Highway bridges in seismic prone areas suffer a serious structural issues when subjected to a severe earthquake, which are the longitudinal hinge displacements. The hinge displacements might put the structure integrity in jeopardy when they exceed certain limits. High hinge displacements can cause fatal effects on the bridge structure including; bearing failure, unseating, and pounding of the adjacent superstructure decks. The aim of this study is to implement a numerical model which characterize the standard properties of a highway bridge and put it under a high intensity seismic excitation...