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Polcevera Viaduct
General Information
| Name in local language: | Viadotto sul Polcevera, "Ponte Morandi" |
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| Beginning of works: | 1962 |
| Completion: | 4 September 1967 |
| Status: | collapsed (14 August 2018) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Multiple-span cable-stayed bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy |
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| Address: | A10 |
| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 44° 25' 32.00" N 8° 53' 23.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| deck | deck depth | 4.00 m |
| deck width | 18.00 m | |
| pylons | pylon height (total) | 100.20 m |
| pylon height (above deck) | 45.40 m |
Materials
| cables |
prestressed concrete
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| deck |
prestressed concrete
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| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| pylons |
reinforced concrete
|
| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 14 August 2018 | The westernmost of the three pylons, the one nearest to the river, suddenly collapses in bad weather taking a significant portion of the deck as well as many cars and several trucks traveling across the bridge with it. |
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Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 368.
- (2001): Bridges with Multiple Cable-Stayed Spans. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 11, n. 1 (February 2001), pp. 61-82.
- (1977): Cable-Stayed Bridges. Theory and design. Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom), pp. 386.
- (1973): Construcción de puentes de hormigón pretensado, de gran luz, con tirantes homogeneizados. In: Hormigón y acero, v. 24, n. 109 (3rd Quarter 1973), pp. 95-116.
- (2019): La Demolizione del viadotto Polcevera. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 23, n. 136 (July 2019), pp. 64-67.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000392 - Date created
09/09/1999 - Last Update
29/04/2019