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This Naming Convention is intended to standardize the naming formats used in articles pertaining to highways in the ].
].


The highway types covered by this convention have two naming formats&nbsp;– ''official name'' and ''article title''&nbsp;– which can be the same. The official name is the naming format typically used by the state ] (DOT) or the general public, and is what should be used to refer the highway in article prose. The article title is a ] form obviously used for article naming, and should only be used in article prose if a sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.
==Scope==
This Manual of Style applies to articles for ]s in the ]. This excludes ] and ].


If you disagree with the conventions described here, or wish to add to them, please discuss it on the ]. These conventions were established through previous debates, and any proposals to change such conventions may be contentious (see also the ]).
This guide is also supplemented by individual state highway WikiProjects (see ] for a list).

==U.S. state highways==
The following are systems of ] maintained and numbered by each U.S. state, territory or district. The naming conventions listed below may be supplemented by guidelines of individual state highway task forces under the ] (please see ] for a list). The standardized abbreviations in use in the {{tl|jct}} template are also listed below for convenience.


==Article titles and mainspace naming==
Each state has two formats - '''common name''' and '''article title''' - which can be equivalent. The common name is a format typically used by the state ] or the public, while the article title is a ] form if necessary.
{| class=wikitable {| class=wikitable
!State/Territory/District !scope="col"|State/Territory/District
!Common name !scope="col"|Official name
!Article title !scope="col"|Article title
!scope="col"|Abbreviation
|- |-
|Alabama |Alabama
|State Route X |State Route X
|Alabama State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Alaska |Alaska
|State Route X |Alaska Route X
|Alaska State Route X<ref>Named highways are at <name of road> Highway.</ref> |]<ref group=lower-alpha>Named highways are at <name of road> Highway.</ref>
|AK-X
|- |-
|American Samoa |American Samoa
|American Samoa Highway X |American Samoa Highway X
|American Samoa Highway X |]
|ASXXXX<ref group=lower-alpha>American Samoa uses four-digit numbers, padding them with the necessary zeros.</ref>
|- |-
|Arizona |Arizona
|State Route X |State Route X
|Arizona State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Arkansas |Arkansas
|Highway X |Highway X
|Arkansas Highway X |]
|AR X
|- |-
|California |California
|State Route X |State Route X
|California State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Colorado |Colorado
|State Highway X |State Highway X
|Colorado State Highway X |]
|SH X
|- |-
|Connecticut |Connecticut
|Route X |Route X
|]
|Connecticut Route X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at Route X (Connecticut).</ref>
|Route X
|- |-
|Delaware |Delaware
|Delaware Route X |Delaware Route X
|Delaware Route X |]
|DE X
|- |-
|District of Columbia |District of Columbia
|District of Columbia Route X |District of Columbia Route X
|District of Columbia Route X |]
|DC X
|- |-
|Florida |Florida
|State Road X |State Road X
|]
|Florida State Road X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at State Road X (Florida).</ref>
|SR X
|- |-
|Georgia |Georgia
|State Route X |State Route X
|Georgia State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Guam |Guam
|Guam Highway X |Guam Highway X
|Guam Highway X |]
|GH-X
|- |-
|Hawaii |Hawaii
|Route X |Route X
|Hawaii Route X |]
|Route X
|- |-
|Idaho |Idaho
|State Highway X |State Highway X
|Idaho State Highway X |]
|SH-X
|- |-
|Illinois |Illinois
|Illinois Route X |Illinois Route X
|Illinois Route X |]
|IL X
|- |-
|Indiana |Indiana
|State Road X |State Road X
|Indiana State Road X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Iowa |Iowa
|Iowa Highway X |Iowa Highway X
|Iowa Highway X |]
|Iowa X
|- |-
|Kansas |Kansas
|K-X |K-X
|K-X (Kansas highway) |]
|K-X
|- |-
|Kentucky |Kentucky
|Kentucky Route X |Kentucky Route X
