Montanesi Bridge
Montanesi Bridge
Viadotto Montanesi
Ponterosso, Liguria, Italy
253 feet high / 77 meters high
190 foot span / 58 meter span
1965
Montanesi Bridge was completed in 1965 as part of an upgrade to the A7 Autostrada between Genoa and Milan, Italy. The 2-lane bridge carries northbound traffic across a deep gully while the southbound traffic uses the older 2-lane multi-arch bridge from the 1930s.
The 378 meter long viaduct has six spans of 53 meters and one span of 58 meters. Designed by A. Passaro, the beams were prestressed using the Freyssinet system with twelve 7mm diameter wires. The piers measure 8 meters by 3 meters.
Image by Eugenio A. Merzagora.
The older Montanesi Bridge is 45 meters high with arch spans of 25 meters.
Montanesi Bridge satellite image.
Montanesi Bridge location map.