Caffaro 2015 Bridge

Caffaro 2015 Bridge
Viadotto Caffaro 2015
Montegaldo, Basilicata, Italy
(262) feet high / (80) meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
2015

The replacement of the older 1974 Caffaro Bridge was completed in 2015 with a new, all steel strut frame bridge with two large V-shaped piers supporting a main span of 120 meters. The rusted, dark brown weathered steel contrasted strongly with the older gray viaduct during the construction period where both bridges sat side by side.

In 2015 the original concrete viaduct with its unique hammerhead piers, was imploded, bringing an end to an era of similar viaducts along the A3 including Lontrano, Sant'Onofrio and Favazzina beam bridges.

Caffaro Bridge satellite image.

Caffaro Bridge location map.