milepost

Example Sentences

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Traffic in both directions stopped shortly after 3 p.m. at milepost 120.

From Seattle Times

Don’t miss the looming Keechelus Lake Wildlife Overcrossing between milepost 61 and 62 — thousands of elk, hares, mule deer, porcupines and coyotes mosey over this animal-only bridge annually.

From Seattle Times

Monday, eastbound travel at milepost 34 on Interstate 90 near North Bend had closed due to extreme winter weather that resulted in several spinouts.

From Seattle Times

The dive “was a milepost in the sense that it was the first time something like that had been done,” Christopher Swann, a diving historian, said in a phone interview.

From New York Times

To such well-known mileposts of the political calendar, there must be added one more: talking with your family over the holidays about your next big campaign.

From New York Times