User:SriMesh/Sandbox/SKHwy

The following is a sample layout Substitution template for Saskatchewan Highway articles. It may be subst'd into a new article. Please modify this template to suit Saskatchewan Highway format guidelines.

Do not edit this template page directly if you just want to create a new Highway # article.

See also: WikiProject Saskatchewan Roads

Images of roadway itself, exits, signage

The shield can be added to articles with this template SK specific images and colours at User:Pomte/Template:SK road shield and Template:SK hwy tiny shield  For their use see Saskatchewan Highway 2..Use the larger coding for the main article highway shield. Use municipal for highway numbers greater than 700 generally speaking (green shield)...use provincial for highway numbers less than 700. Some highways have their own shield such as Hwy 1, 6, 11, 16 for example. Use the tiny shields in the junction box for highways the article highway intersects.
 * Any highway number over 700


 * Saskatchewan Highway 7 (jct).svg
 * Saskatchewan Highway 55 (jct).svg

New tiny shield.



{{jct|state=SK|Hwy|794} ...Which result in....

 YellowheadShield.jpg|20px] [[File:Saskatchewan Highway 16.svgYellowheadShield.jpg 

infobox template...

Lead paragraph WP Lead
 * Context - Highway # designates major roads intended for travel by the public between important destinations, such as cities, or communities.  Saskatchewan's main roadways are located in the central/southern geographical land area of rolling prairie and grass land in a western Canadian prairie province.
 * Characterization - Notable unique characteristics and characteristics commonly associated with it. Asphalt concrete, Bitumen, Paved, Gravel road, Dirt road, truck route, bridges, south-north, west-east, freeway, road, Collector road Dual carriageway Divided Highway Range road Highway, Length, Date Formed, Direction; From-To, major cities/communities, road surface...
 * Explanation - briefly introduce the contents which may use the main subsections.
 * Compare and contrast - Comparison to other current or defunct transportation methods of the highway path such as roadways, railways, red river cart trail, waterways of transportation of use in the province. The tundra or Canadian Shield area: fly in roadways, and ice highways.
 * Criticism - road construction and soil type and highway repair, upgrades, future expansions or divisions, deer crossings, police patrol and highway markings, speed limits, ditch construction or railings, environmental or weather hazards.

Communities
NEWDO NOT USE: put the communities of the route into the travel route.

A paragraph in prose about the communities, towns, cities, villages along the route

Rural municipalties
new DO NOT USE. Add any rural municipality (RM)) into the prose of the travel route

List these in the infobox in abbreviated format...don't use a separate table...in the infobox use either RM name or RM number.

Deprecated: A paragraph in prose of rural municipalties that the route enters.

History
Construction date, previous mode of travel between the communities.

Major Attractions
A paragraph in prose citing the major attractions such as lakes, big things, statues, historical markers, beaches, historical sites and buildings, national, regional and provincial parks.
 * Physical geography that the highway travels through (area, unique features) See Geography of Saskatchewan for physiographic region
 * Major Parks Check out Saskatchewan parks and add neighboring parks
 * Transportation - that the highway assists, or has replaced such as rail, waterway, historic, current

Travel route
For route from west to east or south to north

The current terminology for distances in Canada is the metric system. In North America, the US still uses the Imperial system and mileages. The roads were surveyed according to townships on the 6 mile square.
 * There is the handy template that does the conversions and the Manual of Style measurements properly.
 * miles to kilometres:
 * 100 mi
 * kilometres to miles:
 * 100 km
 * 100 km

asphalt concrete (AS)

Intersections
For route from west to east or south to north Use this template for ease of tabular formation. For example Saskatchewan Highway 33. Be sure to change county to county_special as well as location to location_special Template:Jctint which is a template for generating a junction list for a route article. Use the modified template SKinttop to achieve headings of Rural municipality and kilometer rather than mile.

Trivia
Handling trivia

Service centres
Paragraph to cite- weigh scales, gas stations, grain elevators, RV dump stations, stop over areas

Lane configuration
paragraph about the lanes from west to east or south to north