Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Roads/Resources#Templates

The following is a list of templates, sorted by type. Details of how to use the templates are available on the templates are specified at each templates documentation page.

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• {{tl|Road infrastructure in New South Wales}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Sydney}}
• {{tl|Streets of Sydney Australia}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Newcastle}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Northern Territory}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Queensland}}
• {{tl|Brisbane Metroads}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in the Gold Coast}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Townsville}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Tasmania}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Hobart}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in South Australia}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Adelaide}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Victoria}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Geelong}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Melbourne}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Western Australia}}
• {{tl|WA road routes}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Perth}}
• {{tl|Road infrastructure in Canberra}}

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;Infobox

• {{tl|Infobox Australian road}}

;Route markers ("shields")

• {{tl|AUshield}}

;Road junction (intersection/interchange) list tables

See the project standard WP:AURD/RJL for what to include, look at our recognised content for examples, and click the template names below for documentation instructions.

• Table header: {{tl|AUSinttop}}
• Table row: {{tl|AUS-WAint}} / {{tl|ACTint}} / {{tl|NSWint}} / {{tl|NTint}} / {{tl|QLDint}} / {{tl|SAint}} / {{tl|TASint}} / {{tl|VICint}}
• Destinations column ({{para|road}}) parameter: {{tl|AUshield}} Road name (Road route) {{XXcity|p=on}}
  (Where XX is the state postal abbreviation)
• Table footer/legend: {{tl|Jctbtm}}

;Traffic volume tables

• {{tl|traffic volume top}} – table header
• {{tl|traffic volume row}} – one for each row, use as many as required
• {{tl|traffic volume bottom}} – table footer

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;Maps

• Detailed guides on the creation of maps can be found at the U.S. Roads WikiProject's Maps Department.
• Existing maps are located in commons:Category:Road maps of Australia

;Photos and diagrams

• {{AUshield|N|1|N|M1}} National Highway shields (including alphanumeric National Highway shields)
• {{AUshield|R|1}} National Route shields (including alternative routes)
• {{AUshield|S|1}} State Route shields
• {{AUshield|NSW|M1}} NSW Alphanumeric markers (also used on ACT highways)
• {{AUshield|Met|8}} Metroad shields
• {{AUshield|Syd|F3}} Miscellaneous former shield systems
• See commons:Category:Roads in Australia and its subcategories for other images

; Requests

• Requests should be made at the project talk page. Please note, however, that there are a limited number of volunteers with a limited amount of time making maps

• Federal - [http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/ Department of Infrastructure and Transport], [http://www.ntc.gov.au/ National Transport Commission]
• New South Wales - [http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/ Transport for NSW], [http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/ Roads & Maritime Services]
• Victoria - [http://www.transport.vic.gov.au/ Department of Transport], [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/ VicRoads]
• Queensland - [http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/ Department of Transport and Main Roads] (TMR)
• Western Australia - [http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/ Department of Transport], [https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA)]
• South Australia - [http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/ Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]
• Tasmania - [http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/ Transport], [http://www.dier.tas.gov.au/ Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources]
• Australian Capital Territory - [http://www.tams.act.gov.au/ Territory and Municipal Services], [http://www.transport.act.gov.au/ Transport for Canberra]
• Northern Territory - [http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/ Department of Transport], [http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/ Road Report]

• Norfolk Island - [http://www.info.gov.nf/ Norfolk Island Government]
• Christmas Island - [http://www.christmas.shire.gov.cx/ Shire of Christmas Island]
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands - [http://www.shire.cc/ Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands]

• TAMS [http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/398423/ACT_TRIS_03_Traffic_Management.pdf Trunk Road Infrastructure Standard No. 03] (PDF) Appendix A (page 55) – Listing of Arterial Roads and Major Collector Roads

