Aerial view of a the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Tappan Zee Bridge is a cantilever bridge in New York over the Hudson River at its widest point, the Tappan Zee. The Tappan Zee is named for an Indian tribe from the area called the "Tappan". "Zee" is...
The snow sits on the completed bridge as the opening ceremony is about to begin. The final structure measures 16.013 feet long, just over three miles, and will be seven lanes wide. When the bridge opened in December 1955, it carried an average of...
Many workmen are engaged in road laying tasks. The superstructure of the Tappan Zee Bridge is behind them. A shortage of steel due to the Korean War delayed the original construction of the bridge.
The Tappan Zee Bridge is under construction and is viewed from Nyack's waterfront. Work on the central portion of the bridge has just begun. A number of old barges lie in the Hudson River.
The Tappan Zee Bridge is an important part of the New York State Thruway spanning the Hudson River between Nyack and Tarrytown, N. Y. This cantilever bridge is 4 miles long and was erected at a cost of $60,000,000. Channel clearance is 145 feet,...
All work on the Tappan Zee Bridge was done from barges floating in the river. A diver climbs a ladder after a trip to the bottom of the Hudson River, presumably to guide the activities of the pile driver workmen.
A crane lifts huge girders and timbers into place as the height of the Tappan Zee Bridge superstructure grows. All this complexity was created to pour cement for the supports.
From Grand View, the s-curve of the Tappan Zee Bridge is taking shape, but the supports have not yet reached the Rockland County shore. In the distance is Westchester County.
Shad nets are in the water behind the sea wall in Grandview, but the first pile driver is off-shore, ready to begin the Tappan Zee Bridge. Dr. Munson's boathouse is on the right.
From the Geist boathouse on the Rockland shore in Grand View, the Tappan Zee Bridge has been outlined by rows of pilings. This image is months earlier than #2422, in which a few cars are crossing the span.
