Near-fault　events　can　cause　severe　damage　to　civil　structures,　including　bridges.　Many　studies　have　demonstrated　that　the　seismic　assessment　is　not　straightforward.　Usually,　dealing　with　near-fault　ground　motion,　the　structural　analysis　is　performed　using　Nonlinear　Response-History　Analysis　(NRHA)　but　in　the　last　years,　many　authors　have　tested　existing　pushover-based　procedures　originally　developed　and　validated　using　far-field　events.　Between　those　procedures,　the　Incremental　Modal　Pushover　Analysis　(IMPA　beta)　is　a　pushover-based　procedure　specifically　developed　for　bridges　that,　in　this　work,　was　applied　to　a　case　study　considering　near-fault　pulse-like　ground　motion　records.　The　records　were　analyzed　and　selected　from　the　European　Strong　Motion　Database.　In　the　paper　the　results　obtained　with　IMPA　beta　together　with　other　standard　pushover　procedures,　are　compared　with　NRHA　and　incremental　dynamic　analyses;　the　vertical　component　of　the　motion　has　been　also　considered.　Results　obtained　with　the　bridge　case　study　demonstrate　that　the　vertical　seismic　action　has　a　minor　influence　on　the　structural　response　and　that　IMPA　beta　is　confirmed　as　a　very　effective　pushover-based　method　that　can　be　applied　also　for　near-fault　events.