Tappan Zee Bridge

Got to say it’s really wild the making the new bridge right next to it always seemed fine for me never broke never collapsed always a lot of traffic in the tolls were raised but sure does get you to Rockland County and I think is always a better option than taking the bus I’ll try to take the train from Tarrytown and take the commuter bus over to Nyack hopefully they turn this into a Greenway or you could walk from West Chester the Rockland County wouldn’t that be nice or even a little commuter rail I don’t know I hope they be this picture decision based on my opinion

This bridge crosses the widest point of the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Nyack. It’s a good example of a cantilever bridge.

The Tappan Zee Bridge was built in the 1950’s as a short-​term engineering solution to a political challenge. It both connected the New York State Thruway on both sides of the Hudson River, and also was just far north enough to be outside the control of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, whose dubious reputation is not a new thing! Unfortunately, it wasn’t intended to last too long, and with concerns over its possible collapse mounting Governor Andrew Cuomo fast-​tracked a rebuilding campaign in 2011 that is on course to deliver two new spans by 2018 (reportedly remarkably fast time for such a complicated project). Thus while the current Bridge is admirable for its vistas, it also leaves driver’s concerned about whether they’ll make it across the span before it falls (or is taken) down! By the end of April 2016 it is due to install toll taking equipment (already in place on the Henry Hudson Bridge) which will mean that everyone, not only those with eZpass, can drive through without stopping (those without a transponder will supposedly be billed by mail based on their license plate).

The bridge condition is Ok, the price is reasonable compare to all other bridges to come to New York City

There are things you just take for granted. This bridge was here long before we were born, but if you stop to think, if not the TZB, how would we drive to Rockland County?
I have a friend who live in Long Island, and drive twice a month to MA. He dream about a bridge that will connect LI to MA lol
The bridge is old, cost 5 $ to cross when you are driving east, and can get busy at parts of the day.
Thank god it exist ;)

The Tappan Zee Bridge is sort of like that girl that used to be your fallback date if any of the girls that you really wanted to go out with weren’t available the weekend you wanted to go out with them.
A large percentage of the people going over the Tappan Zee and using 287 really want to be on the GW, the Cross Bronx, and 95. However, she is really popular and so many people want to go out with her that a lot of times you’re better off going with your fallback.
The Tappan Zee takes you a little out of your way and you won’t admit to your friends that you used it, but it gets you to the other side of the Hudson and that is the most important thing.

I love this bridge, because it’s the quickest way home from PA. Last night on 11÷29÷15 was the worst night to get to this bridge, because it kept sending me GWB and all I wanted was TZB! Please put this on your maps please!!!

From what I have been hearing, this bridge is the oldest bridge in NYC?
I have heard that they will be doing rennovations on it pretty soon, so expect so delays in the near future.
I was coming from Canada and we took this bridge to get back to Queens (throggs neck bridge). The view is so beautiful. You can see the city light up at night. I wish it was a longer ride haha.
If you look at the bridge you can see that it’s aging, so I think this is why they will be doing rennovations.

Although this bridge is considered one of the top 10 most insecure bridge the USA, is the only that connects Westchester County with Rockland County. Is not that expense like others bridge, you only going to pay 5 dollars going from Rockland to Westchester, not like other bridges that have to pay more than 10 dollars, and sometimes coming both way.
I will going to miss, this bridge when they finish up the other bridge, that they are building, although there are rumors that this bridge will be a walking bridge.

Pretty cool standard bridge; long and mainly flat with a gradual incline to let ships pass underneath. I don’t find the lanes to be narrow at all, so the people that do might not be good drivers, or used to being behind the wheel yet. The movable center lane is an interesting concept, but seems like a pain in the ass. The highway could be one lane wider because traffic on RT87 and RT287 can get down right ridiculous during rush hour. I prefer going ten miles out of my way to cross the Tappan Zee over the George Washington particularly because it costs $ 4.75 with EZpass, and $ 3 after twenty tolls in a row. The road surface is pretty jacked; that’s why I suppose they are building another bridge.

I know the world is facinated by the Brooklyn Bridge and rightfully so, but this is my favorite bridge for two reasons. First, the view is spectacular, and second, I know I’m on my way to relaxation heading northbound, above the white noise of the City’s constant motion. Something about this bridge sends me. I love it.

