For those bridge piers built in water, almost all faced with the problem of pier scour. Based on the analysis of water depth sensor and axial force sensor test data of the No.4 main pile of Sutong Bridge in the Yangtze Rive downstream, we found that the scour protection scheme used on the bridge not only prevented the pier scour, and many protective sand bags had been squeezed into the soft riverbed material layer within a certain depth when the steel tube was inserted, which greatly enhanced the ultimate friction resistance of loose bed surface, improved the bearing capacity of pile foundation. The practice proved that the scour protection scheme is scientific and effective, and has important reference value for the design of construction engineering.