|Kentucky Route X |]
|KY X
|- |-
|Louisiana |Louisiana
|Louisiana Highway X |Louisiana Highway X
|Louisiana Highway X |]
|LA X
|- |-
|Maine |Maine
|State Route X |State Route X
|Maine State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Maryland |Maryland
|Maryland Route X |Maryland Route X
|Maryland Route X |]
|MD X
|- |-
|Massachusetts |Massachusetts
|Route X |Route X
|Massachusetts Route X |]
|Route X
|- |-
|Michigan |Michigan
|M-X |M-X
|M-X (Michigan highway) |]
|M-X
|- |-
|Minnesota |Minnesota
|State Highway X
|Minnesota State Highway X |Minnesota State Highway X
|]
|MN X
|- |-
|Mississippi |Mississippi
|Mississippi Highway X |Mississippi Highway X
|Mississippi Highway X |]
|MS X
|- |-
|Missouri |Missouri
|Route X |Route X
|Missouri Route X |]
|Route X
|- |-
|Montana |Montana
|Montana Highway X |Montana Highway X
|Montana Highway X |]
|MT X
|-
|Montana (secondary)
|Secondary Highway X
|]
|S-X
|- |-
|Nebraska |Nebraska
|Nebraska Highway X |Nebraska Highway X
|Nebraska Highway X |]
|N-X
|- |-
|Nevada |Nevada
|State Route X |State Route X
|Nevada State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|New Hampshire |New Hampshire
|New Hampshire Route X |New Hampshire Route X
|New Hampshire Route X |]
|NH X
|- |-
|New Jersey |New Jersey
|Route X |Route X
|]
|New Jersey Route X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at Route X (New Jersey).</ref>
|Route X
|- |-
|New Mexico |New Mexico
|State Road X |State Road X
|New Mexico State Road X |]
|NM X
|- |-
|New York |New York
|New York State Route X |New York State Route X
|New York State Route X |]
|NY X
|- |-
|North Carolina |North Carolina
|NC X
|NC X, N.C. Highway X, or North Carolina Highway X
|North Carolina Highway X |]
|NC X
|- |-
|North Dakota |North Dakota
|North Dakota Highway X |North Dakota Highway X
|North Dakota Highway X |]
|ND X
|- |-
|Northern Mariana Islands |Northern Mariana Islands
|Northern Mariana Islands Highway X |Northern Mariana Islands Highway X
|Northern Mariana Islands Highway X |]
|Hwy. X
|- |-
|Ohio |Ohio
|State Route X |State Route X
|Ohio State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Oklahoma |Oklahoma
|State Highway X |State Highway X
|]
|Oklahoma State Highway X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at State Highway X (Oklahoma).</ref>
|SH-X
|- |-
|Oregon |Oregon
|Oregon Route X |Oregon Route X
|Oregon Route X |]
|OR X
|- |-
|Pennsylvania |Pennsylvania
|Pennsylvania Route X |Pennsylvania Route X
|Pennsylvania Route X |]
|PA X
|-
|Pennsylvania Quadrant
|State Route XXXX
|State Route XXXX (Y County, Pennsylvania)
|SR X
|- |-
|Puerto Rico |Puerto Rico
|PR-X |PR-X
|Puerto Rico Highway X |]
|PR-X
|- |-
|Rhode Island |Rhode Island
|Route X |Route X
|Rhode Island Route X |]
|Route X
|- |-
|South Carolina |South Carolina
|South Carolina Highway X |South Carolina Highway X
|South Carolina Highway X |]
|SC X
|- |-
|South Dakota |South Dakota
|Highway X |Highway X
|South Dakota Highway X |]
|SD X
|- |-
|Tennessee |Tennessee
|State Route X |State Route X
|Tennessee State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Texas |Texas
|State Highway X |State Highway X
|]
|Texas State Highway X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at State Highway X (Texas).</ref>
|SH X
|-
|U.S. Virgin Islands
|U.S. Virgin Islands Highway X
|]
|Hwy X
|- |-
|Utah |Utah
|State Route X |State Route X
|Utah State Route X |]
|- |SR-X
|U.S. Virgin Islands
|U.S. Virgin Islands Highway X
|U.S. Virgin Islands Highway X
|- |-
|Vermont |Vermont
|Vermont Route X |Vermont Route X
|Vermont Route X |]
|VT X
|- |-
|Virginia |Virginia
|State Route X |State Route X
|Virginia State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|Washington |Washington
|State Route X |State Route X
|Washington State Route X |]
|SR X
|- |-
|West Virginia |West Virginia
|Route X
|West Virginia Route X |West Virginia Route X
|]
|WV X
|- |-
|Wisconsin |Wisconsin
|Highway X |State Trunk Highway X
|]
|Wisconsin Highway X<ref>If someone volunteers to move the articles, this is what the convention will be; otherwise, this state is at Highway X (Wisconsin).</ref>
|WIS X
|- |-
|Wyoming |Wyoming
|Wyoming Highway X |Wyoming Highway X
|Wyoming Highway X |]
|WYO X
|} |}


