ARCUS Atlas record
Bridge over Gesso stream
Total collapse of a municipal bridge over the Gesso stream near Valdieri (Cuneo, Piemonte) on 2-3 October 2020, caused by the extreme hydraulic loading during the record-breaking October 2020 flood event in the Cuneo Alps. No fatalities directly attributed to this collapse. Database ponti fluviali danneggiati di D'Angelo, Ballio & Ravazzani (2025), IJDRR 'Geomorphologic risk factors for river bridges', suppl. S3, record P167 (accuratezza diagnosi dec=1): processo = erosione laterale di sponda; componenti danneggiate = spalle, rilevato di accesso, impalcato; evidenza di sormonto = si.
- ARCUS ID
- IT20.10.09
- Date
- 2020-10-03
- Municipality
- Valdieri
- Province
- Cuneo
- Region
- Piemonte
- Coordinates
- 44.2056, 7.2706 · exact location
- Crossing
- Gesso stream
- Use
- Municipal
- Severity
- TC
- Structural type
- Beam bridge
- Material
- Reinforced concrete
- Cause category
- Natural
- Specific cause
- Hydraulic
- Failure trigger
- Flood
- Failure process
- Bank erosion / embankment failure
- Component involved
- Multiple components
- Cause evidence
- Documented
- Source confidence
- Medium
- Victims
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
Documentary sources (4)
- Alluvione ottobre 2020 – Danni in 108 comuni del Piemonte (Official/Technical · Protezione Civile · 2020-10-04)
- Maltempo Liguria e Piemonte: ponti crollati, morti e dispersi (News · ANSA · 2020-10-03)
- Alluvione in Piemonte: ponti crollati, dopo la catastrofe si contano i danni (News · Montagna.TV · 2020-10-05)
- Eventi alluvionali in Piemonte – Evento del 2-3 ottobre 2020 (Dipartimento Rischi Naturali e Ambientali, rev 1.1) (Official/Technical · ARPA Piemonte · 2020-10-14)