ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte di Cicerone
Partial collapse of a cycle-pedestrian bridge over the Cerami river near Cerami (Enna, Sicily) on 14 March 2015, caused by structural deterioration in the absence of adequate maintenance. No fatalities or injuries were reported. Cerami has a notable medieval arch bridge of the XII century over the Cerami river, but this event relates to a separate structure in the same area. Limited documentation available for this specific event.
- ARCUS ID
- IT15.03.02
- Date
- 2015-03-14
- Municipality
- Cerami
- Province
- Enna
- Region
- Sicilia
- Coordinates
- 37.777473, 14.494313 · exact location
- Crossing
- Cerami river
- Use
- Cycle-pedestrian
- Severity
- PC
- Structural type
- Arch bridge
- Material
- Masonry
- Cause category
- Human-induced
- Specific cause
- Material
- Failure trigger
- No identifiable external trigger
- Component involved
- Deck / superstructure
- Cause evidence
- Unspecified
- Source confidence
- Medium
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (2)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (News · Journal Paper · 2015-03-14)
- L'antico Ponte di Cerami a rischio crollo: incuria delle istituzioni (News · Il Megafono · 2017-10-08)