Accelerated　bridge　construction　(ABC)　has　been　paid　great　attention　in　China　for　the　significant　advantages　compared　with　cast-in-place　(CIP),　such　as　higher　construction　speed,　less　environmental　impact　and　structural　members　of　higher　quality.　However,　the　reliability,　durability　and　seismic　behavior　of　the　connection　between　prefabricated　bridge　column　and　the　rest　of　the　structure　are　primary　factors　that　limit　the　application　of　the　ABC　in　the　moderate　and　high　seismic　zones.　In　this　study,　quasi-static　experimental　investigation　of　seismic　performance　of　three　1:3-scale　ultra-high　performance　concrete　(UHPC)-filled　socket　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　column-foundation　connection　specimens　were　conducted.　A　fiber-based　finite　element　model　is　developed　considering　the　rotation　effect　of　the　column　embedded　in　the　footing.　The　seismic　behavior　of　the　precast　column　specimens　with　UHPC-filled　socket　connection　type　was　compared　with　that　of　CIP　specimen.　The　experimental　and　numerical　results　show　that　the　damage　evolution,　failure　modes　and　hysteretic　responses　of　the　precast　bridge　column　are　equivalent　with　those　of　the　CIP　bridge　column.　Numerical　analysis　also　validated　that　the　finite　element　model(FEM)　in　this　paper　is　adequate　to　predict　seismic　response　of　the　precast　column　with　UHPC-filled　socket　connection.　The　UHPC-filled　socket　connection　is　a　reliable　connection　type　in　prefabricated　column-foundation　connection　joint　which　is　suitable　for　moderate　and　high　seismic　regions.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd