ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Aterno river
Partial collapse of a municipal bridge over the Aterno river in L'Aquila (Abruzzo) on 6 April 2009 during the M6.3 earthquake. Infrastructure damage to bridges and roads across the L'Aquila valley was a significant element of the overall disaster, which caused 309 deaths. No fatalities directly attributed to this specific collapse.
- ARCUS ID
- IT09.04.02
- Date
- 2009-04-06
- Municipality
- L'Aquila
- Province
- L'Aquila
- Region
- Abruzzo
- Coordinates
- 42.324169, 13.478028 · exact location
- Crossing
- Aterno river
- Use
- Municipal
- Severity
- PC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Earthquake
- Failure trigger
- Earthquake
- Cause evidence
- Unspecified
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Terremoto in Abruzzo del 6 aprile 2009 – scheda evento ufficiale (Official/Technical · Protezione Civile · 2009-04-05)
- L'Aquila 6 aprile 2009: la terribile scossa – danni a ponti e viabilità (News · ANSA · 2010-04-03)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)