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{{Infobox Road}} is the Infobox used for describing roads featured in SCS trucking games.

It should be used for storing basic information, and the data presented in the infobox should be as simple as possible.

Usage

Copy and paste all of the text below onto the road's page:

{{Infobox Road
|title        =
|icon         =
|image        =
|imagecaption =
|game         =
|dlc          =
|country      =
|state        =
|length       =
|speedlimit   =
|added        =
|euroroute    =
|distance0    =
|feature0     =
|what0        =
|distance1    =
|feature1     =
|what1        =
|distance2    =
|feature2     =
|what2        =
|distance40   =
|feature40    =
|what40       =  <!-- Add "distance", "feature" and "what" groups as necessary, maximum is 40 -->
|distancex    =
|featurex     =
|whatx        =
|map          =
|mapcaption   =
|video        =
|videocaption =
|previous0    =
|system0      =
|next0        =
|previous1    =
|system1      =
|next1        =
|previous2    =
|system2      =
|next2        =
|previous10   =
|system10     =
|next10       =  <!-- Add "previous", "state" and "next" groups as necessary, maximum is 10 -->
}}

Parameter List

Parameter Description
title The name of the road. Default is the road page's title.
icon The sign of the road as rendered in the game it's featured.
image An in-game screenshot which is representative of the road, preferably containing a sign showing the road's number.
imagecaption Description of the image.
game The game(s) involved in this road page
country Countr(ies) passed by the route. Use this for ETS / ETS2 roads.
state State(s) passed by the route. Use this for 18WoS / ATS roads.
dlc State any DLCs if applicable. Can be omitted for ATS as long as its DLCs stick to single states.
length The length of the road as indicated on game map. It's highly recommended to use the length unit of the country this road is in (i.e. mi for roads in United Kingdom or American Truck Simulator, km otherwise including Euroroutes).
speedlimit Speed limit for trucks on this road. Use <br /> tag to separate specific sections' speed limits from general ones.
euroroute The Euroroute(s) designated along this road. Use this for ETS / ETS2 non-Euroroute roads.
feature0 - feature40 & featurex A total of 42 rows (including beginning at 0; end at x) describing the features on the road.

This parameter now utilizes Module:Map icons. Refer to documentation of that module for valid values.
what0 - what40 & whatx The detailed description of the road feature. Try to order the features as follows:
  • Road continuation (in bold) (if that road is of a foreign country, write the country name and put the road number in brackets)
  • Cities (in bold) (add direction of entrance, non-bold, if necessary)
  • Numbered roads
  • Minor roads (Put destination and write "Minor road" in brackets)
  • Service facilities (If it's a gas station on highway, decide whether it's large, medium or small)
  • If the road continues as another number in the same country, describe the number change in bold.
  • Describe any TOTSOs in bold and italics.
distance0 - distance40 & distancex The distance of the feature from the beginning of the road
map A map with the entire road highlighted
mapcaption Description of the map image
video A video featuring the road
videocaption Description of the video
previous0 - previous10 The number of the route preceding this one.
system0 - system10 Used for the "previous" and "next" groups to describe the type/location of the highway system. Order the features by:
  • The type of highway used as the topic of the article, such as US 6 is part of the series of US Highways (US 2 would be the "previous" route and US 12 as the "next" route), or the A10 in France is part of the series of French Autoroutes (A9 as the "previous" route and A11 as the "next" route).
  • The highway system within the state or country—e.g., the preceding and succeeding routes for Interstate 8 in both California and Arizona are US 6 and AZ 389 as the preceding routes in the states respectively, and Interstate 10 acts as the succeeding route for both states. The previous route of the A10 in France is the A9, while the next route is the T10.
    • If another type of highway has a similar number as the current type of highway in a state or country, sort the highways by "importance"—e.g., Interstate 69 is more important than US 69, US 180 is more important than TX 180, TX 275 is more important than Loop 275 in Texas, and Interstate 35 is more important than TX 35.
    • If there is a letter suffix in the route number, sort the routes alphabetically from the parent route (I-35I-35EI-35W) unless it's a "related route" (e.g., the next route of MT 200 is not MT 200S because this route is considered a "spur route" of the highway. Instead, it is US 212).
next0 - next10 The number of the route succeeding this one.

What determines the beginning of a road?

ETS / ETS2

A road may start / end in one or more of the following kinds of places. Using the following priority list, please assign the beginning of the road as the place having higher priority.

  1. Capital Cities
  2. Cities
  3. Country borders
  4. Major roads
  5. Minor roads
  6. Dead ends

In case the start / end points of the road are of the same priority (e.g. both are capitals), the one comes first in alphabetical order or having a lower number (for other roads) should be the "beginning" of the road.

ATS / 18WoS

A highway will have a cardinal direction associated with both directions of travel, which is posted on signs along the route and at major intersections. The directionality of the highway determines what its beginning is.

  • For a North-South highway, the beginning is the Southern terminus.
  • For an East-West highway, the beginning is the Western terminus.

In the event that a highway's signed direction changes along the route, but the highway has definitive termini, the general directionality of the highway should be determined. From there, the above metric should be used.
For example, US 101 is labelled "North" at both of its termini, but because its Los Angeles terminus is much farther south than its Olympia terminus, the Los Angeles terminus is considered the beginning of the road.

In the event that a highway is a closed loop, having no definitive termini, the beginning and end are at the junction with the highest exit number. The junctions should then be listed by exit number in ascending order.