Highway Department

Henry County Highway Department

Highway Facts and History

The Henry County Highway Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of all the bridges and roads in the Henry County Highway System. In addition to constructing and maintaining the 170 miles of roads and 595 drainage structures on the County Highway System, the department assists the 24 townships of Henry County in the construction and maintenance of their 1,046 miles of highways and 162 bridges.

County Population	51,020
Land Area	828 square miles
Assessed Valuation	$806,113,419

The Henry County Highway Department is kept busy throughout the year maintaining the roadways. The yearly maintenance includes:

Summer Maintenance	Winter Maintenance
Blacktopping Seal Coating Crackfilling Shoulder Repairs Culvert Replacements Drainage Improvements Mowing Litter Pick-up	Snow and Ice Removal Brush and Tree Trimming Culvert Repairs Shoulder Repairs

· Asphalt Plant
· County Highway Engineers

James Reed           Dec 19, 1913 – Aug 1, 1935 (22 years)
Stuart Ogden         Aug 3, 1935 – Nov 29, 1948 (13 years)
Raymond Wells     Nov 30, 1948 – Aug 31, 1975 (27 years)
Nelson Taber         Sept 1, 1975 – Sept 30, 1987 (12 years)
Steven Brandau     Dec 1, 1987 – Present

Henry County Engineer
Steve Brandau

Phone:
309-937-3346

Fax:
309-937-3348

Address:
100 N East Rd
Cambridge IL 61238

Office Hours:
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday - Friday

Email:
highway@henrycty.com