Sfalassà Viaduct is a

viaduct A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide ...

near

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. The bridge is located on Autostrada A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway and has a main span of 376 metres. It is the highest and longest span frame bridge in the world and it is among the 50 highest bridges of any type. It is the second highest bridge in Italy after the

Italia Viaduct Italia Viaduct is a viaduct near Laino Borgo, Calabria, Italy. 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 locate ...

. The Sfalassà Viaduct won the CECM European award three times.

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*http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0002297 *http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sfalassa_Bridge * :it:Autostrada A3 (Italia)#I viadotti lucano - calabri Bridges in Italy Bridges completed in 1974 {{Italy-bridge-struct-stub

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