So I have a gorgeous ex gf from the Czech Republic, and her name is Zelena. She’s a model in Southern California. And a waitress. But then do you know any girls in Southern California that aren’t models and waitresses among other things? Exactly. So she goes by the nickname «Z». And when we’d visit New York together, we’d occasionally drive north for whatever reason, and one day we happened to be driving across this majestic long bridge over the Hudson River.
And I started rapping to her, «yo yo, uh uh, I’m tappin’ Z, uh, uh» and then made up all these obscene rap lyrics and did a rap battle with myself, featuring two fictional Detroit natives (Eminem and some adversary, we’ll say), who were both «doin’ it» on the «DL» with «Z» and then rappin’ about tappin’ Z. And there’s my Tappan Zee story. So now every time you cross this bridge you can think about that. It would be wayyyyyyyyyyyy better if there were a pic of her attached to this review (and she would be totally down with that too) but I’m not gonna do that without her permission, and even with her permission that would be kinda show-​offy and weird. But then again I’m nothing if not show-​offy and weird. So let’s move on.
I’ve crossed this bridge probably 20 times in my life, most recently about 18 months ago. This is one of my least fave bridges in the country. Why?
(1) It’s falling apart. There’s talk of them pulling the whole thing down.
(2) It’s the only way to cross this bridge for miles up or downstream.
(3) It used to be more expensive (I’m pretty sure) but they had to lower the price because it was ridic. Nevertheless it irks me to pay for bridges to be honest.
(4) The lanes are some of the narrowest I’ve had to negotiate. I don’t have a problem with that but other drivers might.
(5) Loose gravel on the surface in the centre lanes.
(6) Fences at the sides mean the view is obscured in most cars.
(7) There’s a free bridge to the north and it’s like… ughhhh.
(8) It’s right at the end of the Thruway, and if you ride that Thruway to Albany it’ll cost you near $ 10, and if you ride that Thruway to Buffalo, it’ll cost you well over $ 20. Charging for the bridge in addition to that just annoys me. I never come this way anymore.
(9) Due to all the crazy merges and poor design, traffic coming into NYC is often absolutely atrocious and backed up all the way over this bridge, which is still a long, long way from NYC by the way. If it had been designed better, I feel this could have been avoided.
(10) This bridge was built cheaply which is why it has all these issues, and will probably end up being torn down.
Nevertheless, it’s beautiful, and I guess it could be worse — it could be $ 14 instead of $ 5. If that sounds excessive, you obviously don’t live in NYC.
Now I feel like I wanna call Z in LA and tell her I’ve finally made our dirty little Tappan Zee rap battle secret pubic knowledge. I meant public knowledge.

It’s a pretty cool bridge it gets us over to the other side I love it way more than the George Washington. Team tappan zee!

As bridges go it’s ok. Traffic is relatively moderate whenever we’ve gone over it. No toll if your going into the city but if your coming out no luck your paying. Nice view of the river. Looks like they are building a replacement or additional bridge next to it. That will be a ways out, but will help with the traffic flow. The one draw back now is the construction on the NY side is ridiculous to what it’s done to the roads.

So I’m writing a review for a bridge…
Anyway, so it’s here and I might as well — before it gets replaced in a few years.
I pass through from the Westchester side usually to go to the Palisades Mall or if I go to Jersey. I’m on this bridge very frequently and the toll is on the Westchester bound side, so $ 5 one way is actually pretty good when compared to the other NY toll bridges.
The bridge is pretty long, but not a bad ride at all. It’s pothole ridden and bumpy at times, but I guess that’s going to remain until it’s replacement is erected. There is talk of keeping this bridge intact to turn it into a park of sorts — if they do, that should be interesting…
I will ALWAYS take this bridge to get to Jersey (and back) over the garbage GW Bridge — cheaper, better designed, and much less congested unless it’s well past midnight on a weekday. Yes, this bridge can get congested badly during the 2 rush hour times, but that’s everywhere. There are plenty of lanes to bypass all those slow, moron drivers. Even though the Westchester toll plaza is easier than just about all the NY bridges, people will still find ways to add confusion and congest it up since they can’t handle simple concepts of a toll. If you have E-​Z Pass, just stay to the left.
While my house is closer to the GW, for sanity purposes, I don’t mind driving the extra 30 minutes to get to this bridge and home. If I take the GW, that’s 30 – 60 minutes of likely traffic plus a more expensive toll — so this is the better bet. I’m sure the toll will be much more here when the new bridge is finished.
So when compared to the GWB, this is a much, much better bridge and option. I take the Queens bound bridges often enough (Throgs, Whitestone, RFK), and this bridge beats them as well in both toll, ride, and design. Not looking forward to the costs of the replacement taken out on us with the toll, but at least it was good while it lasted.

