ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Bruzzano stream
Total collapse of the bridge over the torrente Bruzzano on the SP65 provincial road at Bruzzano Zeffirio (Reggio Calabria, Calabria) on 18 November 2016, caused by renewed rainfall that brought down the surviving half-span of the bridge already severely damaged by the 31 October–2 November 2015 alluvione della Locride. The structure had been closed to traffic since the 2015 event. No fatalities or injuries were reported as the bridge was already interdicted. The 2016 collapse was total, completing the destruction begun a year earlier. Provincial technicians immediately began precautionary checks on an adjacent bridge. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P091 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT16.11.01
- Date
- 2016-11-18
- Municipality
- Bruzzano Zeffirio
- Province
- Reggio Calabria
- Region
- Calabria
- Coordinates
- 38.0041, 16.084 · exact location
- Crossing
- Bruzzano stream
- Use
- Provincial/Regional
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Hydraulic
- Failure trigger
- Flood
- Failure process
- Scour
- Component involved
- Multiple components
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (2)
- Bruzzano, il ponte è crollato: a più di un anno dall'alluvione 2015 cede anche il resto (News · Gazzetta del Sud · 2016-11-19)
- Maltempo crolla ponte su SP65 a Bruzzano: zona inaccessibile (News · Strill.it · 2016-11-18)