ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte delle Nove Luci
Total collapse of a provincial bridge near Gallina (Tuscany) on 12 November 2012 following severe hydraulic phenomena associated with flooding of the Orcia river during an extreme rainfall event. No fatalities or injuries were reported. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P131 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT12.11.04
- Date
- 2012-11-28
- Municipality
- Gallina
- Province
- Siena
- Region
- Toscana
- Coordinates
- 43.0207, 11.6898 · exact location
- Crossing
- Orcia 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
- Medium
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (2)
- Il ponte delle Nove Luci verso la ricostruzione: 1,3 milioni dalla Regione Toscana (News · intoscana · 2020-10-07)
- Ponte sull’Orcia crollato nel 2012, Franceschelli presenta un emendamento alla legge di bilancio (News · Radio Siena TV · 2018-12-14)