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| | Tappan Zee Bridge (I-87 and I-287) |
 | | In addition to the 42,702 cubic yards of concrete, a total of 1,602,200 feet (303 miles) of timber piles, 330,500 feet (62.5 miles) of steel "H" pile and 33,400 feet (6.3 miles) of 30-inch steel pipe piles filled with concrete were used to construct the foundations. |
 | | This 1998 photo of the Tappan Zee Bridge was taken from the southeast angle in Tarrytown.Part of the New York State Thruway system, the Tappan Zee Bridge carries I-87 and I-287 across the Hudson River between Tarrytown and Nyack. |
 | | Approaching the new Tappan Zee Bridge, the New York State Thruway between Suffern and Tarrytown should go from its existing six-lane configuration (three lanes in each direction) to a nine-lane (3-3-3) configuration in which the three center lanes would be reversible. |
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