里程碑，一般是指创建在道路旁边刻有数字的固定标志，通常每隔一段路便设立一个，以展示其位置及与特定目的地的距离。昔日里程碑是一块石碑，现在大多改用金属板。马路、山路、铁路均可能会设有里程碑。里程碑上的数字表示该处距离起点或终点有多远。现代项目管理中引用里程碑概念，以阶段性明确的可交付物来衡量项目进度。里程碑的另一种含义，是指某种重大标志性事件，或发生某种特定意义的典型事件，或具有开创性意义的重大事件，或具有重大学术理论意义的公认事件等。

A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or boundary at intervals of one mile or occasionally, parts of a mile. They are typically located at the side of the road or in a median. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts or mile posts (sometimes abbreviated MPs). Mileage is the distance along the road from a fixed commencement point.