Template:TxDOT
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This template is used for citing the various Highway Designation Files published by the Texas Department of Transportation. It uses {{cite web}} as a base template, so it falls into the Citation Style 1 (CS1) family of templates, but it can be set to emulate CS2 for compatibility with articles that use {{citation}}, which is CS2.
To use this template, insert the following code into the article:
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). [Lua error in Module:TxDOT at line 36: bad argument #2 to 'format' (number expected, got nil). "type No. number"]. Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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To use this for the various business routes, Interstates 35E and 35W, or Interstates 69E, 69C and 69W:
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). [Lua error in Module:TxDOT at line 36: bad argument #2 to 'format' (number expected, got nil). "type No. number - X"]. Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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For the type, in the first parameter substitute:
- IH for Interstate Highways
- US for US Highways
- UA for US Highway Alternates
- SH for State Highways
- SS for State Highway Spurs
- SL for State Highway Loops
- FM for Farm to Market Roads
- FS for Farm to Market Spurs
- RM for Ranch to Market Roads
- UR for Urban Roads
- PR for Park Roads
- RR for Ranch Roads
- RE for Recreational Roads
- BI for Business Interstate Highways
- BU for Business US Highways
- BS for Business State Highways
- BF for Business Farm to Market Roads
- PA for Principal Arterial State System Roads
For the route, the second parameter use just the numerical portion of the highway number.
For a suffixed Interstate, like Interstate 35W, or a business route, use the letter suffixed in the third parameter.
Other parameters:
- access-date or accessdate: the date you accessed the Highway Definition File.
- link: set to "no" to leave the publisher unlinked when repeating the template for a second or third usage on the same article.
- mode: set to "cs2" to emulate the Citation Style 2 templates.
- ref: for Harvard-style referencing, if necessary.
This template generates references to the Texas Department of Transportation's Highway Designation Files.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of route | 1 | The type of route being referenced. For example, IH = Interstate Highway. | Line | required |
| Route number | 2 | The number of the route being referenced. | Number | required |
| Suffix | 3 | A route suffix, if required. Use for suffixed interstates and business routes. | Line | optional |
| Link | link | Set to "no" to leave the publisher unlinked when repeating the template for a second or third usage on the same article.
| Unknown | optional |
| Accessdate | accessdate | The date the Highway Designation File was accessed. | Unknown | optional |
| Mode | mode | set to "cs2" to emulate the Citation Style 2 templates. | Line | optional |
| Ref | ref | For Harvard-style referencing, if necessary. | Unknown | optional |