Petroso 2009 Bridge

Petroso 2009 Bridge
Ponte Petroso 2009
Località Sperlonga, Campania, Italy
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
(361) foot span / (110) meter span
2009

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