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== Welcome to the U.S. Roads WikiProject! ==
We are a group of Wikipedia editors that work on improving the coverage of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]], [[United States Numbered Highways|United States Highways]], [[state highway]]s, and other notable roads in the United States. If you would like to help, please [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Participants|sign up]], and start editing.

=== What do we do? ===
We create, edit, and maintain articles related to the highways and major roads of the United States and then assess them based on their quality and importance.  We also maintain portals that serve as entry points for readers interested in highways and roads.  It is our goal to be the foremost Internet resource for highways located in the United States.

=== How can you help? ===
Just [[WP:BOLD|start editing]]!  You can join the project by adding your name to the [[WP:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Participants|participants list]]. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads|our discussion page]] or through [[WP:DISCORD|Discord]]. You can also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/List|subscribe]] to our quarterly project newsletter to keep up to date on project happenings.

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Hello, there, and welcome to the U.S. Roads WikiProject on Wikipedia! If you're reading this page, you're probably new to our WikiProject, or even Wikipedia in general. This '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/New user orientation|tutorial page]]''' is designed to help you find your way around and learn about the way our project works. We're always happy to have extra help, so thanks for your interest!
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==== What do we cover? ====
We maintain articles relating to roadways of national or regional significance in the United States. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
*Numbered route systems, such as [[Interstate Highways]], [[U.S. Highway]]s, [[state highway]]s and [[county highway]]s
*Controlled access or semi-controlled access roadways, such as [[freeway]]s, [[limited-access road|expressway]]s, [[parkway]]s and [[toll road]]s
*Historic [[auto trail]]s and named highways which predate the U.S. numbered route system
*Notable former alignments of numbered routes

==== What do we not cover? ====
With some exceptions, we do not maintain:
*City and local streets, which are maintained by [[WP:USST|WP:U.S. Streets]]
*Bridges, which are maintained by [[WP:BRIDGES|WP:Bridges]]
*State departments of transportation, which are maintained by [[WP:TRANSPORT|WP:Transport]]

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We currently have {{PAGESINCAT:FA-Class U.S. road transport articles}} [[WP:FA|featured articles]], {{spellnum|{{PAGESINCAT:FL-Class U.S. road transport articles}}}} [[WP:FL|featured lists]], and {{spellnum|{{PAGESINCAT:FM-Class U.S. road transport articles}}}} files considered [[WP:FP|featured media]].<br>In addition, we have four [[WP:FT|featured topics]] and three [[WP:FPO|featured portals]].<br/>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Read through [[WP:USRD/RC|a comprehensive list of recognized USRD content]].<br>We also have a [[Wikipedia:Triple Crown/Wikiproject Winners#WikiProject U.S. Roads|U.S. Roads WikiProject Triple Crown]].</p>

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The U.S. Roads WikiProject (USRD) serves as an umbrella project for articles relating to roads and highways in the United States. The main project serves as the focal point for coordinating national initiatives, such as standardization of article structure, infoboxes and junction lists.

USRD has five project departments, which facilitate collaboration, article assessment, and other editing resources.
*The '''[[WP:USRD/A|assessment department]]''' handles assessment criteria and programs for USRD.
*The '''[[WP:USRD/MTF|maps department]]''' creates and maintains map files for highway articles. Many maps are available on the Commons.
*The '''[[WP:USRD/N|newsletter department]]''' creates and distributes a quarterly newsletter for editors that subscribe.
*The '''[[WP:USRD/RES|resources department]]''' handles research resources of a general nature for the entire project.
*The '''[[WP:USRD/S|shields department]]''' creates highway marker ("shield") graphics for use in highway articles. Shields for most existing highways have been created and reside on the Commons.

Every state and territory has its own task force, where you can find resources for researching and editing highways in that area. Task forces also exist for historic auto trails, U.S. Route 66, as well as Interstate and U.S. Highways.

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We have four guidelines for highway articles:
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Notability|notability guideline]]''' covers the notability of topics. Further information elaborating on project article notability may be found [[User:Imzadi1979/Notability|here]].
*The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Standards|content guideline]]''' covers article content and structure.
*The page on '''[[Wikipedia:USSH|highway article naming conventions]]''' covers usage of route names.
*The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] page on '''[[WP:RJL|route junction lists]]''' covers usage and style of junction lists

State subprojects may set limited standards that apply to their state only, in order to resolve any conflicts that arise when USRD standards do not work well with a situation unique to that state.

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These are links to the U.S. Roads projects on other Wikimedia Foundation sites.
*Dutch Wikipedia: [[:w:nl:WP:Wikiproject/Wegen in de Verenigde Staten|Wikiproject/Wegen in de Verenigde Staten]]
*English Wikipedia: [[:w:en:WP:USRD|U.S. Roads WikiProject]]
*German Wikipedia: [[:w:de:WP:SVS|WikiProjekt Straßen der Vereinigten Staaten]]
*Simple English Wikipedia: [[:w:simple:User:SounderBruce/WikiProject U.S. Roads|U.S. Roads WikiProject]]
*Spanish Wikipedia: [[:w:es:Wikiproyecto:Estados Unidos/Carreteras|Estados Unidos/Carreteras]]
*Commons: [[commons:COM:USRD|U.S. Roads WikiProject]]
*Wikidata: [[d:WD:USRD|WikiProject Roads/United States]]
*Meta: [[m:USRD|WikiProject U.S. Roads]]
*English Wikisource: [[:wikisource:WS:USRD|WikiProject U.S. Roads]]
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