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The Tappan Zee (/ˌtæpən ˈziː/; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington. It derives its name from the Tappan Native American sub-tribe of the Delaware/Lenni Lenape, and the Dutch word zee [zeː], meaning a sea.[3]
Flanked to the west by high steep bluffs of the Palisades, it forms something of a natural lake on the Hudson about 10 miles (16 km) north of Manhattan. Communities along the Tappan Zee include Nyack on the western side as well as Ossining and Tarrytown on the eastern side. It was formerly crossed by the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, opened in 1955 and about 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, connecting Nyack and Tarrytown. Today, it is crossed by the new Tappan Zee Bridge (officially the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge), which opened in 2017 (north or westbound span) and 2018 (south or eastbound span) at about the same length as the old bridge.
On September 14, 1609, the explorer Henry Hudson entered the Tappan Zee while sailing upstream from New York Harbor. At first, Hudson believed the widening of the river indicated that he had found the Northwest Passage. He proceeded upstream as far as present-day Troy before concluding that no such strait existed there.
The Tappan Zee is mentioned several times in Washington Irving's famous short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The tale is set in the vicinity of Tarrytown, in the area near Irving's own home at Sunnyside. In Frederik Pohl's 1977 Hugo award-winning novel Gateway, the main character Robinette Broadhead has "a summer apartment overlooking the Tappan Sea and The Palisades Dam." Pohl lived in the area while writing the book. Jazz pianist Bob James named one of the tracks from his 1977 album BJ4, in addition to his record label he founded, after the Tappan Zee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement)
The 3.1-mile-long twin-span Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge replaced the Tappan Zee Bridge crossing over the Hudson, located fewer than 20 miles north of New York City. The $3.98 billion project was one of the largest-ever transportation design-build contracts in the United States and the largest bridge project in New York history. Designed for a 100-year service life, the bridge carries an enhanced regional bus service and has foundations sufficient for future commuter or light rail on structures between the two spans. The bridge provides greater traffic capacity while improving operations and safety for motorists crossing one of the widest parts of the Hudson River.
HDR was the lead designer on the New NY Bridge Design-Build project and a subcontractor for Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, a consortium that includes Fluor Enterprises, American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast and Traylor Bros.
The bridge features parallel 3-mile structures, each with a 2,230-foot cable-stayed main span and 10 five-span continuous approach units comprised of 350-foot steel girder spans. The bridge provides eight general traffic lanes, plus dedicated bus lanes and shoulders for emergency access. New tolling facilities with all-electronic toll collection have been implemented.
In addition to accommodating vehicular traffic, the new crossing includes a shared-use path (dedicated bicycle and pedestrian) on the northern span, with six scenic overlooks.
The project team followed strict environmental performance commitments to protect the Hudson River estuary. State-of-the-art environmental monitoring stations were installed near both the Rockland and Westchester shorelines. This equipment allowed the team to monitor, minimize and mitigate potential adverse effects from construction noise, vibration and air quality.
The new landmark crossing also led to the relocation, demolition and consolidation of 36 existing facilities associated with the bridge into two new multistory buildings: one a New York State Thruway Authority maintenance facility and the other a facility for New York State Police.
https://www.hdrinc.com/portfolio/governor-mario-m-cuomo-bridge-tappan-zee-bridge-replacement
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