Abstract:When defining the railing height in the civil building code, it is stipulated that the accessible parts should be taken into account. In the code of highway bridge culverts and urban bridges, the railing height is defined as the distance from the surface of the sidewalk to the top surface of the railing. After analyzing the difference between two railing heights, it is suggested that the subsequent revision of the bridge code should proceed from a safety perspective. The reasonable safe height reserve should be considered in the design. The concept of "accessible parts" is introduced to meet the actual conditions of use. In addition, the valuing requirements of railing load in several codes are summarized and compared. It is found that the value of horizontal load of railing in the urban bridge code is the highest.