To　investigate　the　seismic　performance　of　double-column　bridge　piers　with　headed　reinforcement　anchorage　and　conventional　hooked　bar　anchorage,　two　reinforced　concrete　test　models　were　fabricated　at　a　scale　of　1:5.　Pseudostatic　tests　were　conducted　to　investigate　the　effect　of　anchorage　detailing　on　the　hysteretic　performance　of　the　bridge　pier　models　and　to　analyze　the　ductility,　energy　dissipation　capacity,　and　residual　displacement　of　the　two　models　through　comparison.　By　comparing　two　models,　the　following　results　were　obtained:　(1)　The　two　models　exhibit　similar　failure　phenomena,　however,　the　spalling　and　crushing　of　concrete　under　the　ultimate　load　are　more　significant　in　the　latter　case　than　in　the　former　case;　(2)　For　the　double-column　pier　with　headed　reinforcement　anchorage,　the　ductility　decreased　slightly,　whereas　the　bearing　capacity　was　improved.　Thus,　headed　reinforcement　anchoring　can　be　used　in　the　joints　of　bridge　piers　to　reduce　the　anchoring　length　and　other　advantages.　©　2020　IEEE.