ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte Allaro
Partial collapse of the Ponte Allaro on the SS106 Jonica national road near Caulonia Marina (Reggio Calabria, Calabria) on 23 January 2017, during a severe rainfall event that caused the Allaro river to flood. Two bridge spans on the carriageway already closed to traffic since the November 2015 flood (which had caused partial collapse of the original 'monarchico' bridge) gave way completely. ANAS had already contracted reconstruction works worth 2.5 million euros in December 2016. The SS106 remained closed in both directions. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The new bridge was finally rebuilt and reopened in December 2020 after five years of closures. Anas e Ministero dell'Interno documentano l'avvallamento del piano viabile e l'abbassamento dell'impalcato della corsia 'repubblicana' del ponte Allaro a seguito delle piene: cedimento fondale progressivo (scalzamento) che porto' a chiusura e successiva demolizione del manufatto.
- ARCUS ID
- IT17.01.01
- Date
- 2017-01-23
- Municipality
- Caulonia Marina
- Province
- Reggio Calabria
- Region
- Calabria
- Coordinates
- 38.348037, 16.472968 · exact location
- Crossing
- Allaro river
- Use
- National
- Severity
- PC
- 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
- Probable
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (2)
- Il ponte Allaro nella Locride riapre a cinque anni dal crollo (News · LaC News24 · 2020-12-22)
- Alluvione Calabria 23 gennaio 2017: crolla ponte sull'Allaro, SS106 chiusa (News · StrettoWeb · 2017-01-23)