[Purposes] To improve the temperature control effect of cold pipes arranged in mass concrete of abutment, especially for the condition of high temperatures in summer at which the cooling efficiency of cold pipes is seriously reduced, this paper investigated the temperature control effect of cold pipes. [Methods] The study was carried out in three aspects, namely, cold pipe layout, cold pipe material, and circulating water system. [Findings] In terms of cold pipe layout, through comparative analysis of serpentine upper and lower perpendicular cold pipe layout and serpentine vertical perpendicular cold pipe layout, it is found that the cooling efficiency of serpentine vertical perpendicular cold pipe layout is higher. In terms of cold pipe material, through comparative analysis of the yield strengths and thermal conductivities of Q235 steel and high-strength and high-conductivity casting aluminum alloy, it is found that the thermal conductivity of high-strength and high-conductivity casting aluminum alloy is higher under the circumstance of guaranteeing strength, which improves the heat absorption efficiency of the cold pipes. In terms of the circulating water system, the cooling efficiency of the cold pipes is improved by the installation of a cold water machine and the supporting pump to control the water temperature between the inlets of the cold pipes in mass concrete of abutment and the water storage tank. [Conclusions] The study delves into the temperature control effect of cold pipes from three aspects of cold pipe layout, cold pipe material, and circulating water system, which has a positive impact on improving the cooling efficiency of hydration heat for mass concrete of abutment.