Bridge Name: | Italia Viaduct |
Native Name: | Viadotto Italia |
Native Name Lang: | Italian |
Carries: | Autostrada A2 (Italy) |
Crosses: | Lao River |
Locale: | Laino Borgo, Calabria, Italy |
Architect: | Fabrizio de Miranda |
Design: | Beam bridge |
Material: | Steel |
Open: | 1974 |
Coordinates: | 39.9389°N 15.9593°W |
Italia Viaduct is a 260adj=midNaNadj=mid 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 located on Autostrada A2 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway between Laino Borgo and Mormanno and crosses the Lao River Gorge.