AARoads:United States/Iowa
 Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|
| A state resource page of the AARoads Wiki | ||
 U.S. RoadsThe AARoads Wiki |
| New user orientation |
Welcome to the Iowa task force of WikiProject U.S. Roads! This task force aims to facilitate the development of a set of standardized, well-written, and well-sourced articles on all state-maintained highways in Iowa.
Article structure and standards
This task force has generally adopted the standard USRD article structure found at AA:MURA. Please consult this document first. The Iowa task force standards build on and clarify how the USRD standards apply to Iowa. All state highway articles are to be named Iowa Highway X. Please see AA:NC for discussion on this topic.
Route names and abbreviations
- Interstates
- Interstate 80 → I-80
- U.S. Highways
- U.S. Highway 75 (though AA:NC requires the article to be called U.S. Route 75 in Iowa) → US 75
- State highways
- Iowa Highway 64 → Iowa 64
- County roads
- County Road R38 → CR R38
- All state highways before 1926
- Primary Road No. 1 → No. 1
Lead
The lead section should begin by stating the highway's name (in bold, per the Manual of Style) and the commonly accepted abbreviations (Iowa X, and any other names that are used). State that the highway is maintained by the U.S. state of Iowa. Give the length, using {{Convert}} to convert miles to kilometers. If the highway is very long, give a very general description of the route (endpoints, part of state it runs through).
Junction list/exit list
All highways must include a junction list, following the standards outlined in WP:RJL. This is most easily achieved through use of the {{jct}}, {{jcttop}}, {{IAint}}, and {{jctbtm}} templates. Iowa articles generally use the optional color scheme outlined in RJL; remember, to meet accessibility standards, a remark must be made in the "Notes" column explaining the color usage. Always use the "Iowa X" abbreviation in the junction list for consistency.
Infobox
All Iowa articles should include {{Infobox road}}. Please try to fill out as much information as possible. However, the "cities" parameter is no longer used within the United States; using it will not cause the cities to show up.
Use the below example formats for displaying endpoints in the infobox. Change these to suit the situation as needed. Use "in", "at", or "near" to give the reader an approximate location to a populated area. Remember, the infobox is supposed to be there for readers to get at-a-glance information about the route. If you have notes on the endpoint that do not fit into these formats, then note them in the lead and the route description. For more lengthy endpoint information, describe it in the route description.
- Endpoints at highways in the heart of a city or town
- Iowa Highway 127:
US 30 in Logan - Endpoints within city limits but on the edge of the city or town
- Iowa Highway 130:
I-80 / US 61 at Davenport - Endpoints at highways in unincorporated areas
- Iowa Highway 1:
US 151 near Anamosa - Endpoints at state lines, continuing as numbered highway
- U.S. Route 20 in Iowa:
US 20 at the Illinois state line - Endpoints at unnumbered (town/city/county) roads in minor town/city limits
- Iowa Highway 85: Montezuma city limits
Assessment
|
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Iowa road transport articles by quality statistics}} |
Resources
- List page: List of state highways in Iowa
- Redirect completion list: Completion list
- Iowa DOT website
- Iowa Transportation Commission minutes
- Iowa DOT primary route descriptions
- Iowa DOT traffic book
- Iowa DOT county and city maps
- Iowa DOT traffic maps (no 2020 data)
- Historical Iowa DOT maps
- Iowa Geographic Map Server different map layers dating back to the 1930s, includes topographic maps
- Iowa DOT plans archive
- Iowa DOT lettings
- Iowa Highways Page by Jason Hancock
- Iowa Highway Ends by Jeff Morrison
- County GIS sites
Newspapers
- Accessible from Newspapers.com
- Cedar Rapids Gazette
- Council Bluffs Nonpareil
- Des Moines Register (and Tribune)
- Iowa City Press-Citizen
- Mason City Globe-Gazette
- Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus (Illinois Quad Cities)
- Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)
- Quad-City Times
- Sioux City Journal
- Waterloo Courier
- Accessible from NewspaperArchive.com
- Burlington Hawk Eye
- Cedar Rapids Gazette
Content
Current highways
This project's scope covers all state-maintained highways in Iowa. To clarify, this means roads maintained by Iowa DOT. City, county, and privately-maintained roads are not within the scope of this project; WikiProject U.S. Streets is more appropriate for city streets anyway.
For convenience, here is a chart of all active state numbered highways. See the main category for a complete listing of all articles that fall under this project.
Former highways
Former highways can be added as well, but only if enough information about them can be collected. Be especially sure to cite sources on these articles.
Categories
Lists
Images
{{Infobox road}}and{{Jct}}are already set up to use the most up-to-date shields for all time periods, but visit commons:Category:Iowa Highway Shields.
Photographs of Iowa road signs are always welcome. These should be uploaded to Commons and filed under commons:Category:State highways in Iowa.
Recognized content
Task force membership
{{AARW user|USA|IA}}
Produces a userbox for editors' user pages.
 | This editor is interested in Iowa roads and highways. |