Tag:highway=milestone
 highway = milestone
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Highway location marker  
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| Group: Highways |
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| Useful combination |
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| Status: de facto |
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| Wikidata |
| Q13222303 |
A 
highway location marker is the modern-day equivalent of a milestone. Unlike traditional milestones, however, which were originally carved from stone and sited at one-mile intervals, modern highway location markers are made from a variety of materials and, in most countries, are spaced at intervals of a kilometre or a fraction thereof.
How to Map
Draw the node 
direct on the way that represents the highway and add highway=milestone.
Tagging
The following features are based on those described in the article Proposed features/Milestones. This tag has not been approved but is widely used.
| Tag | Value | Description | Recommendation |
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| highway | milestone | It's a highway milestone. The position of the node, member of highway way or in place is subject to discussion | mandatory |
| ref | <Milestone reference> | Only to be used if the milestone actually has a reference number written on it. | optional |
| marker | <Milestone shape> | Visual shape of milestone, usually stone or plate | optional |
| distance | <Milestone distance> | A number being the distance from the beginning of the road/rail. Decimal numbers specified with points are allowed. If no unit is explicitly given, the unit is assumed to be kilometers. To specify a different unit, add a space after the number, then the unit abbreviation (e.g., 35.0 mi) |
optional |
See a discussion on the tagging list in May 2013 suggests distance=* is a better choice than either pk=* or kp=*.
Similar tags
For "modern" milestones look at
For "historic" milestones look at
For utility markers look at
Examples
To be completed