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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
Morse Road, between Johnstown Road and Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road, is closed due to a vehicle crash. This road will reopen as soon as the crash has been cleared.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
The intersection of Clark State Road and Havens Road is closed due to downed power lines in the intersection. The road closure will remain closed until AEP completes the necessary repairs.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Our offices are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. We take this day to remember those who lost their lives serving our country. We will reopen tomorrow, May 30, 2023, at 7:00 a.m.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Ebright Road, between Bixby Road and Winchester Pike, is now open to traffic. Thank you to the FCEO Bridge Department for completing the project one week ahead of schedule!
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
2022 In Review-Fisher Rd between I-70 & McKinley Ave: In central #franklincounty; in Franklin Township Government, Franklin County; very near the Franklin County Sheriff's Office new, state-of-the-art James A. Karnes Corrections Center. This infrastructure investment improvement was designed by ms consultants, inc.; was built by Decker Construction Company; & was a collaboration among: The Franklin County Engineer's Office, Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin, City of Columbus - City Hall, & the Franklin County Board of Commissioners following what we call, #TheFranklinCountyWay. The project was administered by #teamfceo with Field Engineering & Construction Inspection by Terracon. Funded by our good taxpayers including Ohio Public Works Commission Funds, Franklin County Commissioners' General Fund, and Road & Bridge Funds thru your friendly Franklin County Engineer. Thank you all!
Franklin County Engineer's Office
970 DUBLIN ROAD
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(614) 525-3030
fracoeng@franklincountyengineer.org
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Highway Chronicle Chapter 1

Highway Chronicle Chapter 1

Native American Paths Serve as Early Roads

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Metropolitan Columbus has not always been a maze of highways, roads and streets. In fact, shortly after the founding of Ohio and Franklin County in 1803, the only means of travel were by buffalo traces, Native American paths, and swift flowing rivers.

‘Roads’ throughout the state were those wild thoroughfares with the fewest tree stumps, potholes and brush. But access to the central Ohio area that would become Columbus could not be denied.

One of the most significant Native American routes, adopted by pioneers, was the Scioto Trail that followed the Scioto, Little Scioto, and Sandusky Rivers from Lower Shawnee Town (Portsmouth) north to Lake Erie. The widely traveled path illustrated the economic and social importance of roadways, serving as a lifeline for the frontier settlements of Chillicothe, Franklinton, and Worthington. Proximity to the trail was a deciding factor in locating Columbus at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers.

A need for less cumbersome travel to Newark leads the state legislature to incorporate the Franklin Turnpike Company in 1816. Settler and surveyor Lucas Sullivant, founder of Franklinton, guided the civic organization that oversaw the joining of old trails with newly built roads to establish the area’s first official highway.

By 1820, entrepreneur Philip Zinn was operating the first weekly mail and passenger stagecoach service to Newark, Lancaster, Chillicothe, Springfield and Worthington. An early advertisement proclaimed that a trip from Cincinnati, through Dayton and Columbus, to Upper Sandusky could be made in four days, traveling 50 miles per day.