The invention discloses a device for relieving highway traffic jam, which comprises wheels, a front vehicle body and a rear vehicle body, wherein the front vehicle body and the rear vehicle body are connected through a hinge shaft, the upper surfaces of the front vehicle body and the rear vehicle body are flush, the front of the front vehicle body is connected with a front axle through a front telescopic cylinder, the front of the rear vehicle body is connected with a rear axle through a rear telescopic cylinder, the front axle rotates to be flush with the upper surface of the front vehicle body or connect the ground with the front end of the front vehicle body under the control of the front telescopic oil cylinder, the rear axle is controlled by the rear telescopic oil cylinder to rotateto be flush with the upper surface of the rear vehicle body or connect the ground with the rear end of the rear vehicle body, the space below the front vehicle body and the rear vehicle body is enoughfor a household vehicle to pass from back to front, and the space on the upper surfaces of the front vehicle body, the rear vehicle body, the front axle and the rear axle is enough for the householdvehicle to pass from back to front. After a traffic accident and traffic jam happen on the highway, the traffic accident position is positioned through mobile phones of people on site, the device is driven to a traffic accident site, a bridge is erected across colliding vehicles, and the traffic efficiency of the highway is maintained after the traffic accident happens.