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Bridge over Chiusella stream

Total collapse of a railway bridge over the Chiusella stream near Strambino (Torino) on 13-16 October 2000, as part of the catastrophic alluvione. Documented in the ARPA Piemonte official report (Canavese railway area). Total collapse during the catastrophic alluvione of 13-16 October 2000 that struck over 50% of Piemonte, causing more than 1,800 documented damage events. The ARPA Piemonte report (2003) explicitly documents multiple bridge collapses across the Stura di Lanzo, Orco, Chisone, Dora Riparia, Dora Baltea and Po basins. The event is comparable in scale to the 1994 alluvione del Piemonte. No fatalities directly attributed to this specific collapse. Rapporto d'evento Regione Piemonte - Direzione Servizi Tecnici di Prevenzione (aprile 2001): il ponte sul Chiusella della ferrovia Torino-Aosta e' stato sormontato e successivamente asportato dalle acque, alimentate anche dalla Dora riversatasi nel rio Ribes e nel Chiusella.

ARCUS ID
IT00.10.43
Date
2000-10-13
Municipality
Comune di Strambino
Province
Torino
Region
Piemonte
Coordinates
45.4133, 7.8924 · exact location
Crossing
Chiusella stream
Use
Railway
Severity
TC
Structural type
Beam bridge
Material
Steel
Cause category
Natural
Specific cause
Hydraulic
Failure trigger
Flood
Failure process
Overtopping / hydrodynamic action
Component involved
Entire structure
Cause evidence
Documented
Source confidence
High
Victims
0
Injuries
0

Documentary sources (3)

  1. Evento alluvionale regionale 13-16 ottobre 2000 – monografia ufficiale (Official/Technical · ARPA Piemonte · 2002-10-16)
  2. 10 anni fa alluvione Nord-Ovest, fu inferno d'acqua – Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta (News · ANSA · 2010-10-13)
  3. Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)

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