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Exit ramps and entrance ramps (on-ramps

Exit ramps and Entrance ramps are to be set as Template:Ramp road type. The name of the ramp should match the exit or entrance signage as closely as possible. If the Waze instructions and display are different from the sign on the exit, Wazers may be unsure about which exit to take. Include everything that is present on the last sign prior to the exit. Do not combine all possible pre-ramp signage into the single ramp segment name.

Exit ramps

• If an exit is signed and numbered, start with the word "Exit", followed by the exit number, followed by a colon (":") and separate all elements (road names, numbers, control cities, etc.) after the colon with slashes (" / ").
  • Template:Nowrapcode (as needed)
  • e.g.,
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• If an exit number contains one or more letters, include it exactly as displayed on the sign. Separate sub-exit letters with a hyphen.
  • Template:Nowrapcode (as needed)
  • e.g.,
    • Template:Nowrapcode
    • Template:Nowrapcode
    • Template:Nowrapcode
  • Do not leave spaces between a hyphen and the adjacent letters, or between the last letter and the colon.
  • Note that, if the exit number contains one of the cardinal directions (N, S, E, W), that letter will be pronounced as a letter, not as the corresponding compass direction. For example, the above example will be pronounced "Exit One E, State Route One Thousand East, Sarah Connor Boulevard".
  • If the Exit has an official number that is documented elsewhere, but this exit number does not appear on any signs, do not use it to name the exit ramp. Waze instructions should match the signs where possible to avoid confusion. Check your state's page for any local exceptions to this rule.
• If an exit is signed and unnumbered, start with the word "to" (lowercase) and follow with all elements on the sign, separated with slashes ("/")
  • Template:Nowrapcode (as needed)
  • e.g., Template:Nowrapcode
• If there is no sign at the exit, start with the word "to" (lowercase) and follow with the name of the road the ramp leads to. If that road has both a route number and a local name, use the route number first, followed by a slash, followed by the local name. If only a local name or only a highway designation are present, use only that. The goal is to avoid confusing the driver.
  • Template:Nowrapcode (as needed)
  • e.g., Template:Nowrapcode

• Remember to abbreviate common words according to abbreviations and acronyms.
• See Ramp fork naming in the Junction Style Guide for what to do when the off-ramp from main interstate or highway serves multiple exits further down the ramp.