The common name is to be used when writing an article; only use the article title if the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous. The official name is to be used when writing about the road in an article; only use the article title in another article if the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous. Never use a colloquial title other than those listed above, unless you are adding a mention of its existence to the article.


Official nicknames for highways (i.e. ], ], ]) may be used if the DOT uses it. However, colloquial names such as ] should not be used.
===Footnotes===
<references />


==Interstate and U.S. Routes==
The following are systems of national highways maintained by the states which have their numbering assignments made by the ] (AASHTO).


{| class=wikitable
!scope="col"|System
!scope="col"|Subtype
!scope="col"|Official name
!scope="col"|Article title
!scope="col"|Abbreviation
|-
|rowspan=5|]
|Primary
|Interstate X
|]<ref group=lower-alpha name=dab>The state name must be added where the route number is repeated in multiple locations. If the segments cover multiple states, use only the terminal state names separated by an en dash (–). In these cases, "Interstate X" should be used as a disambiguation page.</ref>
|rowspan=3|I-X<ref group=lower-alpha>TxDOT uses "IH X" internally, but for consistency, we've standardized on "I-X" to match the other states.</ref><ref group=lower-alpha>For Alaska, use A-X. For Hawaii, use H-X. For Puerto Rico, use PRI-X.</ref>
|-
|Primary, state-detail
|Interstate X
|Interstate X in State
|-
|Auxiliary
|Interstate X
|]<ref group=lower-alpha name=dab />
|-
|Business loops
|Interstate X Business Loop,<br>Business Loop Interstate X
|rowspan=2|]
|I-X BL<br/>BL I-X<br/>I-X Bus.
|-
|Business spurs
|Interstate X Business Spur<br>Business Spur Interstate X
|I-X BS<br/>BS I-X<br/>I-X Bus.
|-
|rowspan=8|]
|Primary
|U.S. Route X<ref group=lower-alpha>The official AASHTO route logs and documents refer to these highways as "U.S. Route X" while "United States Highway" appears as the heading for each route in the 1989 log, ''United States Numbered Highways''. The term "U.S. Highway X" is used by many state DOTs, and may be used in article prose where this nomenclature is prevalent.</ref>
|]
|rowspan=2|US X<br/>US-X<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha>Hyphenation varies by state at this time</ref>
|-
|Primary, state-detail
|U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X in State
|-
|Alternate routes
|U.S. Route X Alternate,<br>Alternate U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Alternate (Location)
|US X Alt.<br/>Alt. US X<br/>US XA<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|-
|Business routes
|U.S. Route X Business,<br>Business U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Business (Location)
|US X Bus.<br/>Bus. US X<br/>US XB<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|-
|Bypass routes
|U.S. Route X Bypass,<br>Bypass U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Bypass (Location)
|US X Byp.<br/>Byp. US X<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|-
|Scenic routes
|U.S. Route X Scenic,<br>Scenic U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Scenic (Location)
|US X Scenic<br/>Scenic US X<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|-
|Spur routes
|U.S. Route X Spur,<br>Spur U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Spur (Location)
|US X Spur<br/>Spur US X<br/>US XS<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|-
|Truck routes
|U.S. Route X Truck,<br>Truck U.S. Route X
|U.S. Route X Truck (Location)
|US X Truck<br/>Truck US X<ref name="hyphenation" group=lower-alpha/>
|}


==Footnotes==
==Creation of redirects==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
Redirects from the common name (as indicated in the above linked lists) to the article should be created at the same time a new state highway article is created. Redirects from the common name are of the form ''<Common name> <route number>''. Often, the common name is ambiguous and will need to be disambiguated. Following standard Misplaced Pages disambiguation rules, the convention for disambiguation of an ambiguous common name is to follow the above format with the state name in parentheses, e.g. ''<Common name> <route number> (State name)''.

