ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Arrone stream
Total collapse of a municipal bridge over the Arrone stream near Santa Maria di Galeria (Rome, Lazio) in September 2020, triggered by overload from a heavy vehicle that exceeded the load capacity of the structure. One injury was reported. The collapse interrupted local road connections in the area northwest of Rome.
- ARCUS ID
- IT20.09.01
- Date
- 2020-09-25
- Municipality
- Santa Maria di Galeria
- Province
- Roma
- Region
- Lazio
- Coordinates
- 41.9723, 12.3069 · exact location
- Crossing
- Arrone stream
- Use
- Municipal
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Human-induced
- Specific cause
- Overload
- Failure trigger
- Exceptional overload
- Failure process
- Overstress
- Component involved
- Deck / superstructure
- Cause evidence
- Probable
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
Documentary sources (3)
- Santa Maria di Galeria, ponticello crolla al passaggio di un camion (News · Roma Today · 2019-09-25)
- Roma, il ponte sul torrente crolla al passaggio di un autocarro: ferito il conducente (News · Il Messaggero · 2019-09-25)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)