Abstract:The bearing is a support and the important device of connecting the superstructure and substructure. It transfers the dead and live loads of the superstructure to the pier. And the horizontal and angular displacements of the upper span structure is adapted or constrained according to the calculation assumptions. Considering that the superstructure is a steel truss structure, the spherical bearing not only has the huge force, but also has a complex force on fulcrum. The spherical crown liner plate conventionally placed on top is inverted, and the horizontal glide plane of bearing moves from above to below. According to the technical requirements of the bearing structure and bridge bearing, the finite element model of the bearing is established. And the contact analysis is used to perform the finite element analysis of the bearing more accurately. The finite element calculation results show that the plane polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) plate and the curved PTFE plate of bearing force control components meet the design requirements.