The Department of Bridge Engineering of Tongji University was established on the basis of the earliest specialty of bridge and tunnel engineering in China from 65438 to 0952. The department of bridge engineering has master's degree, doctor's degree and postdoctoral mobile station in bridge and tunnel engineering. Bridge Department has a strong faculty, with 75 faculty members, including China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering 1 person, 2 academicians of China Academy of Engineering, doctoral supervisor 12, professor 18, and 24 associate professors. Among them, there are many well-known experts and scholars with international reputation, such as Academician Brandon Lee, who won the International Meritorious Award for Structural Engineering, long-term leader of China Group of International Bridge and Structural Engineering Association, Chairman and Honorary Chairman of china civil engineering society, Honorary President of Tongji University, etc., pioneer of wind resistance research of bridges in China, long-term standing member of International Bridge and Structural Engineering Association (representing China), current vice chairman of china civil engineering society, national expert, and long-term chairman of china civil engineering society Bridge and Structural Engineering Association, such as Academician Fan.
The Department of Bridge Engineering has a world-class wind-resistant laboratory. In recent years, it has undertaken wind-resistant and seismic research and wind tunnel tests for most long-span bridges in China. Won many national, provincial and ministerial scientific research achievement awards 10.