《国道巡航》以横贯我国东西的318国道为串联线，依次选取该国道沿线的江浙地区、安徽省、湖北省、四川省和西藏自治区，围绕各地突出的中国式现代化发展成效，分别聚焦市场管理、美丽乡村、智慧城市、社会建设和民族发展五个主题，呈现中国高质量发展的故事。

作为一名将死的老人，布什.波兰斯基为自己订制了一口棺材，并希望带着尊严了结自己的生命。然而，他的计划被一个身穿黄雨衣的男孩打乱了，这孩子竟然跑到他的棺材里去玩！ 一段稀奇的友情就此展开，最终，他们二人把棺材做成了一条小船，一起踏上了奇妙的航程......

有一天，高速公路突然宣布，从下午六点开始全线封闭，几十万辆车就这样塞在大大小小的公路上。从来不知责任的小玉，为了一个麻将牌局偷车赴约，并打算拿车上的行动电话消遣车主，在彼此看不到，只能听见的相处中，两人从敌封到了解，小玉和车主透过电话里的声音经历了一段不寻常的恋情。一个来路不明的年青杀手，为执行抢击任务校持了一部货运卡车，司机与杀手这一老一少在长夜里由冲突到和谐谅解，终于杀手自己找到他该有的平静。罗立通，刚被政府官员解雇的座车司机，在极度不满的情绪下盗开官员座车上了高速公路。他沿路狂飙不为什么，只为追求一种活的有意义与尊严的感觉。

Young-ho, an Ethnic-Korean living in Japan, decides to close the pachinko parlor that he has operated with his mother Kyung-ja for 50 years along National Route 7 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. When he invites his mother on an overseas trip to celebrate her retirement, she expresses her desire to visit Niigata instead of going abroad. At Niigata Port, Young-ho realizes what this visit meant to his mother, as he recalls how aunt Soon-ja had departed for North Korea from Niigata Port during the mass repatriation project. 　　After his mother passes away, Young-ho, now alone, discovers an old letter from North Korea addressed to his mother. Meanwhile, his daughter Nana, who had been living apart with her Japanese mother following the divorce, comes to visit him. Nana becomes deeply intrigued by the letter from North Korea. Guided by his mother's will, Young-ho embarks on a journey with Nana, driving along South Korea's Route 7 heading northward.

《一号国道》是MBC电视台为纪念韩国战争爆发六十周年而耗资130亿韩元制作的战争大戏，讲述在突如袭来的战争中，苏志燮扮演的陆军军官遭遇的坎坷人生。所谓的“一号国道”指的是韩国战争时从首尔通往平壤的第一号国道。