The　plastic　hinge　region　of　bridge　columns　dissipates　seismic　energy　under　earthquakes,　effectively　constraining　the　extent　of　structural　damage　through　localized　plastic　deformation.　To　enhance　the　seismic　resilience　of　this　critical　region,　this　study　proposes　replacing　the　conventional　concrete　in　the　plastic　hinge　zone　with　engineered　cementitious　composite　(ECC)　and　externally　wrapping　it　with　fiber-reinforced　polymer　(FRP).　This　approach　is　expected　to　significantly　enhance　structural　damage　tolerance,　mitigate　longitudinal　bar　buckling　and　steel　reinforcement　corrosion.　The　seismic　performance　of　this　new　type　of　bridge　column　was　investigated　via　quasi-static　tests.　The　parameters　were　FRP　type　(large　rupture　strain　FRP　and　traditional　glass　FRP)　and　the　number　of　FRP　layers　(1,　2,　and　3　layers).　The　combination　of　ECC　and　FRP　exhibited　outstanding　seismic　performance　in　terms　of　ductility,　energy　dissipation　capacity,　and　damage　control　capacity.　The　existing　equivalent　plastic　hinge　length　expressions　of　FRP-confined　reinforced　concrete　(RC)　members　were　evaluated　and　the　proposed　formula　considering　the　confinement　stiffness　for　FRP-confined　ECC　bridge　columns　delivered　more　accurate　predictions.　Nonlinear　finite　element　analysis　was　performed　and　was　shown　to　reproduce　the　hysteretic　curves　of　the　column　models　with　acceptable　accuracy.　A　parametric　study　was　conducted　to　further　analyze　the　effects　of　the　wrapping　height　of　FRP,　axial　compression　ratio,　and　longitudinal　reinforcement　ratio　on　the　peak　lateral　force　and　ductility　of　FRP-reinforced　ECC　bridge　columns.　Finally,　design　recommendations　were　provided　for　the　engineering　design　of　FRP-reinforced　ECC　structures.　©　2025　Elsevier　Ltd