Ponte Morandi, officially Viadotto Polcevera, was a road viaduct on the A10 motorway in Genoa. It was managed by Atlantia S.p.A., a holding company operating toll motorways and airports controlled by the Benetton family.Located on one of the major links from Italy to France and part of the European route E80, the viaduct linked the Sampierdarena and Cornigliano districts of Genoa crossing Polcevera valley. It was built between 1963 and 1967, costing ₤3.8 billion and opened on 4 September 1967. It was widely but unofficially named "Ponte Morandi" from the name of its designer, the distinguished engineer Riccardo Morandi. The official name comes from the river Polcevera that runs under the bridge.
On 14 August 2018, a partial collapse blamed on corrosion in the cable stays killed 43 people who were crossing the bridge at the time.
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Address 7 Via Enrico Porro, Genova 16151, Italy
Coordinates 44°25'36.373" N 8°53'13.002" E
