed here. If more than one is listed, use a <br /> to break the lines
- 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
- previous_type: This is the type of route that preceeds the current one in the system. The value for this is: Interstate, US, or WV for Interstates, U.S. Routes and other West Virginia routes, 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, West Virginia route.
So, by completing the infobox as follows, you'll get a routebox like the one to the right.
{{Infobox road
|state=WV
|type=WV
|route=193
|length_mi=3.6
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref>Calculated using trip planning software</ref>
|established=Winter 2005
|direction_a=South
|starting_terminus=[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 (West Virginia)|US 60]] in [[Barboursville, West Virginia|Barboursville]]
|junction=[[Image:I-64.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 64 (West Virginia)|I-64]] in [[Barboursville, West Virginia|Barboursville]]
|direction_b=North
|ending_terminus=[[Image:WV-2.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 2|WV 2]] near [[Lesage, West Virginia|Lesage]]
|counties=[[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell]]
|previous_type=WV
|previous_route=180
|next_type=WV
|next_route=210
}}
[edit] Main section
Untitled section that describes the route. Depending on the route this section may just name the direction (W/E or S/N) 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 the counties of West Virginia. This section should be broken up by counties using third-level headlines. If the route is contained entirely in one county, then it is not necessary to give said county a third-level headline. Regardless of the route's length, progression should be described from south to north, west to east.
[edit] Communities along the route
A section containing a list of cities and towns along the route, from south to north and/or west to east.
[edit] Major intersections
This section is for listing all of the intersections, both actual junctions and over/underpasses, that this route has with West Virginia routes, Interstates and U.S. routes.
This is the basic syntax you need to get a complete junction table on the article page, just place this in the Major intersections section and fill in the variables.
{{Jcttop}}
{{WVint
|county=
|cspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|mile=
|type=
|road=
|notes=
}}
{{WVintbtm}}
For additional entries, use this:
{{WVint
|county=
|cspan=
|location=
|lspan=
|mile=
|type=
|road=
|notes=
}}
For the above parameters, here's what you should fill in:
| Heading | What to Enter |
|---|---|
| county | name of county – automatically coded for [[''Blank'' County, West Virginia|''Blank'']]; just enter county name. |
| cspan | number of rows this county spans. |
| location | municipality – use for municipalities such as [[''Municipality'', West Virginia|''Municipality'']], where the municipality has its own article (incorporated cities and villages); just enter the municipality name. |
| location_special | use in place of location field for areas that do not have their own associated articles in the above format. |
| area | Optional - Use for disambiguating between town and village |
| ctdab | Optional - Use for disambiguating between towns that exist in multiple counties |
| lspan | number of rows this location spans. |
| mile | milepost to the nearest 1/10th. |
| type | noaccess – for highways that cross but have no actual junction mplex – for concurrencies decomd – for intersections with decommissioned routes or segments unbuilt – for planned junctions closed – for indefinite closures (not temporary) |
| road | intersecting road(s) at this junction. To generate the proper coding, use {{subst:WVint/XX|Y|ZZpx}}, where • XX = WV (West Virginia), US (U.S. Route), or IN (interstate) • Y = route or interstate number (1 to 3 digits) • ZZ = size of shield in pixels (20 or 25) Notes: • Multiple routes at one intersection can be entered by inserting a <br> and then entering another {{subst:WVint/XX}} template. |
| notes | any notes regarding this junction. |
Any field which is empty can be omitted. Junctions which are approximately 0.1 mile apart may be combined into one entry in the table.
See West Virginia Route 193 for an example of how the table is used.
[edit] Attractions
Major attractions along the road.
[edit] History
History of the route. This can be as brief as a sentence or as extensive as a few paragraphs.
[edit] Notes
Put all oddities, miscellanea, etc. here. Recent projects to improve/upgrade the road, if applicable. Road in popular culture, if applicable.
[edit] References
Put all sources here.
[edit] External links
Links that relate to the route go here.
[edit] Goals
To organize, standardize, and expand the articles on West Virginia Routes.
Route articles should be named "West Virginia Route N" where N is the route number assigned by WVDOT [1].
[edit] Tasks
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[edit] General strategy and discussion forums
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[edit] Templates
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[edit] Project Template
{{U.S. Roads WikiProject|state=WV}}
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[edit] Userbox
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Userbox for participants of this project.
[edit] Categories
All routes should include [[Category:West Virginia State Highways|nnnA]] where nnn is 3-digit route number, and A is the letter designation if any (e.g. West Virginia Route 1A is "001A", West Virginia Route 2 is "002"). Intra-county routes should also include that county's category.
[edit] Lists
The list page for this WikiProject is List of State Highways in West Virginia.
[edit] Requests
Place any article requests here.
[edit] Resources
[edit] See also
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[edit] Pages needing attention
- Expansion of West Virginia Route 10. I added information pertaining to the cracks and revised the content per standard, and added an image. Seicer (talk) (contribs) 23:45, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
