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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.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and #TeamFCEO is participating by conducting a clothing drive to benefit Jordan’s Crossing Resource Center. Don’t miss out on the chance to be a part of something life changing by using generosity to promote positive change on #GivingTuesday.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Engineer Robertson would like to celebrate the completion of the Pontius Road 2.26 over Muddy Run improvement project. The project installed a new box culvert, wingwalls, and incorporated roadway approach reconstruction and guardrail installation. Special thanks to the Franklin County Engineer’s Bridge Department, Double Z Construction, and the inspection team, Smoot Construction Company, for their hard work to complete the project!
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Clime Road between Demorest Road and US Route 62 is now open to traffic.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Clime Road is closed between Demorest Road and US Route 62 due to downed lines. The road will remain closed until the repairs have been completed.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Happy Thanksgiving! Our offices will be closed today, November 23 and tomorrow, November 24,, 2023 to enjoy the tradition of food, fun, and gratitude with family and friends. We will reopen at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023.
Franklin County Engineer's Office
970 DUBLIN ROAD
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(614) 525-3030
fracoeng@franklincountyengineer.org
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Bridge Builders Biography Chapter 12

Bridge Builders Biography Chapter 12

Beach Road Cable-Stayed Bridge

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bridge

Despite the practicality of cable-stayed technology developed in France and Great Britain during the 1800s, this style of bridge would not be widely built until after World War II when French Engineer Albert Caquot (1881-1976) and German Engineer Franz Dischinger (1887-1953) introduced effective and economical cable-stayed bridge designs in answer to major steel shortages in Europe.

The first cable-stayed suspension bridge entirely located in Ohio was built by the the C.J. Mahan Construction Company in 2001 for $3 million. It carries Beach Road over the Big Darby Creek in Brown Township.

The 300-foot long structure, designed by Jones-Stuckey Ltd, Inc. is supported by cables connected to four 80-foot tall towers.

To protect the environmentally sensitive area, the single span bridge was configured without any piers in the waterway.