Franklin County Engineer's Office

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Dean C. Ringle, P.E., P.S. County Engineer

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Written and Researched by Matt Burns, Student Intern from Ohio University, and Greg Payne

 Chapter I: Native American Paths Serve as Early Roads

Chapter II: Columbus is Established as New Ohio Capital

Chapter III: National Road is First Cross-Country Route

Chapter IV: Original Franklin County Highways are Built 

Chapter V: Population Blossoms, County Surveyor Adopts Road Duties

Chapter VI: Demands for Better Travel Lead to Road Alternatives

Chapter VII: New Pavement Techniques are Celebrated

Chapter VIII: Streetcars Provide Reliable Mud-Free Travel

Chapter IX: Auto Age Arrives, Ohio Highway Department Established

Chapter X: Legislators Lay the Foundation for State and Federal Highways

Chapter XI: Post-War Road Construction Boom Shapes the Way We Travel

Chapter XII: Growing Traffic Needs are Met with New Technologies

Chapter XIII: Today's Thoroughfares Carry the Pulse of Our Modern Society

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