With the construction of several new roads after Taiwan was restored to the Republic of China, the advantages that the Tamsui River and the railway gave to Tataocheng, became overshadowed.
台灣光復後，交通型態改變，淡水河失去了在貿易通商的重要性，河面船舶如織的盛況，一下子冷落了起來。而隨著公路的開展，一度扼鐵道要衝的大稻埕，也因貨車的興起而日漸式微。