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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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The 2024 bridge deck sealing maintenance project is currently underway and making great progress. Our dedicated bridge maintenance crews are diligently working to complete the seasonal maintenance tasks before winter arrives.
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Ric Rossetti recently reached his 5 Year Milestone Anniversary at The Franklin County Engineer’s Office. Thank you, Ric, for your dedicated service to our constituents and #TeamFCEO!
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It's #WorkerWednesday, and we're proud to celebrate our Construction Services Department! This dedicated group oversees the construction of federal, state, and locally funded capital improvement projects. Thank you to the team for your commitment and hard work!
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Mark your calendars for the 2024 FCEO Touch-And-Ride-A-Truck on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the Fortress Obetz!

Bring the whole family for an evening of fun—explore tons of equipment and vehicles, meet our amazing community partners, and enjoy an unforgettable experience. Don’t forget to wear your best costume!

We're also proud to partner with the Columbus Diaper Coalition for a Diaper Drive. Please bring any new or unused diapers, pull-ups, or baby wipes to support local families in need.

It’s going to be a "fang-tastic" night, so don’t miss out! RSVP and get more details on our events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2246388735712128
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Brown Road, north of the Dyer Road intersection, is closed for resurfacing and intersection improvements. The closure will last approximately twenty (20) days, weather permitting.
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Central College Road, between Big Walnut Creek and Leesland Drive, is now opened to traffic.
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Surveyor’s Journal Entry Twenty

Surveyor’s Journal Entry Twenty

Meeting the Transportation Needs of a Changing Landscape

By 1850, Columbus had become 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 Franklin County Property and Highway Map, first published in 1842, showed a vast sea of farms, villages, and township communities encircling Columbus, all joined together by an evolving street and roadway system.

It was during this growth that the Franklin County Surveyor’s Office, which had established many of the original roads, adopted the responsibility of highway engineering. It would be the duty of the “county engineer” to represent the board of county commissioners and the State of Ohio in the planning of the area’s first local highways, which included:

Columbus & Portsmouth Turnpike (U.S. Rt. 23, South High Street, Portsmouth-Columbus Road) opened in 1847
Columbus & Harrisburg Turnpike (U.S. Rt. 62, S.R. 3, Harrisburg Pike) opened in 1849
Columbus & Worthington Plank Road (North High Street, U.S. Rt. 23) replacing the Franklin County section of the Columbus &
Sandusky Turnpike opened in 1850
Columbus & Groveport Turnpike ( Groveport Road) opened in 1850
Johnstown Plank Road (Johnstown Road, U.S. Rt. 62) opened in 1852
Columbus & Granville Turnpike (East Broad Street, S.R. 16) opened in 1852
Franklin & Jackson Turnpike (Harmon Avenue, Jackson Pike, S.R. 104) opened in 1852
Columbus & Sunbury Plank Road (Sunbury Road) opened in 1852
Clinton & Blendon Plank Road (Westerville Road , S.R. 3) opened in 1854

These early thoroughfares were operated by incorporated highway companies that financed construction and maintenance costs through stock sales, toll collections, and government appropriations. Transportation financing began as early as 1802 when Ohio started to receive three percent of the net proceeds from the sale of federal land in the state to build roads.

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