一、中国公路发展概况中国的公路是在很低的基础上发展起来的，建国初期，中国的公路只有8万公里。建国以来，特别是改革开放以来，公路建设得到了快速的发展，截止1997年底，公路总里程已达1226万公里，其中高速公路从无到有，已达到4771公里。49年中，公路里程增加14倍以上。 I. Overview of China's Road Development China's roads were developed on a very low basis. In the early days after the founding of New China, only 80,000 km of roads were made in China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, highway construction has witnessed rapid development. By the end of 1997, the total length of highways has reached 12.26 million kilometers, of which the freeway has reached 4771 kilometers from scratch. In 49 years, highway mileage increased more than 14 times.