General Information
| Other name(s): | Governor Malcolm Wilson–Tappan Zee Bridge |
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| Completion: | 15 December 1955 |
| Status: | demolished (2018) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
| Support conditions: |
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| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1955 |
Honorable Mention
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, USA Nyack, Rockland County, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (2018)
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| Coordinates: | 41° 4' 28.63" N 73° 55' 11.71" W |
| Coordinates: | 41° 3' 57.47" N 73° 51' 56.66" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 369.7 m | |
| width | 27 m | |
| total length | 4 882 m | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 42 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 6 October 2017 | After traffic is moved to the replacement bridge, this bridge is closed to all traffic awaiting demolition. |
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Participants
Initial construction
Owner
Structural engineering
Contractor
Monitoring
Monitoring equipment
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Deck demands. Replacement of the deck on the outer lanes on the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York State is set for completion this year. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 15, n. 57 (4th Quarter 2009), pp. 78-79.
- (1958): Lightweight Concrete Deck or Tappan Zee Bridge. In: Journal of the American Concrete Institute (ACI Journal Proceedings), v. 55, n. 12 (December 1958), pp. 685-694.
- (1958): Les ponts du "New York Thruway": le viaduc soudé de Suffern et le pont de Tappan Zee, sur l'Hudson. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 34, n. 1-2 (January 1958), pp. 55-63.
- (2000): Rehabilitation of Tappan Zee Bridge Using Precast Concrete Composite Deck Units. In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, v. 1696, n. 1 (January 2000), pp. 63-72.
- Second phase Tappan Zee redecking kicks off. In: Bridge Update, n. 93 (July 2010), pp. 2.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000535 - Published on:
21/11/1999 - Last updated on:
27/03/2021
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