Frankfort Town Facts

  • Road Mileage:
    • State 14.2 miles
    • County 43.2 miles
    • Town 38.6 miles
    • Village 13.21 miles
  • The highest elevation in our township is 1,320 feet.
  • Winter maintenance of the Frankfort Highway Department a six month period November 1st to April 30th.
  • We plow and sand 87 miles of road in our township.
  • We have seven plow routes
  • It takes 4 to 5 hours to complete one cycle of plowing and sanding to maintain every road.
  • We have 59 dead ends or cul-de-sacs.
  • If we combine the total mileage of all vehicles driven to complete one plowing and sanding cycle, the total accumulation of miles would be approximately 350 miles.
  • In a 24 hour period of severe inclement weather, we have consumed:
    • 1200 - 1500 gals of fuel
    • 150 - 175 tons of salt
    • 500- 600 yds of salt/sand mix
  • We average 5000 - 7000 yds of sand per winter season
  • We average 1200 - 1500 yds of salt per winter season
  • We also use calcium chloride - temperature pending
  • We average 16000 - 18000 gals of diesel fuel per season