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| subdivision_type1 = Country| subdivision_name1 = Italy62mi|abbr=on}}1200ft|abbr=on}}0abbr=on}}40cuft/s|abbr=on}}1686mi2|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

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.NEWS,weblink Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive, BBC News, 8 April 2020, 8 April 2020, NEWS, Lockdown keeps casualty figure low as Italian bridge collapses,weblink 8 April 2020, 9 April 2020, The Guardian, London, NEWS, Bridge Collapses in Italy, Newest Crumbling Infrastructure,weblink 9 April 2020, The New York Times, 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.WEB,weblink Rete Natura 2000, Italian, English, WEB,weblink SIC e ZPS in Liguria » La Spezia » Parco della Magra - Vara, Italian,English, WEB,weblink La Biblioteca dell’Ente Parco di Montemarcello-Magra, Italian,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210730182536weblink">weblink July 30, 2021, live,

See also

• List of rivers of Italy

References

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External links

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