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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.

This task force has generally adopted the standard USRD article structure found at WP:USRD/STDS. 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 WP:SRNC and Wikipedia:Naming conventions/Numbered highways for discussion on this topic.

Interstates

Interstate 80 → I-80

U.S. Highways

U.S. Highway 75 (though WP:USSH 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

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).

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.

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

• Iowa DOT traffic book lengths and AADT data
• Iowa DOT maps many options
• Historical Iowa maps most years dating back to 1919 available!
• Iowa Geographic Map Server different map layers dating back to the 1930s, includes topographic maps

• WP:1.0 tools
  • Articles by quality
  • Reassessment log
• Redirects

These sources can be used, but they should be replaced with reliable sources when they come available.

• Iowa Highways Page by Jason Hancock
• Iowa Highway Ends by Jeff Morrison

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 can be added as well, but only if enough information about them can be collected. Be especially sure to cite sources on these articles.

• Category:State highways in Iowa
• Category:U.S. Highways in Iowa
• Category:Interstate Highways in Iowa

• List of Iowa state highways
• List of U.S. Highways in Iowa
• List of Interstate Highways in Iowa

• {{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.

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:Iowa road transport articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

If you would like to show off your membership in this task force, add: {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Iowa State Highways/Userbox|9}}