• Transport for NSW [https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/lgr/documents/classified-roads-schedule.pdf Schedule of Classified Roads and State & Regional Roads] (PDF) – 52 page listing of road's legal and administrative classification (last updated 2017)
• Transport for NSW [https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/classification/map/ Road Classification Map] - Interactive map of NSW road classification and road numbers
• [https://portal.spatial.nsw.gov.au/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f7c215b873864d44bccddda8075238cb NSW Historical Imagery] - Historical satellite imagery of New South Wales for different years between 1943 and 2006

• {{cite web

|publisher = Northern Territory Government

|author = Department of Transport

|title = Map of all NT Roads

|date = April 1998

|url = http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/6429/ntmapallroads.pdf

|format = PDF

|accessdate = 13 January 2014

|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20130505181212/http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/6429/ntmapallroads.pdf

|archivedate = 5 May 2013

|url-status = live

}}

: – Shows national highways, arterial roads, secondary roads, and destinations. More detailed maps for some locations available at [https://web.archive.org/web/20140127063411/http://www.transport.nt.gov.au/ntroads/declared-roads Declared Roads]

• [http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Travelandtransport/Maps%20and%20guides/Queensland%20maps/State%20road%20network/srnmapfront.pdf The State Road Network of Queensland] (PDF) map and [http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Travelandtransport/Maps%20and%20guides/Queensland%20maps/State%20road%20network/srnmapback.pdf enlargements] (PDF) – state controlled and state strategic roads shown and listed by classification, and local roads of regional significance. Also shows road regions, LGAs, destinations, and rest areas/scenic stops. Available under CC-BY-3.0-AU licence.

• [http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transport%2C+travel+and+motoring/Transport+facts+and+figures/Roads+and+traffic+facts/State+maintained+roads State maintained roads] - listing and maps of DPTI roads
• [http://www.sa.gov.au/upload/franchise/Transport,%20travel%20and%20motoring/Transport%20facts%20and%20figures/A_Functional_Hierarchy_for_SAs_Land_Transport_Network.pdf A Functional Hierarchy for South Australia’s Land Transport Network] (32 page PDF) – see 'Road Classification' (pages 4-5) for state roads - sealed and unsealed; see 'Functional Hierarchy: Major Traffic routes' (pages 14-17) for major roads; see 'Functional Hierarchy: Key Outback Routes' (pages 26-27) for major outback tracks.
• [http://data.sa.gov.au/dataset/roads Roads dataset] from South Australian Government Data Directory. Shapefile (GIS) dataset of every sealed and unsealed road in the state, and has been recently created and updated (2013). Data includes road names, route numbers, and class (Highway, Arterial, etc.). The license is CC-BY-3.0-AU, so it can be used to create maps. Does not include coastline or state borders.

• Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources: [http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/20734/DIER_Road_Hierarchy_2007.pdf Tasmanian State Road Hierarchy] (PDF) – maps of state roads, showing hierarchy. No road names shown, just major towns/locations
• [http://maps.thelist.tas.gov.au/ LISTmap] (beta) from the Land Information System Tasmania – click the layers button at the top right to add layers such as scanned maps from current TASMAP publications (which include road routes), Local Government Areas, land classification, and aerial imagery

• [https://vicroadsopendata-vicroadsmaps.opendata.arcgis.com/ Department of Transport Open Data Hub] - GIS maps of various databases including current alphanumeric routes, traffic light locations etc.
• [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Moreinfoandservices/RoadManagementAndDesign/TypesOfRoads/VictoriasRoadNetwork.htm VicRoads – Victoria's road network] (webpage)
• VicRoads [https://vicroadsmaps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e8fa54687853433eb58e51584b36f681 Maps of Declared Roads Application] – shows road type (Tollway, Freeway, Arterial-Highway, Arterial-Other, Non-Arterial State Road, Local Road) and location (VicRoads Region, Municipality, Locality) for all roads in Victoria
• [https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/-/media/files/documents/utilities/about-vr/acts-and-regulations/register-of-public-roads---part-a-v-2015.ashx?la=en&hash=116BE6FB86F506FF0B5BAFBEA45FCD6C VicRoads – Register of Public Roads (PART A) 2015] detailed listing (PDF, over 1100 pages)
• [http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/CCC51D91-1845-474A-B1E5-89A1C3DCC121/0/ROPR_Otherroads_12112009.doc Other roads for which VicRoads has responsibilities] (DOC)

