Tappan Zee Bridge from start to the present
This is a timeline of the Tappan Zee Bridge, from the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the Tappan Zee's opening in 1955 to the current structure.
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How it started October 25, 1931
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Gov. Dewey breaks ground for NY Thruway July 11, 1946
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Project gets under way March 1952
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Caissons go floating along October 1953
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Almost finished Video: Constructing the Tappan Zee Bridge September 1954
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Infrastructure at last Dec. 15, 1955
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Getting an identity Feb. 28, 1956
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A bridge for the birds 1988-89
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Malcolm Wilson, the 50th governor of New York, 7- Malcolm Wilson
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Addressing future needs Nov. 28, 2000
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A new bridge Nov. 10, 2011
October 25, 1931
How it started
The George Washington Bridge is completed. New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt and New Jersey Gov. Morgan F. Larson dedicate this early Hudson River crossing before a crowd of 30,000. Before the bridge, the best way to get across the Hudson was a ferry that went from Dobbs Ferry to Grandview in Rockland County.
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