In　order　to　study　the　tension　variations　in　the　self-anchored　suspension　bridge,　based　on　the　1/20　scale　model　test　of　Yunmeng　bridge　in　Miyun　Beijing,　the　construction　process　of　the　self-anchored　suspension　bridge　with　single-tower　was　investigated　in　this　paper.　Five　kinds　of　suspender　stretching　schemes　were　compared.　The　tension　variations　in　the　suspenders　were　presented　during　the　construction　process　based　on　the　structural　system　transformation　of　self-anchored　suspension　bridge　with　single-tower.　The　results　showed　that　the　second　stretching　scheme　is　more　feasible　for　the　construction　process.　The　FEM　numerical　model　of　the　self-anchored　suspension　bridge　was　established　and　its　results　were　analyzed　against　the　experimental　data,　which　showed　the　similar　variation　trend.　The　conclusions　could　provide　some　valuable　experimental　references　for　the　design　of　the　same　type　of　bridge　and　its　construction　control.　©,　2015,　Beijing　University　of　Technology.　All　right　reserved.