ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Albedosa stream
Total collapse of the bridge over the Rio Albedosa on the SP 155 (Pratalborato fraction of Capriata d'Orba, Alessandria, Piemonte) during the night of 21-22 October 2019, triggered by an extreme flood following record rainfall (425 mm/24h at Gavi, the highest in 100 years). One fatality was recorded: Fabrizio Torre, 52, a transport driver from Sale, whose vehicle was swept away by floodwaters near the collapsed bridge. His passenger, a Brazilian national, survived by clinging to a tree. The SP 155 — a key link between Novi Ligure and Ovada — remained closed for several months pending construction of a provisional Bailey bridge, which reopened in February 2020. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P134 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=0.5): processo = erosione verticale (scour) + erosione laterale di sponda; componenti danneggiate = spalle, rilevato di accesso, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT19.10.01
- Date
- 2019-10-22
- Municipality
- Caprita d'Orba
- Province
- Alessandria
- Region
- Piemonte
- Coordinates
- 44.7135, 8.6821 · exact location
- Crossing
- Albedosa 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
- Probable
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Rapporto evento idrometerologico 19-24 ottobre 2019 – Parte II (Official/Technical · ARPA Piemonte · 2019-10-23)
- Alluvione nell'Alessandrino: morto autista Fabrizio Torre a Capriata d'Orba, crollato ponte (News · Torino Today / ANSA · 2019-10-22)
- È crollato il ponte sull'Albedosa SP155 tra Pratalborato e Capriata d'Orba (News · Il Piccolo / Giornale7 · 2019-10-22)