The Flickr Hudsonriverbridges Image Generatr

Ooops... looks like I missed the entrance for the Tappan Zee Bridge! Taken from the top of the Palisades Mountains along the Hudson River looking east toward Westchester County on a cloudy morning rush hour. Orangetown, New York. Sept 2022. by WAVZ 13

This is such an awesome view when you're standing there in real life and seeing everything in 3D, which includes a sense of depth and distance, an experience no photograph is capable of truly capturing.

Hey, where's all the bumper to bumper traffic? A view of the George Washington Bridge heading into Manhattan from the back seat of my Dad's 1965 Pontiac Bonneville. Some daily drivers and an NY State Trooper police car in yellow and blue. New York. 1973. by WAVZ 13

I've added a couple of Flickr Notes on the image. Enjoy!

This original 110 negative required a LOT of work to make it Flickr-worthy. The overwhelming majority of scratches and creases are gone, the lighting, color balance and contrast have been more or less restored.

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So, last weekend my wife and I drove down to Manhattan to visit some friends who've been renting a really sweet apartment on West 59th Street, but we soon noticed that something was... well... not quite right. by WAVZ 13

Since when did people start wearing caps and knickers?
Also, our cellphones stopped working and the car's GPS screen went blank.

There was a lot of construction on the George Washington bridge, and we decided to avoid it. Instead, we took the Steamboat Ferry to get across the Hudson River. Everyone kept staring at our car, but I'm not sure why.

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The Upper West Side and construction of the George Washington Bridge. I'm confused about the machines. (the 1st helicopter flight was on Sept 14, 1939). Any guess as to what they might be is greatly appreciated. New York. Aug 1929 by WAVZ 13

I've placed a number of Flickr notes on the image for more info.

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Cruisin' home on the new Tappan Zee Bridge to Rockland County, New York after visiting friends in Connecticut. This bridge is SO much nicer than the old, rickety, rusty pile of bolts which it replaced. July 2020 by WAVZ 13

Hey kids... don't try "through the windshield" photography at 85 miles per hour until you've got some experience at slower speeds!

Finally! Conclusive PROOF of highly classified Russian efforts to destroy critical American infrastructure. I can't mention sources, but photography doesn't lie. The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River targeted by enemy agents. New York. Jan 2019 by WAVZ 13

There's an amazing amount of conspiratorial nonsense on the internet, so I figured that I would add my little share.

Goodbye old friend! Rusty and structurally unsound, the last remains of the old Tappan Zee Bridge will finally be imploded today, January 15th, around 10am. I've had a love/hate relationship with this bridge for decades! New York. by WAVZ 13

I sure hope it doesn't fall the wrong way and clobber the New TZ bridge! My guess is that the people handling the demolition really know what they're doing. I'll be out on the Piermont Pier shooting video with my camera.

Just bits and pieces remain of the old Tappan Zee Bridge. The long causeway at left is almost gone except for a few trestles. The center span is missing its middle portion. The right side abruptly ends with rusty beams and no roadway. New York. Sept 2018 by WAVZ 13

After crossing over the majority of the new bridge from Rockland County to Westchester, I pulled into the breakdown lane, got out of the car and shot a few photos. The new bridge has a steel mesh fence to prevent jumpers, but it also makes it REALLY difficult to take photos. The mesh openings are tiny and I to had place my camera's lens deep into one the minuscule holes to get this image. (the other photos didn't fare so well!)

Everyone's talking about the old Tappan Zee bridge being demolished, but here's a view from 1954 of its construction. Note the white swaths of cleared land where the New York State Thruway would eventually be built. by WAVZ 13

I live in Rockland County, shown on the far side of this 1954 photo. It's amazing how rural it used to be before the TZ Bridge and the Thruway were constructed. Over the decades, the County has become extremely suburbanized once the bridge allowed people easy access to what used to be a very sleepy and semi-rural place.

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The brand new one year old Tappan Zee Bridge as shown in a vintage postcard portraying the marvels of modern engineering. What's amazing is that just a mere scattering of cars is crossing. No traffic jams. No divider, either! June 1957. New York State by WAVZ 13

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The ruins of the semi demolished old Tappan Zee Bridge. Only a small portion of the long causeway still exists. The pavement is gone, but some of the supports remain. The center span isn't connected to anything on either side. New York. June 2018 by WAVZ 13

It's totally surreal to see the bridge I've driven across hundreds of times in the past several decades looking like this. You can still see some of the road supports or abutments, but the roadway is gone and instead of a connection to the main span, there's just a large empty gap.

