ARCUS Atlas record
Viadotto Madonna del Monte
Total collapse of the northbound carriageway of the Viadotto Madonna del Monte on the A6 Torino-Savona motorway near Savona (Liguria) on 24 November 2019 at approximately 14:05, caused by a landslide of over 15,000 m³ that detached from an adjacent hillside not classified as at-risk in the regional hydrogeological risk maps and struck a bridge pillar, bringing down approximately 20-40 metres of bridge deck. A tragedy was narrowly averted when security guard Daniele Cassol stopped oncoming traffic — including a bus — on the brink of the collapsed section. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The bridge was rebuilt in an extraordinary 88 days by Autostrada dei Fiori and reopened in February 2020, becoming a symbol of rapid infrastructure recovery.
- ARCUS ID
- IT19.11.01
- Date
- 2019-11-24
- Municipality
- Savona
- Province
- Savona
- Region
- Liguria
- Coordinates
- 44.2945, 8.4334 · exact location
- Crossing
- Madonna del Monte
- Use
- Motorway
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Construction year
- 1960
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Landslide
- Failure trigger
- Landslide / slope failure
- Failure process
- Knocked down by external action
- Component involved
- Pier / foundation
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- High
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (3)
- Viadotto Madonna del Monte A6: comunicato ufficiale del crollo e ricostruzione (Official/Technical · Autostrada dei Fiori · 2019-11-24)
- Inaugurato viadotto sull'A6 crollato per una frana, ricostruito in 88 giorni (News · ANSA · 2020-02-21)
- 24 novembre 2019, un anno dal crollo del viadotto dell'A6 Torino-Savona (News · Savona News · 2020-11-24)