To　understand　the　development　of　arch　bridges　in　the　world　in　the　recent　20　years,　the　construction　and　technology　development　of　steel　arch　bridges,　concrete　arch　bridges　and　concrete-filled　steel　tube　(CFST)　arch　bridges　were　analyzed,　and　the　future　development　was　discussed.　Analysis　result　shows　that　in　the　high-speed　railway　bridges　with　large　live　load　and　prominent　power　problem,　the　arch　bridges　have　outstanding　application　advantage　because　of　great　rigidity.　In　terms　of　spans,　the　statistical　average　spans　of　steel　arch　bridges,　concrete　arch　bridges　and　concrete-filled　steel　tube　arch　bridges　are　464,　370　and　425　m,　respectively,　and　the　maximum　spans　of　three　kinds　of　arch　bridges　are　increasing,　especially　for　CFST　arch　bridges.　In　terms　of　materials,　the　application　trend　of　high-strength　steels　in　steel　arch　bridges　is　not　obvious;　the　concrete　strength　is　increasing　with　the　span　development　of　concrete　arch　bridges,　and　ultra-high　performance　concrete　(UHPC)　has　been　applied;　the　material　strength　of　CFST　arch　rib　is　increasing;　the　proposal　of　ultra-high　performance　mortar　(UHPM)　will　help　the　competitive　advantage　of　masonry　arch　bridges.　In　terms　of　structures,　the　important　technical　development　directions　include　the　application　of　new　materials,　composite　cross-sections　of　the　arches　and　composite　structures　of　the　bridges,　and　the　continuous　and　lightweight　structures　of　the　deck　system,　as　well　as　more　attention　on　their　robustness.　In　terms　of　erection　technologies,　the　invention　of　CFST　stiff　skeleton　erection　method,　swing　erection　method　and　rapid　erection　method　promotes　the　construction　technologies　of　arch　bridges.　Driven　by　structural　innovation　and　technological　progress,　arch　bridges　are　still　to　be　built　in　large　quantities　because　of　their　unique　advantages　in　aesthetics,　economy,　structure,　and　so　on;　the　UHPC　is　expected　to　bring　revolutionary　change　to　arch　bridges;　in　the　aspect　of　span,　the　concrete　arch　bridges　are　expected　to　make　more　obvious　breakthrough　in　the　near　future;　the　continuity,　lightness　and　robustness　of　the　deck　system　and　its　work　together　with　main　arch　rib　are　also　important　development　directions.　©　2020,　Editorial　Department　of　Journal　of　Traffic　and　Transportation　Engineering.　All　right　reserved.