Here's a cool video from the mid 1950s when the original bridge was under construction...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaReVTZkNNg

Here's another video from the History Channel about American's crumbling infrastructure.
The Tappan Zee Bridge segment starts at 13:07
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pducRLyDmiY

Yet more reasons to retire the old bridge....
nymag.com/news/features/tappan-zee-bridge-2013-2/index1.html

Yay! My first time on the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River. All the niceties are still under construction, but the bridge has been opened to traffic. The old 1950s cantilever TZ visible on the right. New York. Oct 2017. by WAVZ 13

I was hoping for a nicer day during my first ride, but the weather was a bid moody.

The new bridge has so many lanes that for now until everything is completed, both westbound and eastbound traffic is being routed to just the northern half of the bridge with a temporary concrete divider between them.

It's still a work in progress, but at least now you can finally drive on it! At night, the cables are illuminated a beautiful light blue color.

Coming home at sunset from a weekend in Milford Connecticut. The battered old Tappan Zee bridge over the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland Counties is still in service, but not for long. The vastly more modern bridge at right will open in 2018 by WAVZ 13

I love doing "through the windshield" photography. It allows you to capture scenes that would otherwise be impossible to access.

The new replaces the old. Finally, after years of planning and delay, a brand new Tappan Zee Bridge is being built between Rockland and Westchester counties in New York. Aug 2016 by WAVZ 13

The old bridge was built in the mid 1950s and was one of the first bridges to be designed by computers. It had a life span of only 50 years and has been patched and repatched for decades. With three narrow lanes, no place to break down and a rusting infrastructure, its finally time to say goodbye to old faithful.

As a critical component of the New York Thruway for both cars and trucks crossing the widest point of the Hudson River, the old TZ is finally being retired.

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Ooops... looks like I missed the entrance for the Tappan Zee Bridge! Taken from the top of the Palisades Mountains along the Hudson River looking east toward Westchester County on a cloudy morning rush hour. Orangetown, New York. Sept 2022. by WAVZ 13

Hey, where's all the bumper to bumper traffic? A view of the George Washington Bridge heading into Manhattan from the back seat of my Dad's 1965 Pontiac Bonneville. Some daily drivers and an NY State Trooper police car in yellow and blue. New York. 1973. by WAVZ 13

So, last weekend my wife and I drove down to Manhattan to visit some friends who've been renting a really sweet apartment on West 59th Street, but we soon noticed that something was... well... not quite right. by WAVZ 13

The Upper West Side and construction of the George Washington Bridge. I'm confused about the machines. (the 1st helicopter flight was on Sept 14, 1939). Any guess as to what they might be is greatly appreciated. New York. Aug 1929 by WAVZ 13

Cruisin' home on the new Tappan Zee Bridge to Rockland County, New York after visiting friends in Connecticut. This bridge is SO much nicer than the old, rickety, rusty pile of bolts which it replaced. July 2020 by WAVZ 13

Finally! Conclusive PROOF of highly classified Russian efforts to destroy critical American infrastructure. I can't mention sources, but photography doesn't lie. The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River targeted by enemy agents. New York. Jan 2019 by WAVZ 13

Goodbye old friend! Rusty and structurally unsound, the last remains of the old Tappan Zee Bridge will finally be imploded today, January 15th, around 10am. I've had a love/hate relationship with this bridge for decades! New York. by WAVZ 13

Just bits and pieces remain of the old Tappan Zee Bridge. The long causeway at left is almost gone except for a few trestles. The center span is missing its middle portion. The right side abruptly ends with rusty beams and no roadway. New York. Sept 2018 by WAVZ 13

Everyone's talking about the old Tappan Zee bridge being demolished, but here's a view from 1954 of its construction. Note the white swaths of cleared land where the New York State Thruway would eventually be built. by WAVZ 13

The brand new one year old Tappan Zee Bridge as shown in a vintage postcard portraying the marvels of modern engineering. What's amazing is that just a mere scattering of cars is crossing. No traffic jams. No divider, either! June 1957. New York State by WAVZ 13

The ruins of the semi demolished old Tappan Zee Bridge. Only a small portion of the long causeway still exists. The pavement is gone, but some of the supports remain. The center span isn't connected to anything on either side. New York. June 2018 by WAVZ 13

Yay! My first time on the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River. All the niceties are still under construction, but the bridge has been opened to traffic. The old 1950s cantilever TZ visible on the right. New York. Oct 2017. by WAVZ 13

Coming home at sunset from a weekend in Milford Connecticut. The battered old Tappan Zee bridge over the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland Counties is still in service, but not for long. The vastly more modern bridge at right will open in 2018 by WAVZ 13

The new replaces the old. Finally, after years of planning and delay, a brand new Tappan Zee Bridge is being built between Rockland and Westchester counties in New York. Aug 2016 by WAVZ 13

George Washington Bridge 80 27nb10_014 by lotosleo

Mid Hudson Bridge 1983 by Mike Traverse

Mid Hudson Bridge 1983 by Mike Traverse