A　novel　type　of　self-centering　prefabricated　bridge　column　(SC-PBC)　was　developed　based　on　the　first　self-centering　(SC)　bridge　in　China,　the　Huangxu　road　overpass　bridge　of　the　Beijing-Taiwan　expressway　(Beijing　section),　combined　with　the　characteristics　of　the　self-centering　and　fabricated　structures.　Three　groups　of　external　energy　dissipation　devices　(EDDs)　with　contribution　rates　of　0,　20%,　and　40%　to　the　lateral　strength　of　the　bridge　column　were　designed　and　manufactured.　A　horizontal　quasi-static　test　of　the　three　groups　of　SC-PBC　with　EDDs　was　carried　out.　The　seismic　performance　and　influence　of　the　EDDs　on　the　SC-PBC　were　evaluated　by　the　deformation　and　damage　evolution　process　of　the　bridge　columns,　the　force-displacement　hysteresis　behavior,　skeleton　curve,　energy　dissipation　capacity,　tension　force　of　the　prestressing　tendons,　residual　displacement,　joint　opening,　and　compression　zone　height　at　the　pier　bottom.　The　results　showed　that:　obvious　high-order　buckling　behavior　occurs　in　the　energy　dissipation　section　of　the　EDD　during　loading,　revealing　obvious　energy　dissipation;　the　hysteretic　curves　of　the　SC-PBC　model　with　external　EDDs　exhibit　an　obvious　＇flag＇　shape;　with　the　increase　of　the　contribution　rate　of　the　lateral　strength　of　the　EDDs,　the　hysteretic　curves　of　the　piers　are　plumper,　and　the　energy　dissipation　ability　and　lateral　strength　of　the　pier　are　obviously　improved.　When　the　lateral　displacement　is　3.5%,　the　lateral　strength　of　the　SC-PBC　with　external　EDDs　does　not　decrease　significantly,　which　indicates　good　ductility;　the　tension　force　of　the　axial　prestressing　tendons　in　the　SC-PBC　increased　linearly　with　an　increase　in　the　horizontal　loading　displacement　at　the　top　of　the　bridge　column;　the　initial　tensile　force　of　the　prestressing　reinforcement　of　more　than　70%　of　the　nominal　yield　strength　is　not　recommended;　and　to　ensure　the　small　residual　displacement　of　the　SC-PBC,　EDDs　with　a　contribution　rate　of　more　than　40%　to　the　lateral　strength　are　not　recommended.　This　research　provides　a　reference　for　the　structural　design,　numerical　model　validation,　and　engineering　practice　of　the　SC-PBC.　©　2021,　Editorial　Department　of　China　Journal　of　Highway　and　Transport.　All　right　reserved.