The development of society in different stages has different needs for certain field personnel type, quantity and skill. According to the requirements of social development, the existing teaching methods and teaching system should be adjusted and corrected continually to cultivate the qualified graduates. Taking the road, bridge and river crossing engineering as an example, aimed at the present situation of the existing deficiencies of teaching method and the teaching system lagged behind the development needs, from the optimization of the teaching methods and curriculum system reform, the corresponding teaching reform measures are put forward, a set of teaching methods and teaching system adapting the needs of social development for the road, bridge and river crossing project are established, which should improve the level of teaching quality of the road, bridge and river crossing engineering.