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Road Infobox vs. this one
Is there any reason that Template:Routeboxint is prefferred over Template:Infobox road? --Engleman 06:33, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
- Yes there are reasons: the other state hwy WPs use this format, this one provides more info, etc. This project was originally developed to have a multi-state routebox since the CA and WA WPs want certain info in the routebox (but then the project eventually grew to what it is today). There are certain characteristics of an interstate that just aren't adequately ddressed in the road infobox template. --Rschen7754
- Thanks for the info --Engleman 17:27, August 30, 2005 (UTC)
Highway abbreviations
I am trying to get the proper abbreviations on all of the highway-related articles. This may sound trivial, but such information is still considered valuable in an encyclopedia. --Ixfd64 01:11, 2005 September 1 (UTC)
Ridiculously Long Junction Boxes?
So... wait... I'm still not sure what the Legend is for... is that for the junction box/list?
If so, doesn't that mean something like Interstate 90 will end up being ridiculously long? --Rob 02:00, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
- For the interstates divisible by five, it would probably be best to include only other 2di's. For other 2di's, I would include all 2di's and 3di's. For 3di's I would include definetely all interstates, and perhaps some other major roads. These aren't strict rules; they are just guidelines that I'm following as I begin to bring those boxes into more widespread use.
- It also might be a good idea to split the legend off, making it just a link. (Many articles won't even need to use the color-coding anyway.)
- Oh, by the way, if you want to make one for I-90, but don't want to research all of the interchanges out to Boston, I can do from where you leave off in the east and do the rest to Boston.
- --Engleman 13:42, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
- I'd agree with Engleman on this one... I prefer that all interstate junctions are listed on all interstates, but then I guess it would be a little long... sorry that I'm not helping with the boxes more. --Rschen7754 03:25, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
- You could always make a separate page for the long ones, i.e. List of interstate 90 junctions. --Holderca1 02:35, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
- I'd agree with Engleman on this one... I prefer that all interstate junctions are listed on all interstates, but then I guess it would be a little long... sorry that I'm not helping with the boxes more. --Rschen7754 03:25, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
Milepost(TM) style distance formatting ??
Just a thought/question... do you want the articles to have a driving guide, in order from west to east south to north?
Something like the famous Milepost (distances not correct, just here for example):
Distance from Los Angeles (LA), followed by state milepost (MP), followed by distance from Dallas (D), followed by distance from Jacksonville (J). Additional intermediate cities: Phoenix (P), El Paso (EP), New Orleans (NO), Mobile (M).
LA 0 . MP 0 . P 385 . EP 886 . D 1499 . J 2690 - junction of Interstate 10 with Interstate 5 in Los Angeles
LA 217 . MP 217 . P 168 . EP 669 . D 1282 . J 2573 - California/Arizona border; westbound travelers must stop for agricultural inspection
LA 385 . MP 168 . P 0 . EP 501 . D 1114 . J 2305 - Phoenix, Arizona at junction with I-17
LA 442 . MP 225 . P 57 . EP 444 . D 1057 . J 2248 - Tucson, Arizona at junction with I-19
LA 886 . MP 4 . P 501 . EP 0 . D 613 . J 1804 - El Paso, Texas
LA 1499 . MP 617 . P 1114 . EP 613 . D 0 . NO 603 . M 771 . J 1191 - Dallas Texas
LA 1877 . MP 995 . D 378 . NO 225 . M 393 . J 813 - Louisiana/Texas border
LA 2102 . MP 225 . D 603 . NO 0 . M 168 . J 588 - New Orleans
LA 2270 . MP 26 . D 771 . NO 168 . M 0 . J 420 - Mobile, Alabama
LA 2334 . MP 49 . D 834 . NO 232 . M 64 . J 356 - Tallahassee, Florida
LA 2990 . MP 405 . D 1191 . NO 588 . M 292 . J 0 - Jacksonville, Florida, at junction with Interstate 95
That's the general idea. Progressive distance from assorted key points along the route. Since mileposts are up in every state, an additional indicator (MP) could follow the first place on the highway to indicate which mile in that state the driver is at. Assorted other waypoints (like Mount Rushmore, the Alamo, etc.) would be shown as intermediate points. GBC 23:52, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
- Well I'd like for it to be a driving guide, but I feel like this information might clutter the articles... the term "Milepost" is entirely coincidental and does not refer to the Alaska Highway publication... the routebox takes care of the mileposts anyway. It would be extremely time-consuming to put the information in there, and many people wouldn't need this. Thanks for your input, however. --Rschen7754 00:06, September 11, 2005 (UTC)