Allen County Engineer

Responsibilities of the Allen County Engineer’s Office

The Allen County Engineer’s Office is responsible for the maintenance of Allen County’s local highway system, which includes 353 miles of county roads, 550 miles of township roads.  The County Engineer is also responsible for the inspection, maintenance and replacement of 377 bridges and over 1,400 culverts of various sizes located throughout the county.  To maintain this complex system, the County Engineer works in cooperation with the 12 townships to help perform roadside mowing, snow plowing, drainage improvements and road maintenance.  

Brion E. Rhodes, P.E., P.S.
Allen County Engineer

Brion is a graduate of the Ohio Northern University and is both a registered professional engineer and a registered professional surveyor. He has been with the Allen County Engineer’s Office since 1997 and became the Bridge Engineer in 1999 and held that position for 16 years. In 2009, he was awarded…..

Recent News

• Bridge Load Limit Updated
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• Road Program
  One of the Allen County Engineer’s routine Spring activities is the annual review of county and township road conditions. The Allen County Engineer oversees 353 miles of county roadway, while the 12 Allen County townships oversee a combined 550 miles ...
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• Drainage Funding Discussion
  Please follow the link below for the full story from Your Hometown Stations regarding a possible new funding mechanism to help Allen County with drainage projects. https://www.hometownstations.com/news/funding-mechanism-in-discussion-to-help-allen-county-with-drainage-projects/article_6e168cd6-013c-11ed-a9b2-5f81e6efaa9d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
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