Sfalassa Bridge (Bagnara Calabra, 1973)

Sfalassa Bridge

Structural Type:	Two-hinged rigid-frame bridge with inclined legs
Function / usage:	Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Other name(s):	Viadotto Sfalassà
Built:	1968 - 1973
Status:	in use

Location:	Bagnara Calabra, Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italy, Europe
Address:	A3
Carries	Autostrada A3 (Salerno - Reggio Calabria)
Part of:	A 3 Motorway (Italy)
Coordinates:	38° 16' 15.00" N 15° 48' 7.00" E

main bridge
	total length	893 m
	span lengths	6 x 45.00 m - 108.00 m - 160.00 m - 108.00 m - 5 x 45.00 m
	height above valley floor or water	253.78 m
	distance between portal foundations	376 m
	length	376 m

deck	steel
portal legs	steel

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Zorzi, S. & Lonardo, L. & Procaccia, S. Le viaduc de Sfalassa (Italie), in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", February 1974 v. 39