Multiple　friction　pendulum　bearings　which　exhibit　adaptive　stiffness　and　damping　behavior　is　a　promising　seismic　isolation　device　in　performance-based　seismic　design　of　bridges.　In　this　paper,　an　offshore　continuous　girder　bridge　was　taken　as　an　engineering　example　and　the　numerical　model　of　the　bridge　was　established　including　the　soil-structure　interaction　effect　simulated　by　p-y　method　based　on　the　soft　marine　clay　conditions.　Seismic　response　characteristics　of　bridges　isolated　with　different　friction　pendulum　bearings　was　investigated　using　response　spectrum　method　and　fast　nonlinear　analysis　method.　The　analytical　results　indicate　that　seismic　response　of　bridge　piers　isolated　with　MFPS　is　small　than　that　of　the　isolated　bridges　with　FPS　and　MFPS　has　greater　displacement　capacity,　and　MFPS　and　FPS　bearings　are　both　effective　in　seismic　isolation.　©　2016,　Editorial　Office　of　China　Civil　Engineering　Journal.　All　right　reserved.