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On 14 August 2018, around 11:36 local time (09:36 UTC) a section of the Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge) in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, collapsed during a rainstorm, killing forty-three people. The remains were demolished in June 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later. [2]
The collapse led to a year-long state of emergency in the Liguria region, extensive analysis of the structural failure, [3] and widely varying assignment of responsibility. The remains of the original bridge were demolished in June 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later. [4]
A bridge collapsed on Tuesday over the Italian port city of Genoa in what the transport minister said was likely to be "an immense tragedy." 'Dozens' feared dead after bridge collapses over Genoa ...
MILAN (AP) — The latest developments following the deadly collapse of a highway bridge in Italy (all times local):
Italy marked the fifth anniversary Monday of the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi Bridge with a minute of silence and demands for justice for the 43 people who died in what authorities say was an ...
On 14 August 2018 a section of the A10 motorway called the Morandi Bridge collapsed in the city of Genoa, Italy, claiming the lives of 43 civilians. The reason for the collapse was a mix between what a witness reports as a lightning strike and poor design and questionable construction methods. This section of the E25 reopened on 4 August 2020.
The clip shows the exact moment that the Morandi bridge gave way during a heavy thunderstorm in Genoa.
On the heels of the Morandi Bridge catastrophe in Genoa, Italy, which killed 43 people, AD looks at what went wrong and uncovers other at-risk bridges still in use Major Bridges Around the World ...