ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Via Emilia
Total collapse of an overpass along the A14 motorway interchange in Bologna on 6 August 2018 following a tanker truck explosion and intense fire. The collapse caused severe disruption to the motorway network. Casualties associated with the explosion event are not directly attributed to the structural collapse in the present database.
- ARCUS ID
- IT18.08.02
- Date
- 2018-08-06
- Municipality
- Bologna
- Province
- Bologna
- Region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Coordinates
- 44.5147, 11.2758 · exact location
- Crossing
- Via Emilia
- Use
- Motorway
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Prestressed concrete
- Construction year
- 1990
- Cause category
- Human-induced
- Specific cause
- Fire and Explosion
- Failure trigger
- Fire / explosion
- Failure process
- Other documented mode
- Component involved
- Deck / superstructure
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Grave incidente stradale sul raccordo autostradale Bologna Casalecchio (Official/Technical · MIT · 2018-08-06)
- Snodo A1-A14 fondamentale, ci vorrà tempo a riaprirlo (News · ANSA · 2018-08-06)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)