Roads

Hocking County has 412.82 miles of township roads, 212.241 miles of county roads and more than 2,241 signs. In addition to day to day maintenance, the Hocking County Engineer is responsible for repair, widening, resurfacing, and construction of county roads. The County Engineer serves as a consultant to the townships for their construction activity.

Bridges

Hocking County has 260 bridges. In addition to maintenance, design and construction of bridges, the County Engineer is responsible for the inspection and inventory of each on a yearly basis. This includes all bridges within the county, municipalities and townships.

The Scaparrotti Veterans Bridge

The 286-foot bridge located on CR #33A, Chieftain Drive, over the Hocking River is the longest structure on our inventory and was given the Historic Bridge Award in 2011. In 2016, the bridge was named "The Scaparrotti Veterans Bridge" at the suggestion of the former Hocking County Engineer, Bill Shaw.

Two large bronze plaques were locally made and erected on each end of the bridge by the Hocking County Engineer's Department in recognition of the following:

General Curtis Michael Scaparrotti, First Sergeant Michael C. Scaparrotti, and all past, present, and future Veterans from Hocking County who served in all branches of the Armed Forces.

General Curtis Michael Scaparrotti, a Logan native, is a four-star general in the United States Army, and is the current Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations.  He is also the commander of the United States European Command.  First Sergeant Michael C. Scaparrotti, also a Logan native, is General Scaparrotti's father.
 A 696" x 36" aluminum "Scaparrotti Veterans Bridge" sign, also locally made, was installed by the Hocking County Engineer's Department on the upstream side of the bridge in view of the many people enjoying activities on the Hocking River.  All costs were paid by the engineer.

Hocking County is proud to honor all men and women of our Armed Forces!

Historic Bridge Awards

Klump Road Bridge
The Hocking County Engineer's Office received an award from The Federal Highway Administration, The Ohio Department of Transportation, and The Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
The Historic Bridge Award was give in "Recognition of Outstanding Efforts in the Rehabilitation of the Klump Road Bridge in Marion Township".
 The 120 year old steel truss bridge, the last remaining steel truss on the county system, had been moved to the highway garage, refurbished, and reassembled by county crews for use as a future bicycle bridge near the fairgrounds.

Our employees are proud of their efforts to preserve this bridge for future generations.

Chieftain Drive River Bridge

A Historic Bridge Award was presented to the Hocking County Engineer's Office by The Federal Highway Administration, The Ohio Department of Transportation, and The Ohio Historic Preservation Office.

The award was given "In Recognition of Outstanding Efforts in the Context-Sensitive Design of the CR33A Bridge Over the Hocking River".

The three span 273'x24' steel structure was originally built in 1937 and refurbished around 1973. The structure was determined to be "historic" by ODOT officials in 2008.

The new structure is a three span, 286'x36', all concrete structure. As required by historic status, several construction techniques were used to make the new structure resemble the original one.

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