ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Tammarecchia river
Total collapse of a provincial/regional bridge over the Tammarecchia river near Morcone (Benevento, Campania) on 15 October 2015, during the catastrophic flash flood that struck the Sannio region. The bridge was one of multiple structures destroyed on the same waterway during the event, which caused €1.1 billion of total damage across the province. No fatalities directly attributed to this specific collapse. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P085 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT15.10.02
- Date
- 2015-10-15
- Municipality
- Morcone
- Province
- Benevento
- Region
- Campania
- Coordinates
- 41.3289, 14.7653 · exact location
- Crossing
- Tammarecchia 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
- Pier / foundation
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Alluvione ottobre 2015: ricognizione danni e interventi su ponti provinciali (Official/Technical · Provincia di Benevento · 2016-03-20)
- Maltempo, a Benevento due morti: esonda fiume Calore. Ponti crollati nel Sannio (News · Il Fatto Quotidiano · 2015-10-15)
- Alluvione di Benevento del 15 ottobre 2015 (News · Wikipedia IT · 2015-10-15)