the new tappan zee bridge will be completed by june 15, 2018.
the new tappan zee bridge will be completed by june 15, 2018.
when will the new tappan zee bridge be completed?
by june 15 , 2018
the northbound/westbound span opened on august 25, 2017. southbound/eastbound traffic remained on the old span until october 7, 2017, when it was temporarily shifted to the newer northbound/westbound span. the old bridge was subsequently decommissioned. the replacement bridge project was expected to be completed by june 15, 2018 at a cost of $3.98 billion. after some delays, it was announced that the new southbound/eastbound span would open to traffic on september 8, 2018. however, the opening of the new eastbound span was delayed when a piece of the old bridge came loose on september 7 while being demolished. the eastbound span, which was away from the old bridge, remained closed until the old bridge could be stabilized.
tappan zee bridge (1955–2017)
the hudson is crossed at numerous points by bridges, tunnels, and ferries. the width of the lower hudson river required major feats of engineering to cross; the results are today visible in the george washington bridge and the 1955 tappan zee bridge (replaced by the new tappan zee bridge) as well as the lincoln and holland tunnels and the path and pennsylvania railroad tubes. the george washington bridge, which carries multiple highways, connects fort lee, new jersey to the washington heights neighborhood of upper manhattan, and is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. the new tappan zee bridge is the longest in new york, although the verrazzano-narrows bridge has a larger main span. the troy union bridge between waterford and troy was the first bridge over the hudson; built in 1804 and destroyed in 1909; its replacement, the troy–waterford bridge, was built in 1909. the rensselaer and saratoga railroad was chartered in 1832 and opened in 1835, including the green island bridge, the second bridge over the hudson south of the federal dam.
hudson river