milepost

Example Sentences

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“Today is another important milepost on that path.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

Caltrans announced in late March that it had finished its design plan for repairs at the landslide area known as Regent’s Slide, a massive pile of earth and muck blocking the road near milepost 27.8.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The freeway is closed just south of Highway 531 and 172nd Street Northeast, near milepost 206, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, which first posted about the crash on X at 2:35 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Eastbound traffic is stopped at milepost 138, seven miles east of Packwood.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Around 6:40 a.m., just minutes before dawn, Keith and Jim neared milepost 106.6, which was right around the turnoff to a gun range.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel