Roads and bridges of Adjara in 1930s

Abstract

European countries, Russia and Turkey were interested in Batumi from a military strategic point of view, on which
the most important Transcaucasian roads passed, namely: Batumi-Akhaltsikhe, Batumi-Kars-Yerevan, Batumi-Artvin-Artaan,
Batumi-Tbilisi. Through Batumi, Russia ensured the security of the southwestern borders, and through Kodori Gorge it
established influence over Abkhazia and control over the Black Sea. Until the 19th-20th centuries, the roads in Adjara were
unorganized. The main attention was paid to the military road, namely Batumi-Akhaltsikhe, Ardagani-Kars and Batumi
Kobuleti road connecting with Guria. During the rule of Sherip Khimshiashvili, the roads connecting with Upper Adjara were
improved. Due to its geostrategic location, a lot of attention was paid to the maintenance of roads in Adjara during the Soviet
period.