Long I-beams connected with braces were assembled before the roadbed of the Thruway was laid down. Here the Tappan Zee Bridge joins the land on the west side of the Hudson River.
A beautifully colored postcard folder depicts the Storm King Highway, which was built between West Point and Cornwall, NY, in the 1920s. The road was cut into the side of Storm King Mountain, high above the Hudson River. The roadbed is shelved in...
The South Nyack house on the right side of this picture is on wheels. It was moved to make room for the New York State Thruway roadbed. Unfortunately, the Nyack Library does not have identifications for many of the houses that are in these...
In 1915, Route 9W just south of Haverstraw was known as the new state road. It was cut into the hillside above the Hudson River. The roadbed has since been widened but today's motorists will recognize this curve.
The Reformed Church of Tappan stands in the center of the town where an intersection of roadways forms a triangle. Carriage wheels have left ruts in the dusty roadbed on the left. The small triangle has been fenced off, isolating a very tall...
