To　investigate　the　cyclic　load　response　of　rectangular　hollow　Reinforced　Concrete　(RC)　bridge　columns,　four　hollow　bridge　column　specimens　were　tested　under　constant　axial　load　and　cyclic　uniaxial　or　biaxial　bending.　The　experimental　results　showed　that　all　tested　specimens　failed　in　the　flexural　failure　mode　and　their　ultimate　performance　was　dominated　by　flexural　capacity,　which　was　represented　by　the　rupture/buckling　of　tensile　longitudinal　rebar　at　the　bottom　of　the　bridge　columns.　Biaxial　force　and　displacement　hysteresis　loops　showed　significant　stiffness　and　strength　degradations.　Coupling　interaction　effect　of　both　directions　severely　decrease　lateral　load　capacity　and　the　structural　seismic　resistance.　The　hollow　RC　rectangular　bridge　columns　with　configurations　of　lateral　reinforcement　in　this　paper　have　excellent　performance　under　bi-directional　earthquake　excitations.　©　2017　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　London.