 <translate> Construction started in March 1952 and the bridge opened to traffic on December 15, 1955, along with a 27-mile (43 km) long section of the New York State Thruway from Suffern to Yonkers. New York State Governor W. Averell Harriman signed a bill on February 28, 1956, to officially name the structure the Tappan Zee Bridge. In 1994, the name of Malcolm Wilson was added to the bridge's name upon the 20th anniversary of his leaving the governor's office in December 1974, though it is almost never used when the bridge is spoken about colloquially.

When was the original tappan zee bridge built? OK. Let's think. My stream of consciousness: <yor> Ọdún 1952 ni wọ́n bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í kọ́ ọ, December 15, 1955 ni wọ́n sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í lò ó, bó ṣe wà ní New York State Thruway tó gùn tó kìlómítà mẹ́tàlélógójì láti ìlú Suffern sí ìlú Yonkers. Gómìnà ìpínlẹ̀ New York, W. Averell Harriman, fọwọ́ sí ìwé òfin kan ní February 28, 1956, láti pe ọ̀nà náà ní Tappan Zee Bridge. Ní 1994, orúkọ Malcolm Wilson ni wọ́n fi kún orúkọ afárá náà nígbà tí wọ́n ṣe ayẹyẹ ogún ọdún tí ó fi kúrò ní ọ́fíìsì gómìnà ní December 1974, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé a kì í sábà lo orúkọ yìí nígbà tí wọ́n bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa afárá náà.  Ìgbà wo ni wọ́n kọ́ afárá tí wọ́n ń pè ní Tappan Zee? Ó dáa. Ẹ jẹ́ ká ronú. Ìmọ̀lára mi: 