ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte San Bartolomeo
Total collapse of the Ponte San Bartolomeo on the SS187 state road near Alcamo Marina (Trapani, Sicily) on the night of 10-11 December 2021, triggered by the failure of the central pillar following extreme flooding of the San Bartolomeo river during heavy rainfall in western Sicily. The structure, already known to be in deteriorating condition and previously subject to emergency works in 2019, collapsed while a vehicle was approaching and narrowly avoided being swept away. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The SS187 was closed immediately; ANAS and the Sicilian Region coordinated provisional replacement works. Cedimento della pila centrale per scalzamento durante la piena del San Bartolomeo; caso citato dalla letteratura tecnica (FABRE 2022).
- ARCUS ID
- IT21.12.01
- Date
- 2021-12-11
- Municipality
- Alcamo
- Province
- Trapani
- Region
- Sicilia
- Coordinates
- 38.0214, 12.9047 · exact location
- Crossing
- San Bartolomeo river
- Use
- National
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Hydraulic
- Failure trigger
- Flood
- Failure process
- Scour
- Component involved
- Pier / foundation
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Alcamo, crolla il ponte sul fiume San Bartolomeo: auto si ferma in tempo, tragedia sfiorata (News · Giornale di Sicilia · 2021-12-11)
- Maltempo: crolla ponte nel Trapanese, chiusa SS 187 (News · ANSA · 2021-12-11)
- Crollo ponte San Bartolomeo: sopralluogo assessori e soluzioni per ripristino viabilità (Official/Technical · Regione Siciliana · 2021-12-14)