In order to better deal with the local disasters of urban road network, it is necessary to evaluate the resilience of urban road network. The concept of the resilience of road network was summarized based on the literature reviews of relevant published papers. According to topological structure and traffic characteristics of the road network, the concept “resilience indicator of road network” (RIRN) was proposed, and two quantitative methods were given: (1) Based on the complex network theory, the characteristics of the topological structure of urban road network was analyzed and a topological index was structured associated with node degree, intermediate centrality and closeness centrality;(2) Meanwhile, a traffic index was structured associated with traffic volume and surplus saturation degree. A calculating method of RIRN was proposed and applied to the network in Jinshan Area of Fuzhou, China, for purpose of illustration. This paper highlights the effects of traffic characteristics on the resilience of road network and extends the research method in planning urban road networks, traffic management and disaster prevention.