The old Tappan Zee opened on Dec. 14, 1955, and was featured in several movies, including "Unfaithful" in 2002 and "Butterfield 8" in 1960, which starred Elizabeth Taylor.

Scraps from old Tappan Zee Bridge used for artificial reef 03:25. FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. --The remnants of the Old Tappan Zee Bridge that once carried about 140,000 vehicles a day are getting a new ...

Crews have begun the delicate task of removing the superstructure of the old Tappan Zee Bridge. Special cranes are lowering part of the center span that weighs 10 million pounds onto a barge, a ...

The old Tappan Zee Bridge had double the average accident rate compared to any other stretch of the 570-mile New York State Thruway Annual crash rates on the replacement Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge ...

One of the things that happened under the gubernatorial administration in New York of one Andrew Cuomo was the construction of a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge, because the old Tappan ...

Hudson Valley natives say they’ve never accepted the idea that the new bridge, which fully opened in 2018, would go by anything other than the old “Tappan Zee” name, which references the ...

A Hudson Valley Democrat wants to push the late former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo off his bridge — or at least the Cuomo name. “Everyone in the Hudson Valley still calls the bridge the Tappan Zee for ...

A 21-year-old man jumped midspan from the new Tappan Zee Bridge and was rescued from the water. The incident occurred on the Westchester/Rockland County border around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13.

The legacy of the Tappan Zee Bridge lives on in the form of tiny houses constructed out of wood from the iconic crossing. Apex Modular Solutions in Pine Plains are constructing the homes. Just ...

Drivers crossing the new Tappan Zee Bridge will soon face a higher toll, according to the New York State Thruway Authority. The increase will go into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2024, with a $0. ...

In 1994, the bridge was renamed the Gov. Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge by then-Gov. Mario Cuomo. Wilson’s name, however, was rarely used in referring to the bridge.

Still hoping to get the old Tappan Zee Bridge name back? Rep. Mike Lawler's reelection campaign has got a beer huggie to sell you to make that view known. And coffee mugs, bumper stickers, T ...