 
 <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: <ibo> A malitere iwu ya na Machị 1952 ma mepee ya na Disemba 15, 1955, ya na akụkụ dị kilomita iri anọ na atọ nke New York State Thruway site na Suffern ruo Yonkers. Gọvanọ New York State bụ́ W. Averell Harriman bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ iwu na February 28, 1956, iji kpọọ ihe owuwu ahụ Tappan Zee Bridge. N'afọ 1994, a gbakwunyere aha Malcolm Wilson n'aha àkwà mmiri ahụ n'ụbọchị ncheta afọ iri abụọ ọ hapụrụ ọfịs gọvanọ na Disemba 1974, ọ bụ ezie na ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ na a naghị eji ya eme ihe mgbe a na-ekwu maka àkwà mmiri ahụ.  Olee mgbe e wuru àkwà mmiri mbụ ahụ dị na Tappan Zee? Ọ dị mma. Ka anyị chee echiche. Ihe m na-echeta: 