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The Mystery Of Tappan Zee: Why Build A Bridge Where The River's Wide?
https://www.npr.org ^ | May 14, 2014 | David Kestenbaum

Posted on 03/12/2021 10:29:06 AM PST by Beowulf9

If you've ever driven up the East Coast, you may have driven over the Tappan Zee Bridge. The span — north of New York City — was built in the spot that seems to make the least economic sense. Why?

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: bridge; mariocuomo; ny; tappanzee
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To: NoKoolAidforMe
Naming highways and bridges after politicians is not exclusive to New York. The Kentucky parkways are named after recent political office holders, e,g., the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway. Another phenomenon is naming interchanges and overpasses after some fallen soldier or police officer. I am more comfortable with that, as it is a reminder of a sacrifice in the line of duty.

In the age of cancel culture, past politicians who have fallen out of favor, like John C. Calhoun, William McKinley, or Woodrow Wilson, have had their names removed from lakes, mountains, and colleges.

61 posted on 03/12/2021 5:23:59 PM PST by Wallace T.
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Doesn't look that bad...😳
62 posted on 03/12/2021 6:33:01 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Seruzawa

63 posted on 03/12/2021 6:37:39 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: stanne
In a VW bug it was scary
Or a truckload of 55 gallon drums of machining fluid that I used to deliver. Especially in winter when those high winds kicked in. Good times 😛😮😮
64 posted on 03/12/2021 6:52:18 PM PST by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: Beowulf9
The Water Is Wide
65 posted on 03/12/2021 7:00:53 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (May their path be strewn with Legos, may they step on them with bare feet until they repent. )
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

This song is beautiful. I’ve heard of the Seekers before but not this one. Wow. Thank you :)


66 posted on 03/12/2021 9:43:34 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9
I am glad you liked it. YouTube is run by jerks but they have also introduced me to some real beauty.
67 posted on 03/12/2021 9:55:52 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (May their path be strewn with Legos, may they step on them with bare feet until they repent. )
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Very much agree.


68 posted on 03/12/2021 10:04:34 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

It’s difficult to compare actual deck heights, since some measure clearance to the water, and some actually measure to the road surface.

But quite beside that, some of the bridges are just narrow and bounce each from traffic and wind, and other bridges are pretty steady. Some are built in well-lit areas, and some are pitch black over the edge at night. So it’s not just actual height, but illusion.


69 posted on 03/13/2021 12:04:02 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Beowulf9

The old one was the one I went over. It was a rickety-looking, two-lane green monster. I’m guessing that one was built during the Great Depepression by the WPA.


70 posted on 03/13/2021 6:56:23 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Jim Noble

Yes, the 59th Street Bridge.


71 posted on 03/13/2021 8:51:07 AM PST by NoKoolAidforMe (Silence in the face of evil, is itself evil. Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
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