The invention relates to a reinforcing and repairing measure for existing concrete box girder bridges, and discloses a method for actively reinforcing a large-span concrete box girder bridge web plate, comprising the following steps: (1) according to the structural parameters of the concrete box girder bridge and by adopting a structural analysis method and corresponding general or special analysis software, a finite element model of a simulated reinforced plate shell concrete box girder bridge is established, thus obtaining the magnitude of the main pulling stress, the vertical stress, the longitudinal stress and the shearing stress of the box girder web plate before reinforcement and the distribution rule thereof; (2) the difference between the main pulling stress and the limited value allowed by the 'Standard' is compared to obtain the target increment value of the vertical stress of the bridge girder, and the actual reinforcement parameters are determined according to the target value; (3) drilling is carried out on the upper margin and the lower margin of the concrete box girder web plate, steel strands are installed and transversally stretched; (4) a wedge block A is used for jacking up the steel strands, then a jack is used for jacking up and pulling the steel strands to the allowed tensioning force, and the steel strands are tensioned one by one; and (5) crack is mended.