A California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) term for a distance marker used to identify specific locations along state highways.
A California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) term for a distance marker used to identify specific locations along state highways. Postmiles appear as small green signs along California roads and encode the county, route, and decimal mileage from a county boundary or route start. The system is used by highway engineers, emergency services, and navigation apps to pinpoint exact locations on a route. Outside California transportation contexts, the term is essentially unknown.
The collision was reported at postmile 14.3 on State Route 1 in Marin County.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(California, road transport, informal) A green sign patch applied to a guide sign.
(UK) Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.
(slang) A main shelter at a recreation place (e.g. a campground) where people go to socialize, eat and purchase small items.
(US) The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.
(US, California) highway location marker.