With sustained development of economy, large scale highway bridge construction has been undertaken in the past three decades in China. Guided by the policy of "independent construction ,independent in novation", bridge construction technology has developed in a big stride and reached world advanced level. At the same time, the highway construction management system has been transformed from relying on administrative means to market mechanism and modern project management mode has been continuously explored in extra-large project construction. This paper discussed and analyzed project cases and historical experience of the bridge construction from the perspective of technological innovation, project management and sustainable development.