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

==Scope and goals==
This task force covers all components of the [[U.S. Highway System]]. The goal is to standardize the format of the U.S. Highway articles.

===How you can help===
{{todo}}

==Assessment==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/U.S. Highway system articles by quality statistics}}

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

==Resources==
*[[/Completion list|Completion list]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Resources/AASHTO minutes]]

==Structure==
See [[WP:USRD/STDS]] for the preferred structure of this project's articles.

===Naming conventions===
All articles are to be named "U.S. Route x". For articles that cover a segment of a longer U.S. Routes in a specific state, state-detail U.S. Route pages  are to be named "U.S. Route X in Y". (where X is the route number and Y is the state name)

If more than one route of the same number exists then a disambiguation page needs to be made for that U.S. Route at "U.S. Route X". The separate routes are then given their own pages, disambiguated by state.

===Categories===
*[[:Category:United States Numbered Highway System]]
:All primary US highways without their own category go here with a 2 digit sort code (08 for US-8, 85 for US-85, etc.)
*[[:Category:U.S. Highways in California]] (or Arizona, etc... there is even one for District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)
:All US highways that run through that state go here. For 2dis, use a 2 digit sort code as above. For 3dis, follow this example: 05-7 for US-705. 25-8 for US-825.

==Templates==
===Stub===
{{tl|UShighway-stub}}

{{UShighway-stub}}

Designates this article relating to U.S. Routes as a stub. Articles are listed in [[:Category:United States Numbered Highways stubs]].

===Barnstar===
{{tl|The U.S. Highways Barnstar}}
{{The U.S. Highways Barnstar}}
<br>

===Browse numbered routes===
====Routes with state sub articles====

Type the following code at the bottom of the article after {{tl|US Highways}}.
<pre width=100%>
{{start srbox}}
{{end box}}
</pre>

In between the start and end templates, the state browse templates should be added. These templates exist in the form
<pre width=100%>
{{XX browse|previous_type=|previous_route=|route=|next_type=|next_route=}}
</pre>
where XX is the two-letter abbreviation of the state '''in lowercase''' (California is ''ca'', New York is ''ny'', etc.).

====Routes without state sub articles====

In this case, the state browse templates should go into the infobox. 

Type the following code at the bottom of the infobox under |browse=
<pre width=100%>
|browse=
{{XX browse|previous_type=|previous_route=|route=|next_type=|next_route=}}
</pre>

where XX is the two-letter abbreviation of the state '''in lowercase''' (California is ''ca'', New York is ''ny'', etc.).

For the above parameters here's what you should fill in:
*'''previous_type:''' previous route (by number) in that state. Interstate, US (for U.S. routes), and (2-letter state abbrev.).
*'''previous_route:''' route number.
*'''route:''' a link to the list page for that state's highway system.
*'''next_type:''' the same as previous_type, but for the next route.
*'''next_route:''' same as previous_route, but for the next route.

===Project notice===
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{{WikiProject U.S. Roads|class=NA|type=US|category=no}}

Goes on the talk page of each article; add any states as needed. Assessment info is located at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Assessment]].

===Navigation===
{{tl|US Highways}}

{{US Highways}}

Goes on every article listed in it.

===User templates===
{{tlu|Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/U.S. Routes/Userbox}}  The resulting userbox is shown below.

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/U.S. Routes/Userbox}}

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