Republic Of China, Shanghai-hangzhou Highway Research (1925-1937)

Traffic is the development of national economy of the infrastructure, the new traffic development is one of the important signs of modern civilization. Period of the republic of China, the jiangsu and zhejiang provinces area modern traffic had a rapid development. Especially the huhang highway built, become connected between Shanghai and hangzhou, another important ties with water, rail together constitute the region more perfect modern traffic network.Historical period of traffic intercourse between Shanghai and hangzhou, and when the water transportation primarily in modern shanghai-hangzhou railway construction, change this situation, a water transport also increased steamship transportation. Two railway and waterway transportation each have advantages and disadvantages, traditional water use natural waterway, but in rate, transportation and capacity than land in far. Huhang highway construction began in 1925, separately from Shanghai on background and started two and zhejiang. October was formally opened in 1932, zhejiang province highway administration to road management organizations, set up the road ancillary facilities of roads, regularly carry out maintenance work, and for the professional personnel training. In the process of operation, the Shanghai and hangzhou highway mainly passenger primarily, but freight is relatively rare. In military terms, the Shanghai and hangzhou highway as nanjing national government built one of the highway, the provincial liaison for the consolidation and stable opening southeastern region to expand its political ruling limits also to have certain positive role. Meanwhile, the Shanghai and hangzhou highway construction, make traffic along town has improved greatly, strengthening the shanghai-hangzhou our economic links, public transport the emergence of a new choice, along the direction of regional to modern forward step.Modern huhang highway along regional social changes, by this area is political, economic, production and living, concept, even traffic factors cause. Its essence is a regional society from traditional to modern change process, in this one change process, modern highway have certain stimulative effect.