Engineer's Office & Highway Department

The Engineer’s Office and Highway Department is responsible for the safety and quality of over 600 miles of secondary roads and over 100 bridges.  Responsibilities include construction of road and bridge projects within the county, maintenance of all secondary roads in the county, and issuing permits pertaining to roadway and right-of-way use. Excluded from the county system are roads that are located within the corporate limits of any town, private road and subdivisions, and highways on the State system (i.e. US Hwy 61, US Hwy 6, State Hwy 22, State Hwy 38, State Hwy 70, and State Hwy 92).