ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Alente river
Total collapse of the bridge on SP95 (Malepara) over the Alente river connecting Casalduni with the SS88 (Benevento, Campania) on 15 October 2015, during the catastrophic Sannio flood event. Casalduni was left completely isolated, without water and electricity, following the collapse. The Esercito Italiano deployed Bailey bridge technology for emergency access. Reconstruction project approved for €570,000. No fatalities directly attributed to this specific collapse. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P088 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = spalle, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT15.10.04
- Date
- 2015-10-15
- Municipality
- Casalduni
- Province
- Benevento
- Region
- Campania
- Coordinates
- 41.2615, 14.7016 · exact location
- Crossing
- Alente river
- 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 (3)
- Alluvione ottobre 2015: ricognizione danni e interventi su ponti provinciali (Official/Technical · Provincia di Benevento · 2016-03-20)
- Maltempo, a Benevento due morti: esonda fiume Calore. Ponti crollati nel Sannio (News · Il Fatto Quotidiano · 2015-10-15)
- Alluvione di Benevento del 15 ottobre 2015 (News · Wikipedia IT · 2015-10-15)