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'''WikiProject Highways''' is a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|wikiproject]] that aims primarily to standardize the format used in articles about highways, including freeways, expressways, throughways, and other major forms of road.  A major part of this is the connectivity of highways and the analogous connectivity of their articles.  The scope and aims of this project are likely to change in this early stage. If you are interested in joining, add yourself to the [[/Participants|participants page]].

== Project organization ==
This project sets the standards for countries that do not have a country roads WikiProject yet. These standards are intended to be loose so that they are applicable worldwide.

In addition to this, this project sets a few standards for country roads WikiProjects that do exist, to ensure uniformity across all highways articles.

=== Parentage ===
The parent of this project is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport|WikiProject Transport]].

=== Subprojects and task forces ===
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Roads|Australian Roads]] (AURD)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads|Canada Roads]] (CARD)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hong Kong Roads|Hong Kong task force]] (HKRD)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian roads|Indian Roads]] (INRD)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads|U.S. Roads]] (USRD)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject South Africa Roads|South African task force]] (ZARD)
*[[WP:WikiProject Highways/Africa|African Highways task force]]
*[[WP:WikiProject Highways/Asia|Asian Highways task force]]
*[[WP:WikiProject Highways/Europe|European Highways task force]]
*[[WP:WikiProject Highways/Latin America|Latin American Highways task force]]
*[[WP:WikiProject Highways/Oceania|Oceania Highways task force]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways/United Kingdom|United Kingdom task force]] (UKRD)
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=== Similar projects ===
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bridges|Bridges]]
*[[WP:WikiProject Canada Streets|Canada Streets]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject China/Transportation in China task force|China Transportation]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Civil engineering|Civil engineering]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Transportation|Germany transportation]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject London Transport|London transport]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Nepal/Transportation|Nepal transportation]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject France/Paris|Paris Streets]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Transport in Scotland|Scotland transport]] 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains|WikiProject Trains]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Urban studies and planning|WikiProject Urban studies and planning]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Streets|U.S. Streets]]
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==Recognized content==
:''For the analogous lists for the various subprojects, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Roads/Recognized content]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/Recognized content]], or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Recognized content]].''{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways/Recognized content}}

==Assessment==
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The [[/Assessment|Assessment Department]] has resources related to the assessment of articles under the project's scope, including the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Highways articles by quality log|project quality log]]. In addition, the project maintains [[WP:WikiProject Highways/Assessment/A-Class Review|A-Class Review]] and [[WP:WikiProject Highways/Peer review|Peer Review]] forums. The department page also has directions on which talk page banners to use to assess articles under the project's scope.
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===Article alerts===
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==Structure of articles==
Each article should have an infobox, which is typically [[Template:Infobox road|Infobox road]], and a [[WP:LEAD|lead section]] which introduces all the article sections.  The first sentence should provide a definition of the article subject, including location.  If there is another common abbreviation for the subject, state it in the lead section.  A map and image help the article.  This is an example of map layout adopted by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Maps task force|U.S. Roads WP]]. 

The use of lists is discouraged; prose or tables should be used when more appropriate.  For further exploration of road article structure, see road articles that are [[Wikipedia:Featured_articles#Transport|Featured Articles]] or any of the subprojects.

===Infobox===
As of 2010, the standard infobox, {{tl|infobox road}}, has been updated to accommodate roads worldwide, and the subtemplates have been set up already  for [[Template:Infobox_road/doc/country|these countries]]. There is also {{tl|infobox road junction}} for articles on individual junctions or interchanges.

===Maps and images===
Use a standard highway map style. Identify articles about highways and routes that need maps and place a regional request map template on the talk page.  For further information see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Images and Media|Images and media]] or [[:Commons:Map resources|Commons map resources]].  Identify and categorize existing historical highway maps, and list them at here. Add {{tlx|Image requested|}} to the talk page of the road article, the request will end up in one of these [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in places|Wikipedia requested photographs in places categories]].

===Route description===
Each article should have a prose description of the route. One uniform direction should be followed; for example, in the United States, all route descriptions progress from south to north and from west to east.

===History / Future===
Where applicable, each article should have a history section and / or a future section, describing past and present affairs of this route. Details in the future section must be verifiable and not speculation, per [[WP:CRYSTAL]].

===Junction list / Exit list===
Each article should have a list of junctions, or where applicable, a list of exits. '''This is normally not just a list; it needs to be in a table format.''' Exit lists need to follow [[MOS:RJL]], the international road junction list section of the Manual of Style, as well.  Here is a page of [[:Category:Highway infobox templates|junction templates]].

=== Stub sorting ===
* The most general stub type for [[:Category:Road stubs|road]] and highway articles is {{tl|road-stub}}. 
* Use the most specific stub type applicable which are listed on the specific geographical wikiprojects listed above.
* Multiple stub templates can be used on a stub, but avoid adding more than two stub templates to any specific article.
* In order to create a new stub type, identify at least around 50 articles that would fall into the proposed stub category and then make a proposal on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals|WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals]] page.

=== Categories ===
* The most general category for highway and road articles is {{cl|Roads}}
* Use the most specific categories applicable, deferring to the above only when the existing categories are not appropriate.
* Do not place articles into both a category and that category's parent category, but use the more specific of the two.

{{category tree|Roads}}

==Portal==
Please help add comprehensive coverage worldwide on the [[Portal:Roads|Roads portal]], and if there are any additions which could be made from many countries or regions that would be appreciated.  
#For instance, a successful [[Template talk:Did you know|DYK]] could be added.  
#Feel free to directly add quality, or featured road-related images or panoramas.  If a photo is not recognised by being classified as quality or featured, then it should be of finer quality like would be in a magazine or print encyclopaedia. A portal showcases Wikipedia's finer work, in this case the roads portal showcases Wikipedia's finer roads-related works worldwide.  
#Feel free to directly add [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured]], [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria|A-Class]] or [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good]]  roads-content articles to the portal's selected article list. Articles on this list are now rotated automatically through the portal. Other articles may be [[Portal:Roads/Selected article/Nominate|nominated here]].

==Resources==
{{commons category|Highways}}
*[[/Assessment|Assessment Department]] including:
**[[/Assessment/A-Class Review|A-Class Review]]—the review forum to award A-Class status to articles.
*[[/Countries|Countries list]] —list of countries and the state of their highway articles.
*[[/Precedents|Precedents]]—past precedents that have affected the project.

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