Perhaps the best thing about this bridge is that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can’t order its shutdown as political retribution — because it doesn’t go anywhere near the Garden State. That alone earns it three stars.
As a kid on family trips to Montréal, it was magical to traverse this span across the Hudson River, offering views of the broad expanse of water, mysterious mountains and wide-​open skies.
Not only did it seem to bridge a past I could only guess about and a future that seemed bright, but it connects Westchester and Rockland counties via a narrow, low-​slung strip of concrete.
To the east, Tarrytown always held a friendly vibe, or at least the name did. Sleepy Hollow conjured images of the Headless Horseman, from the gothic horror novel penned by the Valley’s own Washington Irving.
On the bridge’s west side, Nyack seemed like a sleepy little village nestled amid the bluffs facing the river.
It wasn’t until many years later that as an adult I managed to visit all three of the towns, imbued with my own childhood wonderment and part of a rich history that comprises the Hudson River Valley.
Yet I also learned that when it was built — it opened in 1955 — in the post World War II era, structural steel was still in short supply due to the military’s rampant demand for it in munitions. So, the bridge was built as economically as possible (read: with as little steel as they could muster). That also meant a 50-​year lifespan, a deadline that passed a decade ago.
And while you may have seen the bridge featured on John Oliver’s «Last Week Tonight» as an example of the country’s lack of investment in critical infrastructure (technically correct), the bridge isn’t exactly headed for collapse. It’s scheduled to close in 2017, so if you haven’t yet, get yourself over it soon before the new one opens.
Hopefully, local residents’ efforts to turn it into a biking and pedestrian bridge will transform the decommissioned bridge into a treasure for future generations!

It’s a bridge, every time I get onto it I end up on the other side without getting wet from the body of water below it.
Can’t wait to see the new one when it’s done but there is a lot of heavy machinery out there.

The tappan zee bridge connects nyack to tarrytown and stretches across the Hudson River.
Recently NY has been re doing this bridge because it was literally falling apart. Almost every time I cross this bridge there is some kind of work going on. I have never crossed this bridge when all of the lanes have been open.
Last week I drove across the tappan zee and they had the largest Crain in the world working on the bridge. It was so cool to see. this Crain it’s huge. I forgot to take pictures. I was to into drinking my tea.
The cost to go over the bridge is $ 5.00 cash. I have EZ-​Pass and they charge $ 4.50. It is cheaper if you have EZ-​Pass. If you are a driving commuter I do recommend looking into the commuter plan you will save some money by purchasing there monthly plans.
Overall. It’s a nice bridge to look at. Nothing special about the bridge.

This bridge is like the best way you can get to rockland county from the westchester area. I’ll break it down pro and cons style of what I think about this bridge.
PROS
— going towards rockland there is no toll
–if your going into rockland in the morning you experience the reverse commute so it’s usually no traffic because everyone trying to head into the city
–good view over the Hudson River.
CONS
–if your going into the city however, you will have to pay a 5 dollar toll no matter what.
–the bridge is doing renovations so it can get a bit congested during the weekend.
— traffic is always a killer in the morning when your trying to head into the city.
–toll will go up after renovations
Overall this bridge is very cheap for now to get across however after the renovations the price will be ridiculous and discouraging for those who take this bridge daily for work.

Who doesn’t love a good bridge? What makes it good???
1) Dirt Cheap– Yea its $ 5.00 now but in comparison to other bridges & tolls in NY that start at $ 13– its cheap
2)Never any traffic
3) Puts me one step closer to sweet home– New England!
This bridge has been good to me over the past 10 yrs!