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I am looking toward working my way up to owning my own road and bridge construction company. I am curious as to which degrees I first need to go for. (i.e. would Civil Engineering be my field, structural? which or what do I need to go for to build and design bridges)

RE: Bridge building

I suggest you post this question on the Civil Engineers Forum where you may get responses that are helpful.

Orenda

RE: Bridge building

first, I would focus on either roads or bridges - but not both.  

I'm not sure you will ever be able to both design and build them as a contractor. Do you prefer engineering/design or construction?  If construction, you don't necessarily need an engineering degree to own or manage a construction company. If design, then get a degree in structural engineering, go for the masters in business adminstration and then start up a bridge design firm.  In the meantime, see if you can get a job with your state department of transportation where you can get experience with all of it.

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