Template:Infobox road

Template documentation

This template summarizes an individual road, highway, avenue, route, or comparable named road corridor. Use {{Infobox highway system}} for an entire jurisdictional road network.

To use this template, insert the following code at the beginning of a road article:

{{Infobox road
| name            =
| route_number    =
| marker_image    =
| marker_alt      =
| marker_caption  =
| map             =
| map_alt         =
| map_caption     =
| system          =
| type            =
| maintained_by   =
| length          =
| established     =
| direction_a     =
| terminus_a      =
| direction_b     =
| terminus_b      =
| junctions       =
| regions         =
| settlements     =
| restrictions    =
| website         =
| notes           =
| nocat           =
}}

Parameters

Each parameter is optional. Blank parameters are not displayed.

• name: Road name. Defaults to the page title.
• route_number: Official route number or designation.
• marker_image: Route marker or shield filename without brackets.
• marker_alt: Concise alternative text for the route marker.
• marker_caption: Route marker caption.
• map: Map filename without brackets.
• map_alt: Concise alternative text for the map.
• map_caption: Map caption.
• system: Highway or road system to which the road belongs.
• type: Road type or functional classification.
• maintained_by: Responsible road authority or operator.
• length: Length, including units.
• established: Date opened, designated, or established.
• direction_a: Direction or endpoint label for terminus A.
• terminus_a: First terminus.
• direction_b: Direction or endpoint label for terminus B.
• terminus_b: Second terminus.
• junctions: Principal junctions and interchanges.
• regions: Regions or jurisdictions traversed.
• settlements: Principal settlements served.
• restrictions: Notable access, vehicle, or seasonal restrictions.
• website: Official website.
• notes: Explanatory notes or references.
• nocat: Set to yes to suppress automatic categorization.

Compatibility

The template accepts route for name; number for route_number; shield for marker_image; map_notes for map_caption; subtype for type; maint for maintained_by; length_km or length_mi when length is absent; formed for established; terminus1 and terminus2 for the termini; country, state, or province for regions; cities for settlements; and footnotes for notes. These aliases cover the existing highway-system conventions and common imported road syntax.

Categorization

Articles using the template are added to Category:Roads. Categorization occurs only in the main namespace and may be suppressed with |nocat=yes.

Example

The following non-canonical example uses the preferred parameters:

A1 Coastal Road

Route number	A1
Road system	National road network
Type	Trunk road
Maintained by	Roads Directorate
Length	184 km
Established	1692 AN
West terminus	Harbor Junction
East terminus	Cape Junction
Major junctions	B4 at Central Crossing
Regions	Coastal Region
Major settlements	Sample City; Port Example

Compatibility tests

This test uses highway-system and imported-road aliases:

Legacy Parameter Road

Route number	B7
Type	Regional road
Maintained by	Regional authority
Length	48 km
Established	1701 AN
Terminus A	North Junction
Terminus B	South Junction
Regions	Sample Province
Major settlements	Sample City