Sfalassà Viaduct
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Sfalassà Viaduct Viadotto Sfalassà | |
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File:Viadotto Sfalassa, autostrada A3.jpg | |
Coordinates | 38°16′17″N 15°48′12″E / 38.27130°N 15.80326°E |
Carries | File:Autostrada A2 Italia.svg 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 |
Location | |
Sfalassà Viaduct is a 254-metre-high (833 ft) 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[1] and as of 2019[update] it is among the 50 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 three times.