Abstract: In an elevated section of Wuhan light rail Line 1, a field test of the noise radiation has been made for the prestressed reinforced concrete simply supported box girder with a 25 m span of single box and single chamber. By using the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) technique, the noise signal is purified to some extent by the coherence function so that the real structural radiation noise can be acquired. The contour maps of radiated sound pressure level from the surface of box girder are drawn and the A-weighted sound pressure levels of overall noise and structural radiation noise are compared and analyzed. The results show that for near rail the radiation noise from each part of box girder is significantly greater than that for distant rail. In these two conditions of near rail and distant rail, the radiation noises from bottom plate and flange plate are all greater than from web. The radiated sound pressure levels at diffident parts of box girder show different changing rules along the long span and bridge width, which should be analyzed according to the operation conditions of the train. The radiation noise of light rail box girder is between 61 dB (A) and 66 dB (A), and the 2 dB (A) influence of background noise should be deducted from comprehensive noise in order to obtain real structural radiation noise. The analysis of the measurement result can help engineers comprehend the noise radiation from the box girder, and provides a reference for the noise reduction design of the box girder.