Lists to help you make these redirects are at ].

==Bolded text==
When writing an article about a state highway, use the common name as indicated in the table above.

==Linking==
{{seealso|Help:Pipe trick}}
When linking to a state highway article, be sure to use the common name, especially for the cases where the common name and article title are different. For these cases, use the redirect from the common name when creating links if the context is already established.

You can use the ] to aid in forming a link. For instance, to link to the article with the title ], type <nowiki>]</nowiki> to get ]. As long as the redirect from ] to ] exists, the link will be equivalent to typing <nowiki>]</nowiki>. '''There is nothing wrong with linking to a redirect; ].''' This will ensure that articles are standardized but also not redundant.

Direct links using the article title can be used for situations where the context is not clear or for describing highways ending at state lines. For instance, one may be writing an article about ] and want to talk about SR 50 in Florida. In that case, you can write "The ], part of ], crosses the ] swamp." Or you can word it differently: "The ], part of ], crosses the ] swamp in ]."


]
==Infobox and junction tables==
]
The infobox should use either the common name or the official name of the road which is not necessarily the same as the article title. For the junction list, use a short form of the common name or an officially used abbreviation as the displayed text.

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This Naming Convention is intended to standardize the naming formats used in articles pertaining to highways in the United States.

The highway types covered by this convention have two naming formats – official name and article title – which can be the same. The official name is the naming format typically used by the state department of transportation (DOT) or the general public, and is what should be used to refer the highway in article prose. The article title is a disambiguated form obviously used for article naming, and should only be used in article prose if a sentence would otherwise be ambiguous.

If you disagree with the conventions described here, or wish to add to them, please discuss it on the talk page. These conventions were established through previous debates, and any proposals to change such conventions may be contentious (see also the Arbitration Committee Highways case).

U.S. state highways

The following are systems of state highways maintained and numbered by each U.S. state, territory or district. The naming conventions listed below may be supplemented by guidelines of individual state highway task forces under the U.S. Roads WikiProject (please see WP:USRD/SUB for a list). The standardized abbreviations in use in the {{jct}} template are also listed below for convenience.

State/Territory/District Official name Article title Abbreviation
Alabama State Route X Alabama State Route X SR X
Alaska Alaska Route X Alaska Route X AK-X
American Samoa American Samoa Highway X American Samoa Highway X ASXXXX
Arizona State Route X Arizona State Route X SR X
Arkansas Highway X Arkansas Highway X AR X
California State Route X California State Route X SR X
Colorado State Highway X Colorado State Highway X SH X
Connecticut Route X Connecticut Route X Route X
Delaware Delaware Route X Delaware Route X DE X
District of Columbia District of Columbia Route X District of Columbia Route X DC X
Florida State Road X Florida State Road X SR X
Georgia State Route X Georgia State Route X SR X
Guam Guam Highway X Guam Highway X GH-X
Hawaii Route X Hawaii Route X Route X
Idaho State Highway X Idaho State Highway X SH-X
Illinois Illinois Route X Illinois Route X IL X
Indiana State Road X Indiana State Road X SR X
Iowa Iowa Highway X Iowa Highway X Iowa X
Kansas K-X K-X (Kansas highway) K-X
Kentucky Kentucky Route X Kentucky Route X KY X
Louisiana Louisiana Highway X Louisiana Highway X LA X
Maine State Route X Maine State Route X SR X
Maryland Maryland Route X Maryland Route X MD X
Massachusetts Route X Massachusetts Route X Route X
Michigan M-X M-X (Michigan highway) M-X
Minnesota Minnesota State Highway X Minnesota State Highway X MN X
Mississippi Mississippi Highway X Mississippi Highway X MS X
Missouri Route X Missouri Route X Route X
Montana Montana Highway X Montana Highway X MT X
Montana (secondary) Secondary Highway X Montana Secondary Highway X S-X
Nebraska Nebraska Highway X Nebraska Highway X N-X
Nevada State Route X Nevada State Route X SR X
New Hampshire New Hampshire Route X New Hampshire Route X NH X
New Jersey Route X New Jersey Route X Route X
New Mexico State Road X New Mexico State Road X NM X
New York New York State Route X New York State Route X NY X
North Carolina NC X North Carolina Highway X NC X
North Dakota North Dakota Highway X North Dakota Highway X ND X
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Highway X Northern Mariana Islands Highway X Hwy. X
Ohio State Route X Ohio State Route X SR X
Oklahoma State Highway X Oklahoma State Highway X SH-X
Oregon Oregon Route X Oregon Route X OR X
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Route X Pennsylvania Route X PA X
Pennsylvania Quadrant State Route XXXX State Route XXXX (Y County, Pennsylvania) SR X
Puerto Rico PR-X Puerto Rico Highway X PR-X
Rhode Island Route X Rhode Island Route X Route X
South Carolina South Carolina Highway X South Carolina Highway X SC X
South Dakota Highway X South Dakota Highway X SD X
Tennessee State Route X Tennessee State Route X SR X
Texas State Highway X Texas State Highway X SH X
U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Highway X U.S. Virgin Islands Highway X Hwy X
Utah State Route X Utah State Route X SR-X
Vermont Vermont Route X Vermont Route X VT X
Virginia State Route X Virginia State Route X SR X
Washington State Route X Washington State Route X SR X
West Virginia West Virginia Route X West Virginia Route X WV X
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway X Wisconsin Highway X WIS X
Wyoming Wyoming Highway X Wyoming Highway X WYO X

