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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
Walker Road is closed between Carter Road and Davis Road for drainage improvements. The road will be closed for approximately seven days, weather permitting.
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Tina Welch recently reached her 15-Year Milestone Anniversary at The Franklin County Engineer’s Office. Thank you, Tina, for your dedicated service to our constituents and #TeamFCEO!
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
#TeamFCEO supports Baltimore, MD after the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. We commend the swift actions of the bridge authorities and first responders. Our sincere condolences are with those in mourning following this tragic event. #baltimorestrong
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Lockbourne Road is closed at London-Groveport Road (SR 317) for utility improvements. The road will be closed for approximately two weeks, weather permitting
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
We joined Como Elementary School again this year for their Passion and Purpose Career Day. The kids enjoyed exploring our vehicles and learning about our office. Thank you, Como Elementary, for hosting another successful event!
Franklin County Engineer
Franklin County Engineer
Frost Avenue between Mix Avenue and Emmit Avenue is closed due to an emergency repair on a retaining wall. The road will remain closed for two to three weeks or until the repair is completed.
Franklin County Engineer's Office
970 DUBLIN ROAD
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
(614) 525-3030
fracoeng@franklincountyengineer.org
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Highway Chronicle Chapter 6

Highway Chronicle Chapter 6

Demands for Better Travel Lead to Road Alternatives

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Columbus was becoming a major commercial and government center noted for its financial and legal institutions, the state penitentiary, restaurants, hotels, shops, buggy and carriage works, breweries, foundries, textiles, rock quarries, agriculture, and livestock.

The rising prosperity created new challenges to the highway system that would ultimately lead to a public outcry for different and more efficient modes of transportation.

A viable alternative was the Ohio & Erie Canal, located between Cleveland and Portsmouth, completed in 1832 at a cost of $4.2 million. The 308-mile long waterway passed through Canal Winchester and Lockbourne, and was linked to Columbus by an 11-mile long feeder canal. The local channel system, fed by the Scioto River and Big and Little Walnut Creeks, was a major freight and passenger route that provided mud-free travel until its closure in 1904.

The slow, horse drawn canal boats were overshadowed by the “iron horse” railroads that began operation in Ohio in the 1850s. Notable railroads, such as the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis, would monopolize long distance freight and passenger travel throughout the nation for nearly a century, establishing Columbus as a key station, roundhouse, and freight yard location.