A highway is a fast road with open access, which means it “can have intersections, driveways or median openings for turning,” ...

Every time you step on a sturdy bridge or travel on a smooth road, you are experiencing the work of civil engineers.

While it’s common to take the U.S. Interstate Highway System for granted, it had a long gestation period before coming to fruition beginning in the mid-20th century. Until the 1930s, most American ...

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

Merle Cable, a retired civil engineer who worked on road projects in Maryland, New Jersey and Illinois, died of heart failure Thursday at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He was 92. The son of ...

Civil engineers build the world around us. They use their knowledge of science and engineering to design safer buildings, roads, water supply systems, and bridges, while reducing our carbon footprint.

Civil engineering is the design and construction of public works, such as dams, bridges and other large infrastructure projects. It is one of the oldest branches of engineering, dating back to when ...

What Are Civil and Environmental Engineering? Bucknell offers separate bachelor of science degree programs in civil engineering and environmental engineering. Both majors provide a solid foundation in ...