Near-west side of Columbus by Franklinton — Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc service area
Columbus · Franklinton

Towing in Franklinton, Columbus

Apartment garages, arts-district nights and riverfront events, minutes from our yard.

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Franklinton sits directly west of downtown across the Scioto River, the city's oldest neighborhood and one of its fastest-changing. East Franklinton has become an arts and restaurant district, new apartment buildings keep going up, and the riverfront around COSI draws weekend and event crowds. That mix brings us calls for cars locked at apartment garages, dead batteries after a night out, and tows from tight street parking along West Broad Street and Rich Street. Our yard on Harrisburg Pike is just to the southwest, and trucks usually arrive in 20–40 minutes.

Local Guide: Towing Around Franklinton

Landmarks

  • COSI — Science museum on West Broad Street that reopened here in November 1999, built around the former Central High School.
  • National Veterans Memorial and Museum — The nation's museum for U.S. veterans, opened October 27, 2018 at 300 W. Broad Street.
  • Franklinton Post Office — Built in 1807, the oldest building in Columbus still standing on its original foundations.
  • Genoa Park — A 2.07-acre riverfront park on the Scioto's west bank, formerly called the Riverfront Amphitheater.
  • Holy Family Church — Gothic Revival Catholic church at 584 W. Broad St. whose cornerstone went down in 1882 and which was dedicated in 1889 with seating for 1,000.
  • Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station — Pagoda-roofed 1896 depot at 379 W. Broad St., the last train station building left in Columbus and now a firefighters' union hall.
  • Dodge Park — An 18.8-acre park on Sullivant Avenue with ball diamonds, a skate park, a pool and a greenway trailhead.
  • Dodge Community Center — City recreation center inside Dodge Park that includes a boxing center and a ceramics room.
  • McKinley Park — A seven-acre park at 1453 McKinley Avenue in northwest Franklinton with ball diamonds and an open-air shelter.
  • Cody Park — A pocket park of about 0.3 acre at 106 Brehl Avenue.
  • Sullivant Gardens Park — A 3.8-acre park on Renick Street, acquired by the city in 2004, with a community center and a futsal court.
  • Franklinton Branch Library — Columbus Metropolitan Library branch at 1061 W. Town St. offering free after-school homework help.
  • McDowell Senior Center — One of three city-run recreation centers inside the neighborhood, focused on older adults.

Schools

  • Starling K-8 — Columbus City Schools building serving all Franklinton students in grades 6 through 8.

Colleges

  • Mount Carmel College of Nursing — Catholic nursing college founded in Franklinton in 1903, located at 127 S. Davis Ave.

Main Routes

  • West Broad Street — Passes both COSI and the National Veterans Memorial and Museum on the Scioto Peninsula.
  • Sullivant Avenue — Runs through Franklinton as a four-lane, two-way street with a median divider.
  • Interstate 70 — Marks Franklinton's western border.
  • Greenlawn Avenue — Together with Stimmel Road, forms Franklinton's southern edge.
  • Gift Street — Founder Lucas Sullivant offered free lots to settlers who would build along this street at the east edge of his plat.
  • Lucas Street — With Gift, Town and Rich streets, outlines the center of Franklinton's creative district.
  • Harmon Avenue — Marks the neighborhood's eastern boundary.
  • Glenwood Avenue — Neighborhood street that meets both West Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue on the west side of the Scioto.
  • Bellows Avenue — Gave its name to the former Bellows Avenue Elementary, found eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Major Employers & Projects

  • The Peninsula (Scioto Peninsula development) — Phase I finished September 2023 with offices, apartments and The Junto hotel; Phase 1B targets 2026 completion.
  • Mount Carmel Franklinton Care Center — Mount Carmel closed its Franklinton ER August 22, 2026 and opened a primary care center at 775 W. Broad St.
  • Franklinton Floodwall — Seven-mile, $134 million floodwall completed in 2004 that protects the low-lying neighborhood.

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Frequently asked questions

How soon can you reach Franklinton?

Usually 20–40 minutes. It is a short drive up from our Harrisburg Pike yard, with the truck coming in on West Broad Street or through the streets south of it, depending on where you are. Downtown traffic and events on the riverfront are what stretch the estimate, and dispatch accounts for them when you call. Give the building name or the nearest corner and the driver will find you quickly.

Can you get my car out of a Franklinton apartment garage?

Yes. Many of the newer Franklinton buildings park residents in structured garages with low ceilings and tight turns, so we send a low-clearance truck for parking garage recovery instead of a full-height flatbed. Tell dispatch the building, the garage level and the posted clearance, and let the property know a tow truck is coming if the gate needs to be opened. A dead battery or lockout can usually be fixed right in the space.

My car won't start after a night in East Franklinton. What now?

Call dispatch with the lot or street where you are parked and stay somewhere well lit while you wait. A late-night no-start is usually a battery, and the driver can jump it and check the battery on the spot. If the car still will not go, or you would rather not drive it, we can tow it home or to a shop. Keys locked inside? Our lockout service opens the door without damaging it.

What should I do if I break down on I-70 or State Route 315 near Franklinton?

Those interchanges around downtown have short merges and little shoulder, so steer as far out of traffic as you can, turn on your hazards and stay belted in unless you can reach a spot well clear of the lanes. If you are stuck in a live lane, 911 comes first. Then give our dispatcher the road, your direction and the exit you just passed, and a flatbed will get the car off the highway.

My car was towed from a Franklinton lot, or someone is blocking me. Who do I call?

If a car on a public street is in your way, the Columbus Division of Police decides whether it is towed, so start with their non-emergency number. If your own car vanished from a private lot, look for the towing sign at the entrance; it lists the company and a phone number to call about release. When the sign names Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc, dispatch can tell you where the car is and what you need to bring.

Where does a Franklinton tow go, and how do you price it?

The destination is up to you: a shop, a dealer, your home or a partner repair shop. Because our lot on Harrisburg Pike is close by, a car that needs a place to wait can stay there for the daily storage fee. Before hookup the dispatcher reads you the full price from our rate card, and payment is by card or cash once the car is delivered. Ask for an itemized invoice if your insurer needs one.

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Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc (dba Columbus Roadside Towing).
Corporate office (private, no walk-ins): 3879 Regatta Ct, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Tow yard & impound lot: 1620 Harrisburg Pike, Columbus, OH 43223
(740) 812-9489 · chris@columbusroadsidetowing.com

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