Italia Viaduct is a
viaduct near
Laino Borgo
Laino Borgo ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' of inhabitants in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on the border between two regions ( Calabria e Basilicata), and lies at the entrance to the ...
,
Calabria,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It is the highest bridge in Italy, and was the second highest bridge in the world when it opened in 1974. , it is among the forty highest bridges in the world. The bridge is located on
Autostrada A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway between
Laino Borgo
Laino Borgo ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' of inhabitants in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located on the border between two regions ( Calabria e Basilicata), and lies at the entrance to the ...
and
Mormanno
Mormanno ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located in the heart of the National Park of Pollino
Pollino National Park ( Italian: ''Parco Nazionale del Pollino'') is ...
and crosses the
Lao River Gorge.
See also
*
List of highest bridges in the world
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...
*
Fabrizio de Miranda
Fabrizio de Miranda (30 October 1926 – 21 January 2015) was an Italian bridges and structural engineer and university professor.
Career
He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1950 from the University of Naples. Beginning in 19 ...
External links
*
Viaducts in Italy
Bridges completed in 1974
{{Italy-bridge-struct-stub