Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Alaska
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Welcome to the Alaska Routes Task Force of WikiProject U.S. Roads!
Scope and goals
All state-maintained highways in Alaska and any other road-related transportation articles of note. The goal is to organize, standardize, and expand the articles on highways in Alaska to be a broad, comprehensive, and recognized resource.
Assessment
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Alaska road transport articles by quality statistics}}
Recognized content
{{/Recognized content}}
Resources
- [http://milepost.com/ The Milepost]
- [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/scenic/index.shtml Alaska Scenic Byway Listings]
- [http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/transdata/traffic_maps_home.shtml State Traffic Maps and Reports]
- [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/desbridge/assets/pdf/2009bridgeinventory.pdf State Bridge Inventory (2009)]
- [https://dot.alaska.gov/stwddes/desenviron/assets/pdf/historic/Book_Historic_Roads_2017.pdf Historic Roads of Alaska] (2017)
- [http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/plh/fh/documents/ak/ak-rd.pdf Alaska Forest Highway Listings]
Maps
- [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/alaska/historical.html Topographical Maps 1902-1938]
- [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/alaska/ Topographical Maps 1938-Present]
- [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/imw/index_north_america.html State Topographical Maps (1971 Edition)]
- [http://explorenorth.com/library/maps/n-alcan.htm Alaska Highways Map (1943)]
- [http://www.censusfinder.com/mapalaska.htm Alaska Boroughs Maps]
- [http://www.milebymile.com/maps/Alaska_road_map.pdf Alaska State Road Map]
- [http://www.onlineatlas.us/alaska-map.htm Alaska's Major Highways Map]
- [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/mapping/adt.shtml Highway Traffic Maps (2008-2009-2010)]
Other
- National Highway System listings
- {{Commons category-inline|Roads in Alaska}}
Structure and standards
Articles should follow WP:USRD/STDS.
=Naming convention=
Articles should be titled "Alaska Route X" per WP:USSH.
=Shields=
The various shield graphics are located in Category:Alaska highway 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=
Articles should be placed in the following categories as appropriate:
- :Category:State highways in Alaska for most highways
- :Category:Interstate Highways in Alaska for highways that are also part of the Interstate Highway System in the state
Templates
=Infobox=
Use {{tl|infobox road}} or {{tl|infobox road junction}} as needed for articles. The state and type parameters should each contain the state's postal abbreviation.
=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
=Stub=
Use {{tl|Alaska-road-stub}}
{{Alaska-road-stub}}
=Project banner=
Place the following on the talk page for articles {{tlx|WikiProject U.S. Roads|2=state=AK}}
{{WikiProject U.S. Roads|state=AK|category=no|class=na}}
=User templates=
{{tlu|Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Alaska/Userbox}}
will produce:
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Alaska/Userbox}}{{-}}
For a list of project announcements and news, use: {{tl|USRD Announcements}}
{{USRD Announcements}}