GENOA — 2018 · Major Tragedy
Collapse of the Ponte Morandi
At 11:36 on 14 August 2018, a section of about 210 metres of the Morandi viaduct, carrying the A10 motorway over Genoa's Polcevera valley, collapsed during heavy rain. Vehicles on the bridge fell tens of metres; 43 people were killed. Hundreds of residents were evacuated from homes beneath the bridge. Investigators found that the stay cables were badly corroded and that maintenance and inspections had been inadequate. The disaster led to control of the motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia passing from the Benetton family's Atlantia to the state-controlled Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. The new San Giorgio bridge, designed by Renzo Piano, opened in August 2020. The criminal trial of company and ministry managers began in July 2022.
- Date
- 2018
- Place
- Liguria, Italy, Genoa, IT
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Under Investigation
- Coordinates
- 44.4256, 8.8890 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 14 August 2018, 11:36Part of the Morandi viaduct collapsed; 43 people died.
- 2019The remaining parts of the bridge were demolished.
- August 2020The new Genova San Giorgio bridge opened.
- 2021Control of Autostrade passed to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
- July 2022A criminal trial with dozens of defendants began in Genoa.
Sources
- BBC News — Italy bridge collapse: What we know so far bbc.com ↗
- Corriere della Sera — Crollo del ponte Morandi corriere.it ↗
- Wikipedia — Ponte Morandi en.wikipedia.org ↗
- BBC News
- Corriere della Sera
- Wikipedia
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