ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Cesano river
Total collapse of a municipal bridge over the Cesano river near Serra Sant'Abbondio (Pesaro-Urbino, Marche) on 15 September 2022, triggered by the exceptional hydraulic loading associated with the Marche flood event. The municipality was among the most severely affected in the Pesaro-Urbino province during the September 2022 disaster. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P199 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour) + carico idraulico sulla struttura; componenti danneggiate = spalle, rilevato di accesso, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = si.
- ARCUS ID
- IT22.09.05
- Date
- 2022-09-15
- Municipality
- Serra Sant'Abbondio
- Province
- Pesaro Urbino
- Region
- Marche
- Coordinates
- 43.4963, 12.7912 · exact location
- Crossing
- Cesano river
- Use
- Municipal
- 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)