To　study　the　influence　of　near-fault　ground　motion　with　directivity　effect　on　curved　girder　bridges,　a　whole　physical　model　of　curved　girder　bridge　with　the　scale　ratio　of　1:10　was　designed　and　manufactured,　the　ground　motions　in　forward　region　(FR),　middle　region　(MR),　and　backward　region　(BR)　were　selected,　and　seismic　simulation　shaking　table　test　was　carried　out.　Experimental　results　show　that　the　seismic　response　of　the　curved　bridge　under　the　action　of　FR　ground　motion　and　MR　ground　motion　was　obviously　higher　than　that　of　BR　ground　motion.　In　the　case　of　unidirectional　input,　the　structural　response　was　greater　under　MR　ground　motion,　while　in　bidirectional　input,　the　structural　response　was　related　to　the　relative　position　of　the　curved　bridge　and　the　rupture　direction.　When　the　curved　bridge　was　perpendicular　to　the　rupture　direction　and　the　unidirectional　input,　the　main　girder　rotated　along　the　fixed　pier.　The　rotational　effect　of　the　main　girder　under　FR　ground　motion　and　MR　ground　motion　was　more　obvious　than　that　under　BR　ground　motion　in　bidirectional　input.　The　amplification　effect　of　pier　tangential　displacement　under　FR　ground　motion　and　MR　ground　motion　was　greater　than　that　of　pier　radial　displacement.　When　the　curved　bridge　was　perpendicular　to　the　rupture　direction,　the　main　girder　was　easier　to　rotate,　making　the　displacement　responses　of　the　bearing　and　the　beam　end　larger　at　the　low　pier.　Therefore,　in　seismic　design,　rational　analysis　should　be　performed　to　avoid　bearing　shedding　or　girder　falling.　©　2019,　Editorial　Board　of　Journal　of　Harbin　Institute　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.