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Final Section Of Old Tappan Zee Bridge Being Removed Final Section Of Old Tappan Zee Bridge Being Removed
Final Section Of Old Tappan Zee Bridge Being Removed A group of government officials and project managers joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo as they watched the last sections of the old Tappan Zee Bridge being removed on Friday, May 10. Cuomo, standing on a boat to watch the bridge parts being removed, said the removal marks the final milestone for what has been one of the "really great projects to be part of," but added, laughing, that "None of it was easy." The last span, which weighs in at 11 million pounds, is being held on four columns as it is being dismantled by workers and then lowered onto barges below with the help of the heavy-duty supe…

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