AARoads:Alabama

Alabama
A state resource page of the AARoads Wiki

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List page: List of state highways in Alabama
Redirect completion list: Completion list

Scope and goals

This project covers all notable roads in Alabama, including state highways and some major county and local roads. The goal is to organize, standardize, and expand the articles on highways in Alabama to be a broad, comprehensive, and recognized resource.

How you can help

• Create and improve articles on Alabama highways. See List of state highways in Alabama.
• Create a completion list for this project.

Resources

• ALDOT main page
• State map
• Milepost maps and county maps
• Traffic counts
• University of Alabama Historical Map Archive (see "state highways", and the 1927 map on the "after 1920" page)
• County GIS

• All-time list
• Early numbering
• Unsigned routes
• 1928 renumbering
• 1957 renumbering
• National Highway System listings
• Media related to Alabama at Wikimedia Commons
• Birmingham News (before 1963 on Newspapers.com - but after 1920s requires Publishers Extra; recent in libraries)
• Montgomery Advertiser (Newspapers.com - after 1920s requires Publishers Extra, recent in libraries)
• Dothan Eagle (before 1963 on Newspapers.com, does not require Publishers Extra)

Structure and standards

Articles should follow AA:MURA.

Naming conventions

The following names and abbreviations should be used, as they are the forms commonly used by ALDOT; see AA:NC for information on how to apply them.

Official name	Article title	Abbreviation
State Route X	Alabama State Route X	SR-X
U.S. Highway X	U.S. Route X in Alabama (for consistency with other states)	US-X
Interstate X	Interstate X in Alabama (for multi-state routes)	I-X

Shields

The various shield graphics are located in Category:Alabama State Route shields on Commons. {{jct}} can create the various links to highway articles with the appropriate shield graphics for use in the infobox or junction lists.

Categories

All state highways should include the category tag: [[Category:State highways in Alabama|nnnA]] where nnn is a 3-digit route number, and A is the letter designation if any (e.g. SR-1A is "001A", SR-2 is "002"). Also place the article in the category for any counties and cities it passes through, with a sort key of - for example - "State Route 001A" (for SR-1A), "U.S. Highway 80-2" (for US-280), or "Interstate 59-4" (for I-459). Use Category:Interstate Highways in Alabama for highways that are also part of the Interstate Highway System in the state and Category:U.S. Highways in Alabama for highways that are also part of the U.S. Highway System in the state.

Templates

Infobox

Use {{infobox road}} or {{infobox road junction}} as needed for articles. The state parameters should contain the state's postal abbreviation. The type codes are the same as for the junction template below.

Junction template

Use {{jct}} to create the entries in a junction list section for the article, or the junction list in the infobox. To use, insert {{jct|state=AL|type|number}} into the article. If two to four highways are needed, use {{jct|state=AL|type|first number|type|second number}}. Types can be I for Interstates, US for US Routes or AL for state routes. Further instructions can be found on the documentation page.

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User templates

{{AARW user|USA|AL}}

Produces a userbox for editors' user pages.

This editor is interested in Alabama roads and highways.