Milestone - Modern Highways

Modern Highways


The historical term milestone is still used today, even though the "stones" are typically metal signs and in most countries are based on metric rather than imperial units of measure. Also found today are more closely spaced signs containing fractional numbers, and signs along railways, beaches and canals.

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Famous quotes containing the words modern and/or highways:

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