• [https://gis.mainroads.wa.gov.au/roadinformationmap/ MRWA Road Information Mapping System] (interactive map - all roads in WA)
• : Can show state roads, sections with control of access, road hierarchy, speed limits, locations (towns, suburbs, LGAs, MRWA regions). Use the map identify function (click the (i) button to activate) to identify road length, name, and MRWA road number for state roads (Main roads network layer), and the start/end SLK (straight line kilometre) of road segments (Road Names layer).
• [https://gis.mainroads.wa.gov.au/surveyportal/ MRWA Survey Portal] (interactive map - all roads in WA) – can also identify segment SLKs and MRWA region.
• MRWA region maps (PDFs) – includes state roads, major LGA roads, minor LGA roads, destinations, and LGA boundaries. Shows if roads are sealed or unsealed. Does not include metropolitan region (Perth).

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• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Upper Regions map – Kimberley, Pilbara and Gascoyne

|date = 13 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGIONAL%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20UPPER%20REGIONS%20MAP.RCN-D13%5E2343348.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6LvlJO

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

}}

• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Mid West Region map

|date = 16 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20MID%20WEST.RCN-D13%5E233479.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6QvGbi

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

}}

• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Goldfields-Esperance Region map

|date = 13 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE.RCN-D13%5E233481.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6SvQua

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

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• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Wheatbelt North Region map

|date = 13 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20WHEATBELT%20NORTH.RCN-D13%5E233477.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6VLScT

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

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• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Wheatbelt South Region map

|date = 13 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20WHEATBELT%20SOUTH.RCN-D13%5E233474.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6YJjMA

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

}}

• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = Great Southern Region map

|date = 16 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20GREAT%20SOUTHERN.RCN-D13%5E233482.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6cHnDQ

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

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• {{cite map

|publisher = Main Roads Western Australia

|title = South West Region map

|date = 13 August 2013

|url = https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/REGION%20STATE%20ROAD%20CONDITION%20MAP%20138%20138%20SOUTH%20WEST.RCN-D13%5E233472.PDF

|version = Version 1.0

|cartography = Main Roads Western Australia

|type = PDF

|accessdate =

|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6JE6faRmJ

|archivedate = 29 August 2013

|url-status = live

}}

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• MRWA Integrated Service Arrangement maps (PDFs) – shows and lists state roads and MRWA road numbers

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• {{cite web|title=Metropolitan Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Metropolitan.u_3137507r_1n_0921-0166%5E2F03.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaNLxAKJ|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=Kimberley Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Kimberley.u_3137494r_1n_0921-0160%5E2F02.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaNW2hm5|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=Pilbara Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Pilbara.u_3137498r_1n_0921-0161%5E2F03.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaNn3sXq|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=Goldfields-Esperance Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Goldfields-Esperance.u_3137502r_1n_0921-0163%5E2F03.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaNzzQzo|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=Wheatbelt Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Wheatbelt.u_3170239r_1n_0921-0164%5E2F05.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaO4HFdD|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=Midwest and Gascoyne Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20Midwest%20and%20Gascoyne%20-%20Phased%20Implementation.u_3137500r_1n_0921-0162%5E2F04.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaO8pcK4|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}
• {{cite web|title=South West and Great Southern Network|url=https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/ISA%20Network%20-%20South%20West%20and%20Great%20Southern.u_3137504r_1n_0921-0165%5E2F04.PDF|work=Intergrated Service Arrangement|publisher=Main Roads Western Australia|accessdate=|format=PDF|date=28 February 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6IaOD72dK|archivedate=3 August 2013 |url-status = live}}

