ARCUS Atlas record
Ponte Bertenga
Total collapse of a national bridge near Torre Pellice (Piemonte) on 6 November 2011 following severe hydraulic phenomena associated with flooding of the Pellice river. 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 P067 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione verticale (scour); componenti danneggiate = pile, spalle, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = no.
- ARCUS ID
- IT11.11.01
- Date
- 2011-11-06
- Municipality
- Torre Pellice
- Province
- Torino
- Region
- Piemonte
- Coordinates
- 44.817, 7.2062 · exact location
- Crossing
- Pellice river
- Use
- National
- 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 (2)
- Crollo del ponte Bertenga a Torre Pellice (News · TorinoToday · 2011-11-07)
- Crolla ponte sul Pellice: ore d’ansia a Moncalieri (News · La Stampa · 2011-11-07)