What is Tappan Zee Bridge?
{{Infobox bridge |bridge_name= Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge |image= Mario Cuomo Bridge Overhead.jpg |image_size=300px |caption=The Tappan Zee Bridge in 2020 |official_name= Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge |also_known_as= |carries= 7 lanes (3 northbound/westbound, 3 southbound/eastbound, 1 reversible) of {{jct|state=NY|I|87|I|287|NYST}} |crosses= [[Hudson River]] |locale= Connecting [[Grand View-on-Hudson, New York|Grand View-on-Hudson]], [[Rockland County, New York]] and [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]], [[Westchester County, New York]] in the [[Lower Hudson Valley]] |maint= [[New York State Thruway Authority]] |id= |design= [[Cantilever bridge]] |mainspan= {{convert|1212|ft|m|0}} |length= {{convert|16013|ft|m mi|0}} |width= {{convert|90|ft|m|0}} |clearance= |below= {{convert|138|ft|m|0}} |traffic= 134,947 (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/Traffic%20Data%20Report%202010%20Appendix%20C%20-%20AADT%20Values%20for%20Select%20Toll%20Facilities.pdf |title=2010 Traffic Data Report for New York State |format=PDF |publisher=[[New York State Department of Transportation]] |at=Appendix C |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> |open= December 14, 1955 |closed=October 6, 2017 |destroyed= * January 15, 2019 (eastern span) * May 12, 2019 (western span) |replaced_by=[[Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)|Mario M. Cuomo Bridge]] |map_cue= |map_width= |map_image= |map_text= |coordinates= {{Coord|41|04|12|N|73|53|28|W|region:US_type:landmark_scale:50000|display=inline,title}} }} The '''Tappan Zee Bridge''' is a [[bridge]] in the Hudson Valley region of [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is three miles long. It goes across the [[Hudson River]]. It connects [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]] and [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]] Counties. The bridge opened in 1955. It took traffic from other bridges and ferries in the area. The bridge is about {{convert|25|mi|0}} north of [[New York City]]. The city can be seen from the bridge