Tappan Zee Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Completed in: | 1955 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York, USA, North America Nyack, Rockland County, New York, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Replaced by |
Tappan Zee Bridge
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 369.7 m | |
| total length | 4 882 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
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Participants
Owner
Structural engineering
Contractor
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
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NYC Roads: Tappan Zee Bridge (I-87 and I-287)
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Official Site for the New York State Thruway Tappan Zee Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Second phase Tappan Zee redecking kicks off, in "Bridge Update", July 2010, n. 93
- Deck demands, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2009, n. 57 v. 15
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000535 |
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| Created: | 21/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |