ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Misa river
Total collapse of a provincial/regional bridge over the Misa river near Ostra Vetere (Ancona, Marche) on 15 September 2022, triggered by the catastrophic flash flood affecting the Marche region. The event caused severe disruption to local road connections in the Senigallia hinterland during one of the most destructive hydraulic events ever recorded in the region. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P195 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = yes.
- ARCUS ID
- IT22.09.02
- Date
- 2022-09-15
- Municipality
- Ostra Vetere
- Province
- Ancona
- Region
- Marche
- Coordinates
- 43.5895, 13.0927 · exact location
- Crossing
- Misa 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)
- Rapporto di evento preliminare – Alluvione Marche 15-16 settembre 2022 (Official/Technical · Protezione Civile · 2022-09-15)
- Maltempo Marche: 84 cantieri del Genio Civile per la sistemazione dei ponti e delle infrastrutture (News · ANSA · 2022-11-21)
- Alluvione delle Marche del 2022 – Vigili del Fuoco (News · Vigili del Fuoco · 2022-09-15)