ARCUS Atlas record
Cavalcavia SP 24 Montirone-Poncarale
Partial collapse (severe structural damage requiring full demolition and rebuilding) of the SP 24 overpass connecting Montirone and Poncarale over the A21 motorway near Brescia (Lombardy) on 2 January 2018, caused by a catastrophic fire ignited when a fuel tanker exploded following a chain-collision on the A21 below the bridge. Temperatures reaching 600°C severely damaged the RC beams of the entire bridge span. Six people died in the road accident itself. Structural surveys revealed concrete cores were irreparably compromised; the overpass was demolished in April 2018 and fully rebuilt by Autovia Padana, reopening in September 2019 after over 20 months of closure.
- ARCUS ID
- IT18.01.01
- Date
- 2018-01-02
- Municipality
- Montirone
- Province
- Brescia
- Region
- Lombardia
- Coordinates
- 45.454811, 10.214142 · exact location
- Crossing
- A21
- Use
- Provincial/Regional
- Severity
- PC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Human-induced
- Specific cause
- Fire and Explosion
- Failure trigger
- Fire / explosion
- Failure process
- Other documented mode
- Component involved
- Deck / superstructure
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Inferno sull'A21, il rogo ha "sciolto" anche il cavalcavia: a rischio demolizione (News · Il Giorno · 2018-01-07)
- Montirone: l'incendio e la tragedia, inaugurato il nuovo cavalcavia sulla A21 (News · BresciaToday · 2019-08-28)
- Strage in A21, il nuovo ponte in una notte (News · La Provincia di Cremona · 2019-07-12)