The Tappan Zee Bridge
In yet another time-comparison post, we see here the Tappan Zee Bridge—once again using images made from moving trains along the Hudson River. This is located in Tarrytown, New York.
In the top image, we see the original version of the bridge built in 1955. At the time it was the longest bridge in New York State, and still may be. Apparently this older bridge was named for Governor Malcom Wilson, but it was always referred to as the Tappan Zee.
In the second image we see the bridge that replaced the first—which is also named for a New York Governor: Mario Cuomo in this case (who was in office when I lived in there).
It seems that this new bridge was built alongside the old one (to the north); the old one was then disassembled and removed in 2017.
When I did an earlier post using the first image, I read that “Tappan” refers to a group of Native Americas in the area, while “Zee” is the Dutch word for sea. This would make sense at the bridge is located at a very wide part of the Hudson River.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in 1992 and 2025.
