Magra
{{Other uses|Magra (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox river
| name = Magra
| image = Bocca di Magra.JPG
| image_caption = The mouth of the Magra
| map = Magre (fleuve).png
| source1_location = Between Monte Borgognone and Monte Tavola
| mouth = Ligurian Sea
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|44.0481|9.9876|display=it|region:IT_type:river}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Italy
| length = {{convert|62|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|40|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|1686|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Magra is a {{convert|62|km|mi|adj=on}} long river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Filattiera, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara (Tuscany); Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ameglia in the province of La Spezia (Liguria).
In Roman times, it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria.
The river's drainage basin occupies around {{convert|1700|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Its most important tributary is the Vara which joins the Magra from the right within the commune of Santo Stefano di Magra.
Caprigliola bridge collapse
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In April 2020 a 260 metre long road bridge across the Magra at Albiano Magra near Aulla collapsed. Very few vehicles were using the bridge at the time due to the coronavirus lockdown then in force, and only two people were injured.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52213898 |title=Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive |work=BBC News |date=8 April 2020 |access-date=8 April 2020}}{{cite news |title=Lockdown keeps casualty figure low as Italian bridge collapses |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/lockdown-keeps-casualty-figure-low-as-italian-bridge-collapses |date=8 April 2020 |access-date=9 April 2020 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}{{cite news |title=Bridge Collapses in Italy, Newest Crumbling Infrastructure |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/08/world/europe/bc-eu-italy-bridge-collapse.html |access-date=9 April 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=8 April 2020}}
Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara
Since 1995 an area of {{convert|4320.8|ha}} surrounding the Magra and Vara rivers is protected by a natural park of the regione Liguria, placed near the border with the Tuscany region. Due its biodiversity, the Regional Natural Park of Montemarcello-Magra-Vara is part of the Natura 2000 European network.{{cite web|url=https://www.parcomagra.it/rete-natura-2000/zsc/|title=Rete Natura 2000|language=Italian, English}}{{cite web|url=http://www.natura2000liguria.it/sic84/index.htm|title=SIC e ZPS in Liguria » La Spezia » Parco della Magra - Vara|language=Italian,English}}{{cite web|url=http://www.provincia.sp.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/1%252F1%252Fb%252FD.2f0e4832cf68dd52f316/P/BLOB%3AID%3D4209|title=La Biblioteca dell'Ente Parco di Montemarcello-Magra|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730182536/http://www.provincia.sp.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/1%252F1%252Fb%252FD.2f0e4832cf68dd52f316/P/BLOB%3AID%3D4209|archive-date=30 July 2021|url-status=live}}
See also
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Category:Drainage basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Category:Rivers of the Province of La Spezia
Category:Rivers of the Province of Massa-Carrara
Category:Rivers of the Apennines
Category:Braided rivers in Italy
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