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Hello and welcome to the '''Alabama State Routes Task Force''' of WikiProject U.S. Roads. If you would like to help, please jump in and start adding or editing. 

'''List page: [[List of state highways in Alabama]]<br>Redirect completion list: [[/Completion list|Completion list]]'''

==Scope and goals==
This project covers all [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Notability|notable]] roads in Alabama, including state highways and some major county and local roads. The goal is to organize, standardize, and expand the articles on highways in Alabama to be a broad, comprehensive, and recognized resource.

===How you can help===
* Create and improve articles on Alabama highways. See [[List of state highways in Alabama]].
* Create a completion list for this project.

==Assessment==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Alabama road transport articles by quality statistics}}

==Recognized content==
{{/Recognized content}}

==Resources==
*[http://www.dot.state.al.us/Docs/Bureaus/Transportation+Planning/survey_mapping.htm County Maps]
*[http://algis.dot.state.al.us/milepostmaps/default.htm Milepost maps]
*[http://algis.dot.state.al.us/atd/default.aspx Traffic counts]
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/stateroads/index.html University of Alabama Historical Map Archive] (see "state highways", and the 1927 map on the "after 1920" page)


*[[/All-time list|All-time list]]
*[[/Early numbering|Early numbering]]
*[[/Unsigned routes|Unsigned routes]]
*[[/1928 renumbering|1928 renumbering]]
*[[/1957 renumbering|1957 renumbering]]
*[[/National Highway System|National Highway System listings]]
*{{Commons category-inline|Roads in Alabama}}

==Structure and standards==
Articles should follow [[WP:USRD/STDS]].

===Naming conventions===
The following names and abbreviations should be used, as they are the forms commonly used by ALDOT; see [[WP:USSH]] for information on how to apply them.
{| class=wikitable
!Official name
!Article title
!Abbreviation
|-
|State Route X
|Alabama State Route X
|SR-X
|-
|U.S. Highway X
|U.S. Route X in Alabama<br><small>(for consistency with other states)
|US-X
|-
|Interstate X
|Interstate X in Alabama<br><small>(for multi-state routes)
|I-X
|}

===Shields===
The various shield graphics are located in [[commons:Category:Alabama State Route shields|Category:Alabama State Route shields]] on Commons. {{tl|jct}} can create the various links to highway articles with the appropriate shield graphics for use in the infobox or junction lists.

===Categories===
All state highways should include the category tag: <nowiki>[[Category:State highways in Alabama|nnnA]]</nowiki> where nnn is a 3-digit route number, and A is the letter designation if any (e.g. SR-1A is "001A", SR-2 is "002"). Also place the article in the category for any counties and cities it passes through, with a [[WP:SORTKEY|sort key]] of - for example - "State Route 001A" (for SR-1A), "U.S. Highway 80-2" (for US-280), or "Interstate 59-4" (for I-459). Use [[:Category:Interstate Highways in Alabama]] for highways that are also part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] in the state and [[:Category:U.S. Highways in Alabama]] for highways that are also part of the [[U.S. Highway System]] in the state.

==Templates==
===Infobox===
Use {{tl|infobox road}} or {{tl|infobox road junction}} as needed for articles. The state parameters should contain the state's postal abbreviation. The type codes are the same as for the junction template below.

===Junction template===
Use {{tl|jct}} to create the entries in a junction list section for the article, or the junction list in the infobox.
To use, insert <nowiki>{{jct|</nowiki>state=AL|''type''|''number''}} into the article. If two to four highways are needed, use <nowiki>{{jct|</nowiki>state=AL|''type''|''first number''|''type''|''second number''}}. Types can be ''I'' for Interstates, ''US'' for US Routes or ''AL'' for state routes. Further instructions can be found on [[template:jct/doc|the documentation page]].

===Stub===
{{tl|Alabama-road-stub}}
<div>{{Alabama-road-stub}}</div>

Place at the bottom of Alabama road [[Wikipedia:stub|stub]]s.

===Project banner===
Place the following on the talk page for articles {{tlx|WikiProject U.S. Roads|2=state=AL}}

{{WikiProject U.S. Roads|state=AL|category=no|class=na}}

===User templates===

{{tlu|Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama Highways/Userbox}}
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|{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama Highways/Userbox}}
|}
Userbox for participants of this project.

For a list of project announcements and news, use: {{tl|USRD Announcements}}

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