Tappan Zee Bridge opening, 1955

[@3bar]

In a few years, we'll be watching videos of this bridge being imploded.

[@chirismile7299]

I remember my grandfather calling this the "new" bridge in the 60s. He was fascinated with it.

[@NewYorker591]

It has to be replaced! This is a great video, I've been across it a million times. all my relatives live right by it.

[@ianconciatori5309]

Crazy how the old bridge costed only 60 million to construct and the new one is costing 3.9 billion.

[@jamesprizeman1145]

Right now There bulding a replacement bridge for the the Tappan Zee Bridge. The work started in 2013 and it's supposed to be completed in 2018. I drive across that bridge every day in the summer and so far the construction is looking great.

[@spencejr007js]

Impressive how it was done, now time to build a new one.

[@wheelholder12]

I haven't been across this bridge since 1997 and last Sunday I went across it .I was amazed to see the new bridge that was being built and the repairs to the existing bridge guard rails. I guess they don't want another truck lost in the river. Did they ever find the truck that went over the side ?

[@RickyRocker821]

i live just a few miles from this bridge!

[@vbdenny]

Great vintage video. I drove over that same "super" highway and the Tap the other day and it is a mess now. Strange to think that here in America that almost 60 years ago we had better bridges and roads than we do now. Guess we spent too much money building stuff in other countries. I say fix OUR roads and bridges FIRST. Thanks for sharing this.

[@chefsabor]

....agreed....vbdenny ....we spend toooo much money building infrastructure in other countries....

[@wildgoldean]

They should've built a suspension bridge instead. It would've been one of the longest & would last longer.

[@petersinistovic4319]

They couldn't make a suspension bridge because there was no anchor in the ground so the only bridge that they could've made was a cantilever bridge and that's what they did

[@1berrylover178]

DPCHAPKMNDBZYUGI I think the New NY Bridge which will take its place is a suspension bridge

[@Musicradio77Network]

PeteSin1011 As of today, it is a cable stayed bridge now.

[@RickyRocker821]

i think they're making it into a walkway,or park,or something.

[@wiedep]

and now it's falling apart...

[@Harrison2253]

They are a little off in the documentary as to the years of construction

[@DannyLrides]

You can see the bridge from my window (live in tarrytown) and it's going to be a pain in the ass when they start the new one but it's necessary.

[@themikechannel92]

cough cough *best engineered someone didn't plan for the future* cough cough it's ashame though

[@rsannicandro]

lol @ 3:34, even back then it was full of traffic. Good riddance TZ Bridge!

[@Kram6298]

@CircleCityEric "Government funded"? As opposed to what? Church bake sales? When it is replaced you can be sure it will be "government funded" . Of course "government" actually has no money of its own so it will have to use a large chunk of our tax money for the project.

[@lilsweetkie]

this bridge was constructed poorly which is why it is so badly deteriorating