Roads and Bridges of Georgia (In the 1950 years)

Abstract

Since the 1950s, special attention has been paid to the improvement of Georgia's internal and external roads. After the
war, agricultural, farming, and industrial production revived in Georgia, which required the improvement of transport,
maritime, and air infrastructure connecting internal and external regions. Along with the construction of roads, the network of
railway lines expanded. As early as the 19th century, the need to build a railway connecting Adjara with Guria arose. This issue
was first raised in 1896. After Georgia declared independence in 1918, this issue was raised again. On December 26, 1923, the
Ozurgeti-Natanbebi railway was solemnly opened (18 versts), which was to be extended to the villages of Eastern Guria in the
future. At the ceremonial opening of the railway in Ozurgeti in 1923, the Chairman of the Adjara People's Council, Takhsim
Khimshiashvili, emphasized the unity of Adjara-Guria. Great attention was paid to the construction of bridges. Notable are the
Skurdumi, Natanebi, and Bogilo bridges connecting Adjara and Guria, and similar iron and wooden bridges were built in the
adjacent Chorokhi-Adjaristskali region.