As a local public works agency headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the Franklin County Engineer's Office is responsible for the maintenance and construction of 271 miles of county roadway and 351 county bridges, as well as upkeep of all county ditches, drains, retention basins, and other storm water facilities within the right-of-way of county roads in unincorporated areas. To meet the continuing development and infrastructure needs of Franklin County, the Engineer's Office utilizes the latest technologies for determining and maintaining roadway centerlines and boundaries; retracing and setting new monuments for original public land surveys; preparing geographic information system mapping for real estate tax assessments; and establishing precise countywide horizontal and vertical control to maintain uniformity in construction, surveying, and mapping.

Bridge Builders Bibliography

References and Suggested Reading

Franklin County Engineer’s Office. Bridge Inventory and Historical Records, Bridge Design Department, Columbus, Ohio

Garrett, Betty with Lentz, Edward R. Columbus, America’s Crossroads, Continental Heritage Press, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980

Harper, Glenn and Smith, Doug. A Travelers Guide to the Historic National Road in Ohio, Ohio National Road Association, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, 2010

Martin, William T. The History of Franklin County, Follett, Foster & Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1858. Republished by Bergman Books, Columbus, Ohio, 1993

Payne, Gregory S. The Lane Avenue Bridge Story, Franklin County Engineer’s Office, Columbus, Ohio, 2003

Plowden, David. Bridges, The Spans of North America, W.W. Norton, New York, New York, 1984

Watson, Wilbur J. Great Bridges: From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century, Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, 2006

Wood, Miriam. The Covered Bridges of Ohio, Thurber Bay Press, San Diego, California, 1994

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Bridge Builders Bibliography