ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte di Cerone
Total collapse of a municipal bridge over the Chiusella stream near Strambino (Torino, Piemonte) on 15 June 2017, caused by hydraulic forces during a flood event. The Chiusella and its confluence with the Dora Baltea near Strambino is a recurrently flood-prone area with a documented history of bridge and infrastructure damage. 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 P181 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT17.06.01
- Date
- 2017-06-15
- Municipality
- Strambino
- Province
- Torino
- Region
- Piemonte
- Coordinates
- 45.4052, 7.9041 · exact location
- Crossing
- Chiusella stream
- Use
- Municipal
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Arch bridge
- Material
- Masonry
- Construction year
- 1880
- 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)
- Bridge collapses in Italy across the 21st century: survey and statistical analysis (Scientific · Journal Paper · 2025-01-01)
- Cedimento strutturale: è crollato lo storico ponte di Strambino (News · TorinoToday · 2017-06-15)
- Strambino, crollato il ponte di Cerone (News · La Sentinella · 2017-06-15)