Tappan Zee Bridge

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bridge cantilever bridge former bridge road bridge

The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.

Aliases (6)

Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge ×5
Mario M. Cuomo Bridge ×2
Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge ×1
Old Tappan Zee Bridge ×1
Tappan Zee Bridge (crossing location) ×1
Tappan Zee Bridge (original) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge → cantilever bridge → former bridge → road bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Old Tappan Zee Bridge →
carriedRoute	I-87/I-287 concurrency → New York State Thruway mainline →
carries	motor vehicle traffic →
closed	2017 →
connects	Rockland County, New York → Westchester County, New York →
constructionStartDate	1952 →
country	United States →
crosses	Hudson River →
crossesSectionOf	Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) →
demolished	2019 →
designedAs	cantilever truss bridge →
designedToRelieve	traffic congestion on George Washington Bridge →
function	highway bridge →
historicalSignificance	major Hudson River crossing for New York metropolitan area →
lanes	7 →
length	about 3 miles → approximately 4.9 kilometers →
locale	South Nyack, New York → Tarrytown, New York →
locatedIn	New York → United States →
locatedNorthOf	New York City →
maintainedBy	New York State Thruway Authority →
namedAfter	Malcolm Wilson →
numberOfSpans	7 →
officialName	Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge →
opened	1955-12-15 →
openedToTraffic	1955 →
ownedBy	State of New York →
partOf	Interstate 287 → Interstate 87 → New York State Thruway →
region	Lower Hudson Valley →
replacedBy	Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge →
replacedStructure	ferry services across the Hudson River at that location →
status	demolished → replaced →
toll	yes →
trafficDirection	bidirectional →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hudson River → Tarrytown, New York ("Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	crossedBy
Rockland County → Rockland County ("Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	isServedBy
Tappan Zee Bridge ("Old Tappan Zee Bridge") →	alsoKnownAs
Interstate 87 ("Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	bridgeUsed
Tarrytown, New York ("Tappan Zee Bridge (crossing location)") →	formerlyKnownAs
American Bridge Company ("Tappan Zee Bridge (original)") →	hasNotableProject
New York State Thruway ("Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	includesStructure
Nyack, New York, United States of America ("Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	locatedNear
Tappan Zee Bridge ("Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge") →	officialName
Interstate 287 →	previouslyUsedBridge
Tappan Zee Bridge ("Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	replacedBy
Interstate 287 ("Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge") →	usesBridge