Shanghai Road Network Map
Shanghai's street network is shaped by the sweeping curve of the Huangpu River, the historic circular core of Puxi, and a dense multi-tiered elevated expressway system that contrasts with Pudong's modern superblocks.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
上海
Urban Grid Pattern
Curvilinear Riverfront & Multi-Tier Rings
Estimated Road Ways
65,000+
Geographic Bounding Box
31.00, 121.15 to 31.45, 121.75
Primary Arterial Corridors
Yan'an Elevated Road, Inner Ring Road, Huaihai Road, Nanjing Road, Century Avenue
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Shanghai roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Shanghai', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Shanghai roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Shanghai?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.