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Petroso Bridge 1974 was an arch bridge that was located across a deep gorge along the original A3 motorway that was completed in a Frankenstein-like fashion in bits and pieces throughout the 1960s and 1970s.  Petroso Bridge was replaced in 2016 with a weathered steel beam span during a major overhaul and widening of the motorway.
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Petroso Bridge 1974 was an arch bridge that was located across a deep gorge along the original A3 motorway that was completed in a Frankenstein-like fashion in bits and pieces throughout the 1960s and 1970s.  Petroso Bridge was replaced in 2009 with a weathered steel beam span during a major overhaul and widening of the motorway.  
  
the Tanagro Bridge had a healthy 36 year lifespan before it was bypassed and removed in 2010.  The main rib of the arch followed a more natural cantenary curve with an unusually low arch span to rise ration of approximately 2:1.
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Several other nearby spans that were replaced in the early 2000s include Tanagro, Lontrano, Sant'Onofrio and Favazzina beam bridges.  
  
The new Tanagro 2010 Bridge was built a few hundred meters downstream of the old concrete arch and consists of a pair of weathered steel beam spans of approximately 100 meters.   
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You can see various views of the Petroso implosion as well as several others along the A3 on Youtube:
  
Several other nearby spans that were replaced in the early 2000s include Tanagro, Lontrano, Sant'Onofrio and Favazzina beam bridges.  
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Viadotto Lontrano
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1b8wNTRsC8&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXU8E-1qmI&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpuXEiTxcso&feature=related
  
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMpIj1LVGU&feature=related
  
[[File:TanagroSideBNitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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Viadotto Sant'Onofrio
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9mRXfSsDw&feature=related
  
[[File:TanagroFulleck.jpg|750px|center]]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Por-Fj38zCg&NR=1
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
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Viadotto Tanagro
  
[[File:TanagroAbutmntByNitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhmLd7CuNV4&feature=related
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
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Viadotto Noce
  
[[File:TanagroArh2.jpg|750px|center]]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7v3L5ZHZx8&feature=related
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
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Viadotto Stagno
  
[[File:TanagroAch3.jpg|750px|center]]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP321xZQYeI&feature=related
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
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Viadotto Malvo
  
[[File:TanagrArch4.jpg|750px|center]]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCapVtAslqQ&feature=related
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
  
[[File:TanagoArch5.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoFarTunnelByNitrex5.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagoSideExplosion.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoByNitrex6.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagrExplosionSide2.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoDemolition.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagroArcExplosion.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoDemolition2.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagroBottmByNitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoDemolition3.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagroEndByitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoDemolition4.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagroDeckByitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoOpen2016ByNitrex2.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Nitrex.
 
Image by Nitrex.
  
  
[[File:TanagroArchViwExplosion.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoNew110mtrSpanBeam&Railway.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Nitrex.
 
  
  
[[File:TanagroGuyByNtrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoOldArchByGiuseppe Saggese maggio.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Nitrex.
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Image by Giuseppe Saggese maggio.
  
  
[[File:TanagroBNitrex.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoRailway1886.jpg|750px|center]]
Image by Nitrex.
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Petroso 1886 Railway Bridge.  Image by Giuseppe Saggese maggio.
  
  
[[File:TanagrSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Petroso Bridge satellite image.
 
Petroso Bridge satellite image.
  
  
[[File:TanagroSaelliteWide.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoSatelliteWide.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PetrosoLocationMap.jpg|750px|center]]
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Petroso Bridge location map.
  
  
 
[[File:TanagroLocationMap.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:TanagroLocationMap.jpg|750px|center]]
Petroso Bridge location map.
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[[File:PetrosoLocationMapWide.jpg|750px|center]]
  
 
[[Category:Bridges in Italy]]
 
[[Category:Bridges in Italy]]

Latest revision as of 06:29, 9 April 2020

Petroso 1974 Bridge
Ponte Petroso 1974
Località Sperlonga, Campania, Italy
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
(328) foot span / (100) meter span
1974-2009

PetrosoByNitrex.jpg


Petroso Bridge 1974 was an arch bridge that was located across a deep gorge along the original A3 motorway that was completed in a Frankenstein-like fashion in bits and pieces throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Petroso Bridge was replaced in 2009 with a weathered steel beam span during a major overhaul and widening of the motorway.

Several other nearby spans that were replaced in the early 2000s include Tanagro, Lontrano, Sant'Onofrio and Favazzina beam bridges.

You can see various views of the Petroso implosion as well as several others along the A3 on Youtube:

Viadotto Lontrano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1b8wNTRsC8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwXU8E-1qmI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpuXEiTxcso&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMpIj1LVGU&feature=related

Viadotto Sant'Onofrio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9mRXfSsDw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Por-Fj38zCg&NR=1

Viadotto Tanagro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhmLd7CuNV4&feature=related

Viadotto Noce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7v3L5ZHZx8&feature=related

Viadotto Stagno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP321xZQYeI&feature=related

Viadotto Malvo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCapVtAslqQ&feature=related


PetrosoFarTunnelByNitrex5.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoByNitrex6.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoDemolition.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoDemolition2.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoDemolition3.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoDemolition4.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoOpen2016ByNitrex2.jpg

Image by Nitrex.


PetrosoNew110mtrSpanBeam&Railway.jpg


PetrosoOldArchByGiuseppe Saggese maggio.jpg

Image by Giuseppe Saggese maggio.


PetrosoRailway1886.jpg

Petroso 1886 Railway Bridge. Image by Giuseppe Saggese maggio.


PetrosoSatellite.jpg

Petroso Bridge satellite image.


PetrosoSatelliteWide.jpg


PetrosoLocationMap.jpg

Petroso Bridge location map.


TanagroLocationMap.jpg


PetrosoLocationMapWide.jpg