It is 104 meters high and stands in the heart of Majella Park straddling the Orta River in Abruzzo. Built in the early 1950s, it is now the highest bridge in central Italy. It is located on the road between San Tommaso, a hamlet of Caramanico Terme, and Salle (PE), just 45 minutes from Pescara and 20 minutes from the Torre de’ Passeri – Casauria tollgate exit.
Because of its height, the work connecting St. Thomas with Salle is now widely used by the Abruzzo Bungee Jumping Association(for info www.bungeejumpingabruzzo.it), which in 2014 was the first association to organize an event dedicated to bungee jumping on the Salle bridge. Pure adrenaline, an extreme sport that, with its strong emotions and the necessary courage, appeals to the many lovers of this activity.
Here are the routes and maps to get to the Bridge of Salle
From Rome: take A24 and at the Torano junction take A25 and exit at Torre de Passeri – Casauria. Continue on Provincial Road Madonna degli Angeli. Take Strada Statale 5/SS5 and Strada Provinciale 68/SP68 in the direction of Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in Salle
From Pescara: take A25 and exit at Torre de’ Passeri – Casauria. Continue on Provincial Road Madonna degli Angeli. Take Strada Statale 5/SS5 and Strada Provinciale 68/SP68 in the direction of Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in Salle
From Teramo: Take Teramo-Mare freeway from SS80. Follow Teramo-Mare freeway, E55 and A25/E80 in the direction of Contrada S. Clemente/Strada Provinciale Madonna degli Angeli in Castiglione a Casauria. Take the Torre de’ Passeri-Casauria exit from the A25/E80. Continue on Provincial Road Madonna degli Angeli. Take Strada Statale 5/SS5 and Strada Provinciale 68/SP68 in the direction of Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in Salle
BUNGEE JUMPING BRIDGE OF SALLE ABRUZZO
