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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.

Article structure and standards

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.

Route names and abbreviations

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

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

Iowa road transport articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	Total
FA			3			3
A			2			2
GA			19	1		20
B	1		15	4		20
C			88	7		95
Start			6	2		8
List		4	5	8	1	18
Category					57	57
File					10	10
Project					11	11
Redirect					99	99
Template					6	6
Assessed	1	4	138	22	184	349
Unassessed					4	4
Total	1	4	138	22	188	353
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 522			Ω = 3.53

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Resources

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

Checklists and assessment tools

WP:1.0 tools
- Articles by quality
- Reassessment log
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Unreliable sources

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

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.

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

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.

Featured articles

A-Class articles

Good articles

Main page featured articles

Interstate 80 in Iowa (2018-07-21)
U.S. Route 30 in Iowa (2021-12-05)

Did you know? articles

U.S. Route 151 (2008-10-27)
Iowa Highway 107 (2009-10-17)
Iowa Highway 316 (2010-05-28)
U.S. Route 30 in Iowa (2010-07-14)
Interstate 80 in Iowa (2012-08-21)

Task force membership

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

This user edits articles about Iowa Highways.

Iowa highway articles
Interstate Highways	29 35 74 80 129 235 280 380 480 680 880
U.S. Highways	6 18 20 30 34 52 55 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 75 77 136 151 161 169 275
Iowa highways	1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 37 38 39 44 48 51 56 57 58 60 62 64 70 76 78 81 83 85 86 92 93 96 100 102 110 116 117 122 127 128 130 136 137 139 140 141 143 144 146 148 149 150 160 163 165 173 175 182 183 187 191 202 210 212 220 224 281 316 330 333 346 368 376 404 415 438 450 461 906 922 930 946 965
Former highways	7 15 23 32 46 59 60 90 91 94 98 99 105 107 152 192 196 340 370 394 904 925 926 934 961
Primary highways	No. 4 No. 20
Special lists	1926 renumbering 1969 renumbering 1980 transfers 2003 transfers
Italicized numbers redirect to another article

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