ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Staffora stream
Partial collapse of a municipal bridge over the Staffora stream at Salice Terme, fraction of Godiasco Salice Terme (Pavia, Lombardy) on 16 November 2014, caused by flooding of the Staffora during the November 2014 northern Italy rainfall event. The Staffora, flowing through the Oltrepò Pavese, overflowed causing infrastructure damage in the Pavia area. No fatalities or injuries were reported. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P147 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT14.11.03
- Date
- 2014-11-16
- Municipality
- Salice Terme
- Province
- Pavia
- Region
- Lombardia
- Coordinates
- 44.9187, 9.0295 · exact location
- Crossing
- Staffora stream
- Use
- Municipal
- Severity
- PC
- 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)
- Maltempo, torna la paura al Nord: un disperso in Liguria, fiumi esondati (News · ANSA · 2014-11-15)
- Alluvione Piemonte-Liguria novembre 2014 – ponti e infrastrutture (News · CNR-IRPI · 2014-11-16)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)