To investigate the reliability variation law of concrete continuous girder bridges during service, this paper proposes a time-varying reliability evaluation method for in-service bridges. This method first considers various factors leading to the reduction of bridge bearing capacity and establishes a time-varying calculation model of bending bearing capacity. Then, based on the traffic load statistical data, the dynamic analysis is carried out to obtain the dynamic response of the bridge. Finally, combined with the time-varying and uncertainty of parameters such as bearing capacity, dead load and live load, the reliability of the bridge during the service period is evaluated. Taking a real bridge as an example, the reliability during its service period is evaluated in depth and compared with the time-varying reliability under the standard lane load. The results show that the time-varying reliability evaluation needs to couple the double uncertainties of resistance and load, and the single uncertainty analysis causes the evaluation results to be inaccurate. The increase in traffic volume accelerates the reduction of bridge reliability, and the remaining life of the bridge will be overestimated without considering the increase of traffic flow. The reliability index is sensitive to the vehicle load effect. When the vehicle load effect annual growth rate is 0.5 % and 1 %, respectively, the failure life of the bridge is 12 years and 26 years earlier, respectively. It is recommended to reasonably control the traffic flow to ensure the long-term safe operation of the bridge.
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