Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of highways (including elevated), streets, roads, airport runways, public sidewalks, or bridges. The work performed may include new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and repairs. Specialty trade contractors are included in this industry if they are engaged in activities primarily related to highway, street, and bridge construction (e.g., installing guardrails on highways).
Illustrative Examples:
Airport runway construction
Highway line painting
Causeway construction
Painting traffic lanes or parking lot lines
Culverts, highway, road, and street, construction
Pothole filling, highway, road, street, or bridge
Elevated highway construction
Resurfacing, highway, road, street, or bridge
Guardrail construction
Sign erection, highway, road, street, or bridge
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction are:
- Sign erection, highway, road, street, or bridge
- Abutment construction
- Grading, highway, road, street and airport runway
- Bridge decking construction
- Construction management, highway, road, street and bridge
- Pavement, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway, construction
- Surfacing, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway
- Oil field road construction
- Highway line painting
- Elevated highway construction
- Sidewalk, public, construction
- Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk)
- Repair, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway
- Overpass construction
- Highway construction
- Runway, airport, line painting (e.g., striping)
- Bridge construction
- Resurfacing, highway, road, street, bridge or airport runway
- Causeway construction
- Pothole filling, highway, road, street or bridge
- Tarring roads
- Parking lot marking and line painting
- Logging road construction
- Painting lines on highways, streets and bridges
- Culverts, highway, road and street, construction
- Trestle construction
- Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk)
- Bridge approach construction
- Road construction
- Guardrail construction
- Curbs and street gutters, highway, road and street, construction
- Underpass construction
- Parkway construction
- Painting traffic lanes or parking lots
- Airport runway construction
- Street construction
- Traffic lane painting
- Airport runway line painting (e.g., striping)
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Bridge & Elevated Highway Construction in the US (23731b)
Revenue 2025
$17bn
Growth 2025
4.66%
Key Trends
Future investment in bridges and elevated highways will be purely for safety
Crumbling of US infrastructure will make the investment in elevated highways and bridges a necessity
The vast number of projects available will lead to more contractors entering the industry
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Constructing tunnels--are classified in Industry 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Highway lighting and signal installation--are classified in Industry 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Painting bridges--are classified in Industry 238320, Painting and Wall Covering Contractors;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Road decommissioning or removing culverts or bridges--are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors; and
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NAICS Cross Reference
Constructing parking lots, private driveways, sidewalks, or erecting billboards--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
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NAICS Hierarchy 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
NAICS Code 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction sits in the 2-digit Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 23
Sector Title: Construction
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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2361 Residential Building Construction
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2362 Nonresidential Building Construction
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23621 Industrial Building Construction
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23622 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
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2371 Utility System Construction
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23711 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
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23712 Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
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23713 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
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2372 Land Subdivision
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23721 Land Subdivision
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2373 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
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23731 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
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2379 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
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23799 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
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2381 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
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23811 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
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23812 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
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23813 Framing Contractors
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23814 Masonry Contractors
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23815 Glass and Glazing Contractors
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23816 Roofing Contractors
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23817 Siding Contractors
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23819 Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
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2382 Building Equipment Contractors
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23821 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
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23822 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
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23829 Other Building Equipment Contractors
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2383 Building Finishing Contractors
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23831 Drywall and Insulation Contractors
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23832 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
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23833 Flooring Contractors
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23834 Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
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23835 Finish Carpentry Contractors
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23839 Other Building Finishing Contractors
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2389 Other Specialty Trade Contractors
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23891 Site Preparation Contractors
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23899 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
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