Cadore Viaduct

The Cadore Viaduct is a road bridge in Italy, in the southern Alps.

Cadore Viaduct

Ponte Cadore, Piave River Viaduct
View in April 2007
Coordinates46.403°N 12.372°E / 46.403; 12.372
CarriesSS51 Alemagna State Road
CrossesPiave (river)
LocalePerarolo di Cadore, Province of Belluno, Veneto, north-east Italy
Characteristics
DesignRigid strut frame bridge
MaterialReinforced concrete and steel
Total length535 m (1,755 ft)
Width13.3 m (44 ft)
Height184 m (604 ft)
Longest span255 m (837 ft)
History
Engineering design byMatildi + Partners[1]
Constructed byMazzi Impresa Generale Costruzioni S.p.A., Verona
Fabrication byCimolai Costruzioni Metalliche, Pordenone (Steel)
Construction start1982
Opened1985
Location

History

Design

The main span is held up by two 85m steel struts.

Construction

It was built by longitudinal launching, by Mazzi. It opened in 1985.

Route of SS51

Structure

The bridge is north of the northern terminus of the Autostrada A27 at Ponte nelle Alpi (Bridge into the Alps). The road is the SS51 Strada statale di Alemagana, maintained by ANAS, which to the north passes Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The route joins to become part of European route E66. It reaches Austria near Innichen in South Tyrol, also known as Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It enters Austria at East Tyrol.

To the north is Calalzo di Cadore. The Calalzo–Padua railway passes under the bridge. The former Dolomites Railway passed nearby to the north, around one mile away. The Slovenian capital of Ljubljana is eighty miles to the east.

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