Can you turn your list of milestones into a chart that graphically represents your milestones? Take some time to leave us a comment or post on the Wonderopolis Facebook page to share a special memory mile marker that commemorates a milestone in your life. We can't wait to hear about it! Did you get it?
Test your knowledge. Wonder Words local state highway marker lonesome purpose assistance border determine precision coordinate destination gauge Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Lyda Oct 27, We're on a long road trip and I wondered how many mile markers are out there.
Nov 11, Dave Jul 27, So why do mile markers I in NY go down as you drive east? Jul 28, Ma,ekaih Sep 13, Sep 14, Hi, Ma,ekaih! Andrew Dec 18, We broke down recently on in Massachusetts. We were literally 10 feet from a mile marker to the 10ths place something like Thought we'd have no problem with road side assistance determining our location. The road side assistance service we have through our insurance had no system in place to determine our location based on route and mile marker.
And MA doesn't do their exit numbers by mileage which is genius! Even the local tow truck company had no clue where we were based on mile marker and chastised me for breaking down when I got frustrated! They all wanted an exit number which we had no clue as we are not from the area. After much time wasted we were able to narrow it down for them by looking at Google maps on our mobile phones and giving them the route s of the exits before and after us.
Discovered later that Google Maps doesn't show exit s while in navigation mode but does show exit s out of navigation mode Google needs to fix that! It was a very frustrating and unsafe experience. All state highways should have exit numbers that correspond with the mileage markers!! Dec 20, Alan Nov 28, But who and why did they decide to go from west to east and south to north? Nov 30, Scott Naber Sep 20, All mm mile marker numbers start in the West and the South.
The farther N. The mm system is a god send for the miltary, police and us truck drivers. It is on I mm 28,West side ,visible from free way. That means it is 28 miles north of the state line , Ky. See it's a no brainier Sep 21, Destiny Jun 14, Wonderopolis Jun 16, Hi wonderopolis! Sometimes I go to the highway. Do you wonderopolis? Wonderopolis Jun 14, O'Donnell Jun 14, Highways have mile markers because if you crash your car you call and say the mile marker and they will come and help you.
Highways have mile markers because when you are driving on the road people might keep track of how far you drive. Say you are going to a birthday party and you live near a highway. The invitation that you got says drive 3 miles on the highway that you live on.
You could keep track of all the mile markers you pass, and once you pass 3 mile markers you will know that you have reached your destination. Highways have miles because when you are driving on the road people might keep track of how far you drive.
Related Wonders for You to Explore So we need to get that cleared as quickly as possible. Some states go even further to make sure drivers can see the signs, with a marker every tenth of a mile. If you see lots of markers while driving on the Interstate, I ask Schirripa, should you be nervous? Does it say something about the safety of the road? Nye, who noticed the markers and wondered what they were for, says it makes sense that they are there for emergencies. Whenever something in Southwest Michigan makes you ask, "Why is that?
This story originally aired in April. The Fountain of the Pioneers sculpture was removed from Bronson Park later this spring. It features a "settler" figure who stands head and shoulders above a man in a headdress. More than 30 years ago, Honich says, the federal government mandated that interstates have signs marking each mile.
In addition, the federal government also required 3-foot tall markers — with reflective tape on the top — every one-tenth of a mile. They have no wording or numbers on them. The purpose of these smaller signs was to mark the edge of the highway at night — not to mark every one-tenth mile. Independent of the federal government, Kansas City and St. Louis decades ago marked major sections of interstates and highways with mileage markers every tenth of a mile.
They did this because emergency responders requested it. Years ago, police and fire departments would often send out multiple crews to a call to try to find the right location quicker. About 15 years ago, he says, emergency responders in Jasper County wanted to do what St.
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