ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte Emilio Barsanti
Total collapse of the Ponte Emilio Barsanti at Albiano Magra on 8 April 2020. Court-appointed expert findings reported during the subsequent proceedings identified long-term movement of a pre-existing landslide/paleolandslide affecting the bridge alignment as a principal collapse factor, with construction/reconstruction and monitoring issues also considered contributing. Classified as Landslide; the detailed structural failure process remains general.
- ARCUS ID
- IT20.04.02
- Date
- 2020-04-08
- Municipality
- Albiano Magra
- Province
- Massa Carrara
- Region
- Toscana
- Coordinates
- 44.1741, 9.9252 · exact location
- Crossing
- Magra river
- Use
- Provincial/Regional
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Arch bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Construction year
- 1960
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Landslide
- Failure trigger
- Landslide / slope failure
- Failure process
- Other documented mode
- Component involved
- Pier / foundation
- Cause evidence
- Probable
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
Documentary sources (4)
- Crolla ponte in provincia Massa Carrara, un ferito (News · ANSA · 2020-04-08)
- Crolla il ponte sul Magra tra Toscana e Liguria: landslide mina le fondazioni (News · Il Fatto Quotidiano · 2020-04-08)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)
- Crollo del ponte di Albiano Magra: esiti della perizia e del processo (News · Court-reporting article · 2025-09-17)