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• MRWA [https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au/Documents/slick20092.u_2100454r_1n_D08%5E23211271.ZIP SLicK 2005] (XLS inside an 8MB Zip file, [http://www.webcitation.org/6JIRVLftl archived]) – Spreadsheet log of SLK data as of 2005
• [http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/Free+Maps Free maps from Landgate] – includes WA, South West WA, Perth Metropolitan, and Perth, Fremantle, and Mandurah CBDs. There is also a Metropolitan Local Government Authorities map, which shows LGA and suburb boundaries.
• [http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/687.asp Current and historical maps of the Perth metropolitan region] from Planning Western Australia

• ACT - http://www.gazettes.act.gov.au/
• NSW - http://www.nsw.gov.au/gazette
• NT - http://www.nt.gov.au/ntg/gazette.shtml
• QLD - http://publications.qld.gov.au/
• SA - http://www.governmentgazette.sa.gov.au/
• TAS - http://www.gazette.tas.gov.au/
• VIC - http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/
• WA - http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gazette.nsf

• [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ Open Street Map] – as open data, this can be used to add maps to articles ([http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright Copyright and License], [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Legal_FAQ Legal FAQ]). Limited amounts of data can be [http://www.openstreetmap.org/export exported] as data (.osm file) and converted to other formats. GIS data is also [http://planet.openstreetmap.org/ available for download] from Open Street Map and third party sites
• [https://maps.google.com/ Google Maps] – Can be used a reference for route description and lengths. Use the get directions feature from the start of the road to the end of the road, resulting in a line from one end of the road to the other. Add extra points if needed to keep the directions to the road you want. Get the url of the current map view, including search results or directions, by clicking the link icon at the top-right of the search results pane. In the Wikipedia article, use the {{tlx|Google maps}} template to properly format the reference (place between tags).
• [http://www.bing.com/maps/ Bing Maps]
• [http://www.street-directory.com.au/ Street-directory.com.au] – Some areas, at certain zoom levels, show pages from commercial street directories including Melway, Sydway, Brisway, and Street Smart

• [http://melwayed1.melway.com.au/mwyedn1.htm MELWAY Edition 1] – 1966 maps of Melbourne, available for free online. There are also additional maps of further out areas of Melbourne from [http://melwayed1.melway.com.au/melway5.htm editions 2 to 5].

{{Nutshell|title=This section|Do not use these sites as references – any information from them has to be verified to reliable sourcees.}}

There are multiple roadgeek sites with loads of useful information on Australian roads. However, these sites can not be reliable sources, as they are self-published, and therefore they should not be used as references for Wikipedia articles. However, once information is found on these sites, it can often be corroborated with a reliable sources, such as official or government published documents. Also note that resources on these sites, such as images, must be released by the copyright holder under an appropriate license before they can be reused here (for more information, see Wikipedia:Image use policy).

• [http://expressway.paulrands.com/ Expressway: The Australian Highway Site]
• [http://www.ozroads.com.au/ OZROADS: The Australian Roads Website]
• [http://mrv.ozroads.com.au/index.htm Main Roads Victoria]

If you see these sites used as references, please tag them with {{tlx|Self-published source}}. Eventually, or as soon as possible, such references should be replaced with citations to reliable sources.

;Guidelines

• U.S. Roads WikiProject's Anatomy of a road article - Note that the direction of travel standards do not apply to Australian roads.
• Naming conventions (Australian roads)
• Manual of Style: Road junction lists

;Essays

• Notability (geographic features)

• Reflinks – Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
• Checklinks – Edit and repair external links
• Dab solver – Quickly resolve ambiguous links
• Peer reviewer – Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles

• Userboxes for your user page are available, see the userbox page for details.
• The project barnstar can be awarded by any project member to any other editor who has made significant or useful contributions to Wikipedia's articles associated with Australian roads.

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