Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Connecticut

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This page is a WikiProject to aid in the standardization of information in articles related to Connecticut Routes. If you would like to help, go the list of routes and start editing. If you would like to join the group, please sign up below. For any questions regarding the project, please inquire on the talk page.

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Title

Connecticut Routes WikiProject

Scope

This WikiProject aims to encourage participation in creating and/or expanding articles about state highways in Connecticut. This project also aims to standardize the structure of these articles.

Highways to include

For now, the project covers all current state highways that are given Route number designations. This includes U.S. Highways and Interstate Highways in the state.

Goals

Apply project standards to existing articles. Identify and tag any stub articles. Expand such stub articles. Create articles for Routes that don't have articles yet.

Related and similar WikiProjects

Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/List of state roads WikiProjects

Participants

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Lists

The main article giving an overview of the Connecticut state highway system and a list of all current Routes is at List of State Routes in Connecticut.

Structure

Article name

The articles currently have titles with the format Route X (Connecticut). Any new articles should conform to the current naming convention.

Infobox

Use {{stateroutect}} as the first part of the article. See an existing article such as Route 9 (Connecticut) for an example of how to fill the template in. The map parameter should be left out if a map is not available. The other parameters should be left in but leave the entry blank if you do not know the correct information to put.

Blank template:

{{stateroutect
|article_route=
|length_mi=
|length_km=
|yrcom=
|from=
|to=
|direction_a=
|direction_b=
}}

Intro section

Overview of the route, highlighting freeway/expressway sections if present. List the route numbers and towns at the termini, general direction (E/W or N/S), and major cities/regions of Connecticut served by the route. Length can be listed as well. The bolded text must be Route X.

Route description

Provide a more detailed route description through the various towns along the way. Highlight any interesting attractions/landmarks encountered and note any significant changes in the road character.

Special designations

(optional) Connecticut has a lot of commemorative highway names. List here any such commemorative names if you know them, indicating which section of the road it applies to. Please link appropriately to the event/person being commemorated. Any state designated scenic portions should also be listed here.

Notes

(optional) Any interesting tidbits/trivia should go here.

Junction list

Make a table with columns for Town, Road names, Junction, Milepost. The town columns may also include the total miles travelled by the route in that particular town in parentheses. The road names column is a list of street names used by the route in going through a particular town. Each street name should be on a separate line. Junctions to be included are those with other Routes, U.S. Highways, and Interstate Highways. "Secret" routes may be included in the junction list only if those routes lead to major highways or state facilities. For routes that are entirely or mostly freeway, this section is not needed. See Route 3 (Connecticut) for an example of a (mostly) non-freeway route. Note than many articles currently have this section under the heading Town by town.

Exit list

This section is only for routes that are entirely or mostly freeway. See Route 8 (Connecticut) for an example. For freeway routes with no or only one intermediate exit, an exit list table is not necessary.

History

Broad overview of the history of the modern route. Highlight any major realignments and number changes, if known. You may also include a history of the roads that previously used the route number. If a detailed history is available, please include with proper sources.

References

If information for the whole article or for any section is based primarily on external sources, please include the specific link or attribution here.

External links

List of websites that provide additional information on the route that have not been used as principal sources for the article.

Browse box

Insert the following sequence:

{{start srbox}}
{{ct browse
|previous_type=
|previous_route=
|route=[[List of State Routes in Connecticut|CT]]
|next_type=
|next_route=
}}
{{end box}}

Fill in the previous_route and next_route with the appropriate route number in the route sequence from the List of State Routes in Connecticut. Type should be blank unless the previous/next route is a U.S. Highway (use type=U.S.) or an Interstate Highway (use type=Interstate).

Stub template

Use {{Connecticut-State-Highway-stub}} to mark articles that are stubs.

Requests

Place any requests for new articles, article sections, shield images, maps, etc. here.