We create, edit, and maintain articles related to the highways and major roads of the United States and then assess them based on their quality and importance. We also maintain portals that serve as entry points for readers interested in highways and roads. It is our goal to be the foremost Internet resource for highways located in the United States.
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We maintain articles relating to roadways of national or regional significance in the United States. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
With some exceptions, we do not maintain:
We currently have 73 featured articles, nine featured lists, and ten files considered featured media.
In addition, we have four featured topics and three featured portals.
Interstate 675 (Michigan) is the latest USRD article to become a Featured Article, and List of U.S. Highways in Michigan is the latest USRD list to become a featured list.
Click here for a comprehensive list of recognized USRD content.
We also have a .
USRD has five project departments, which facilitate collaboration, article assessment, and other editing resources.
Every state and territory has its own task force, where you can find resources for researching and editing highways in that area. Task forces also exist for historic auto trails, U.S. Route 66, as well as Interstate and U.S. Highways.
We have four guidelines for highway articles:
State subprojects may set limited standards that apply to their state only, in order to resolve any conflicts that arise when USRD standards do not work well with a situation unique to that state.