Sfalassà Viaduct Viadotto Sfalassà |
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Coordinates | 38°16′17″N 15°48′12″E / 38.27130°N 15.80326°ECoordinates: 38°16′17″N 15°48′12″E / 38.27130°N 15.80326°E |
Carries | Autostrada A2 (Italy) |
Locale | Bagnara Calabra, Calabria, Italy |
Characteristics | |
Design | Beam bridge (Portal frame) |
Material | Steel |
Height | 254 metres (833 ft) |
Longest span | 376 metres (1,234 ft) |
History | |
Architect | Silvano Zorzi |
Opened | 1974 |
Sfalassà Viaduct is a 254 metre high viaduct near Bagnara Calabra, Calabria, Italy. The bridge is located on Autostrada A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway and has a main span of 376 metres. It is the highest and longest span frame bridge in the world and as of 2012[update] it is among the 30 highest bridges of any type. It is the second highest bridge in Italy after the Italia Viaduct. The Sfalassà Viaduct won the CECM European award in the 1970s.