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The code

The new style routebox template can be used on any crossing article, and most variables are optional. See below for reference of what variables do, and extra variables that may be included.

The template can be used beginning with the default {{Crossing or can be substituted for {{Bridge, {{Tunnel or {{Ferry as appropriate.

{{Bridge | country = | region = | traditional_county = | ceremonial_county = | authority = | type = | name = | image = | caption = | road = | former_number = | built = | location = | lat = | lng = }}	{{Tunnel | country = | region = | traditional_county = | ceremonial_county = | authority = | type = | name = | image = | caption = | road = | former_number = | built = | location = | lat = | lng = }}
{{Ferry | country = | region = | traditional_county = | ceremonial_county = | authority = | type = | name = | image = | caption = | road = | former_number = | built = | location = | lat = | lng = }}	{{Crossing | country = | region = | traditional_county = | ceremonial_county = | authority = | type = | name = | image = | caption = | road = | former_number = | built = | location = | lat = | lng = }}

Attribute reference table

Attribute	Optional?	Description	Example	Default
country	Required	The country the crossing is in. Do not [[Wikilink]]	England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
country2	Optional
region	Required If country is England	The region in which the crossing resides. Do not [[Wikilink]]	North West England North East England Yorkshire and the Humber West Midlands East Midlands East of England Greater London South East England South West England
region2	Optional
traditional_county	Required	The traditional county. Do not [[Wikilink]]	Staffordshire
traditional_county2	Optional
ceremonial_county	Optional	The ceremonial county, if different to the traditional one. Do not [[Wikilink]]	West Midlands
ceremonial_county2	Optional
authority	Required	The highways authority which maintains the crossing. Do not [[Wikilink]]	Highways Agency
authoirity2	Optional
type	Optional	The type of road using the crossing, choose from the following:	primary non primary motorway defunct unbuilt motorway former motorway future motorway historical	non primary
name	Required	A name for the crossing if known.	Aust Ferry
image	Optional	The filename of an image to include	Aust_ferry_arp.jpg
location	Optional	The location of the junction	Aust
operator	Optional	Does the crossing have an operator? Who is it?	Severn River Crossing PLC
from	Optional	Where the crossing is from and to	Aust
to			Beachley
gridref_from	Optional	The gridrefs of the start and end points of the crossing	ST565898
gridref_to			ST548909
road1 / road	Optional	The road(s) that use the crossing. Do not [[Wikilink]]	M1
road2			M6
road3			A14
road4			A427
road5			B5414
former_number1 / former_number	Optional	Numbers of roads which have previously used the crossing. Do not [[Wikilink]]	M1
former_number2			M6
former_number3			A14
former_number4			A427
former_number5			B5414
toll	Optional	The toll that is levied on the crossing, if any. Only list one basic price, generally for cars	£1.90
built	Optional	The year in which the crossing was built	1924
cost	Optional	The amount the crossing cost to build	£20m
lat	Optional	The latitude and longitude of the crossing, this automatically generates a map in the infobox. This page can be used to locate this information.	52.4028
lng			-1.1769
mapheight	Optional	The width and height of the map shown in the infobox. It is reccomended that you don't exceed a width of 300 pixels, otherwise it will make the infobox too wide.	400	250
mapwidth			300	250
zoom	Optional	The zoom level of the map if lat/lng is specified. The higher the number, the greater the zoom.	13	15

An Example

The below code generates an infobox for use on the Severn Bridge page. Note that not all attributes are used.

{{Bridge
 | name               = Severn Bridge
 | welsh              = Pont Hafren
 | country            = England
 | region             = South West England
 | authority          = Highways Agency
 | traditional_county = Gloucestershire
 | image              = Severn Bridge.jpg
 | caption            = The bridge taken from Aust
 | type               = motorway
 | from               = [[Severn View services|Severn View Services]]
 | to                 = [[Wye Bridge]]
 | gridref_from       = ST565898
 | gridref_to         = ST548909
 | road               = M48
 | former_number      = M4
 | toll               = £5.30 (Cars)
 | built              = 1966
 | lat                = 51.610754
 | lng                = -2.642341
 | zoom               = 13
}}