The official name is to be used when writing about the road in an article; only use the article title in another article if the sentence would otherwise be ambiguous. Never use a colloquial title other than those listed above, unless you are adding a mention of its existence to the article.

Official nicknames for highways (i.e. Golden State Freeway, Tri-State Tollway, New Jersey Turnpike) may be used if the DOT uses it. However, colloquial names such as The Loneliest Road in America should not be used.

Interstate and U.S. Routes

The following are systems of national highways maintained by the states which have their numbering assignments made by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

System Subtype Official name Article title Abbreviation
Interstate Highway System Primary Interstate X Interstate X
Interstate X (State) 		I-X
Primary, state-detail Interstate X Interstate X in State
Auxiliary Interstate X Interstate X
Interstate X (State)
Business loops Interstate X Business Loop,
Business Loop Interstate X 		Interstate X Business (City, State) I-X BL
BL I-X
I-X Bus.
Business spurs Interstate X Business Spur
Business Spur Interstate X 		I-X BS
BS I-X
I-X Bus.
United States Numbered Highway System Primary U.S. Route X U.S. Route X US X
US-X
Primary, state-detail U.S. Route X U.S. Route X in State
Alternate routes U.S. Route X Alternate,
Alternate U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Alternate (Location) US X Alt.
Alt. US X
US XA
Business routes U.S. Route X Business,
Business U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Business (Location) US X Bus.
Bus. US X
US XB
Bypass routes U.S. Route X Bypass,
Bypass U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Bypass (Location) US X Byp.
Byp. US X
Scenic routes U.S. Route X Scenic,
Scenic U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Scenic (Location) US X Scenic
Scenic US X
Spur routes U.S. Route X Spur,
Spur U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Spur (Location) US X Spur
Spur US X
US XS
Truck routes U.S. Route X Truck,
Truck U.S. Route X 		U.S. Route X Truck (Location) US X Truck
Truck US X

Footnotes

  1. Named highways are at <name of road> Highway.
  2. American Samoa uses four-digit numbers, padding them with the necessary zeros.
  3. ^ The state name must be added where the route number is repeated in multiple locations. If the segments cover multiple states, use only the terminal state names separated by an en dash (–). In these cases, "Interstate X" should be used as a disambiguation page.
  4. TxDOT uses "IH X" internally, but for consistency, we've standardized on "I-X" to match the other states.
  5. For Alaska, use A-X. For Hawaii, use H-X. For Puerto Rico, use PRI-X.
  6. The official AASHTO route logs and documents refer to these highways as "U.S. Route X" while "United States Highway" appears as the heading for each route in the 1989 log, United States Numbered Highways. The term "U.S. Highway X" is used by many state DOTs, and may be used in article prose where this nomenclature is prevalent.
  7. ^ Hyphenation varies by state at this time
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