The Piacenza cable-stayed bridge (Italian: Ponte strallato di Piacenza) is a railway bridge that allows high-speed rail between Milano-Bologna to cross the river Po.
The structure is located at kilometre marker 44.232 of the Milan-Bologna high-speed line, approximately downstream from the bridge on the Autostrada A1, between the localities of Mezzana Casati, a frazione in the comune of San Rocco al Porto, and Bosco dei Santi, a frazione in the comune of Piacenza.
At the time of its construction, the bridge was the largest cable-stayed railway bridge made of steel and reinforced concrete in the world.
History Regular circulation on the bridge, as on the rest of the line, began on 14 December 2008, after the inaugural journey from Milan to Bologna had taken place the previous day in the presence of the political authorities.
Characteristics The bridge doesn't cross the Po at a right angle, but rather, at a 22-degree tilt from perpendicular to the current's direction.
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