ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Padrongianus river
Total collapse of a provincial/regional bridge over the Padrongianus river near Olbia (Sassari, Sardinia) on 18 November 2013, triggered by the catastrophic flooding caused by Ciclone Cleopatra — which dropped 440 mm in a few hours, killing 19 people across Sardinia and causing €660 million of damage. Olbia suffered 9 deaths. 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 P152 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = yes.
- ARCUS ID
- IT13.11.01
- Date
- 2013-11-18
- Municipality
- Olbia
- Province
- Sassari
- Region
- Sardegna
- Coordinates
- 40.8877, 9.5052 · exact location
- Crossing
- Padrongianus 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
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Alluvione 2013 Olbia, 3 condanne per crollo ponte e morti (News · ANSA · 2022-03-14)
- Sardegna in ginocchio, il maltempo fa strage: 16 morti (News · La Repubblica · 2013-11-19)
- Piano degli interventi ex art. 1 c. 5 OCDPC n. 122 del 20/11/2013 - Allegato A all'Ordinanza commissariale n. 23 del 23/01/2014 (Official/Technical · Commissario delegato OCDPC 122/2013 - Regione Autonoma della Sardegna · 2014-01-23)