General Information
| Name in local language: | Viadotto Italia |
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| Completion: | 1969 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Laino Borgo, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Laino Castello, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy |
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| Address: | A3 |
| Carries: |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 39° 56' 19" N 15° 57' 34" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 120 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 259 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 125.00 m - 175.00 m - 125.00 m |
Materials
| deck |
prestressed concrete
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Chronology
| 26 July 2016 | After refurbishment, the viaduct is reopened to traffic in both directions |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Italia Viaduct is a 260-metre-high (850 ft) viaduct near Laino Borgo, Calabria, Italy. It is the highest bridge in Italy, and was the second highest bridge in the world when it opened in 1974. As of 2019[update], it is among the forty highest bridges in the world. The bridge is located on Autostrada A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway between Laino Borgo and Mormanno and crosses the Lao River Gorge.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Italia Viaduct" and modified on September 23, 2024 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Contractor
- Lambertini Edilsistemi (approach viaducts)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 321-323.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007322 - Published on:
17/12/2002 - Last updated on:
25/09/2024
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