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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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Surveyor’s Journal Entry Four

Surveyor’s Journal Entry Four

The Virginia Military District is Home to Central Ohio’s First Settlers

In 1783, the Virginia Legislature agreed to give up its claims to land in the Ohio Territory in exchange for the creation of the Virginia Military District, which reserved approximately 4.2 million acres of wilderness, bordered by the Ohio River to the south, the Little Miami River to the west, and the Scioto River to the north and east, for settlement by war veterans from Virginia. Land was to be apportioned based on rank and years of service.

One of the first federally appointed deputy surveyors to work and settle in the district was Virginia native Nathaniel Massie who ventured from Kentucky in 1790. He founded the town of Manchester (Massie’s Station) along the Ohio River and then moved north where he laid out the town of Chillicothe, Ohio’s first capital, in 1796. Assistance was provided by Deputy Surveyors Thomas Worthington (Ohio’s first U.S. Senator and sixth Governor), Edward Tiffin (Ohio’s first Governor and third U.S. Senator, Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory, and brother-in-law of Thomas Worthington) and Duncan McArthur (Ohio’s eleventh Governor).

Because of Virginia’s ties to the district, these original surveys were conducted using the old “Metes and Bounds” style of describing land, which was standard practice throughout the original thirteen colonies. This led to the possibility of irregularities and disputes since physical features, such as large rocks, trees, and bodies of water, were combined with directions and distances to define boundaries rather than the new rectangular system.

Farther up the Scioto River, Deputy Surveyor Lucas Sullivant, from Virginia, laid out the town of Franklinton, just west of the confluence with the Olentangy (Whetstone) River, in August 1797. Like many surveyors of the time, he took his pay in land, which afforded him the opportunity to become one of Ohio’s largest land holders with nearly 40,000 acres, and the founder of Franklinton, which was the first settlement in the area that became Franklin County.