In August 1950, Wuhan Major Bridge Design Group was set up by the Design Bureau in the Ministry of Railways upon the approval of the Government Administration Council.

 

With the comprehensive development of national economy, Major Bridge Design Firm was set up on the basis of Wuhan Major Bridge Design Group and Wuhan Major Bridge Survey & Drill Team for satisfying the need of massive construction of new railways in March 1953.
 
In April 1954, some technicians and workers participated in the survey and design of Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge set up Design Firm of Wuhan Major Bridge Engineering Bureau.
 
In June 1956, Special Engineering Survey and Design Team directly under the Design Bureau of the Ministry of Railways was incorporated into Major Bridge Design Firm.
 
In December 1957, Design Bureau of the Ministry of Railways merged its five professional design firms into Railway Design Institute, and Major Bridge Design Firm was renamed Major Bridge Design Office of the Railway Design Institute.
 
In September 1958, the Ministry of Railways decided to merge the Major Bridge Design Office of the Railway Design Institute into Major Bridge Engineering Bureau, and merged it with the Survey & Drill Team to set up Survey and Design Division of Major Bridge Engineering Bureau.
 


 

In March 1986, Survey and Design Division of Major Bridge Engineering Bureau was renamed Major Bridge Engineering Bureau Survey and Design Institute of Ministry of Railways upon the approval of the Ministry of Railways and Major Bridge Engineering Bureau in order to satisfy the needs of reform and opening-up situations and business development.
 
With the deepening of enterprise reform and change in operating mechanism, in October 2001, the Major Bridge Engineering Bureau Survey and Design Institute of Ministry of Railways was renamed Survey and Design Institute of China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute, which is a secondary subsidiary of China Railway Engineering Corporation.