Tarrytown, NY – In wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, New York officials are taking a closer look at our bridges. Today, inspectors started scrutinizing one bridge that's brought anxiety to motorists for years.
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Inspectors descended upon the Tappan Zee to assess its safety. It is one of 49 bridges that Gov. Eliot Spitzer ordered inspected in wake of the disaster in Minneapolis. The design of the Tappan Zee has some similarities to the bridge that collapsed.
And after just a few hours, a spokesman for the inspectors gave the bridge a passing grade. "The bridge is absolutely safe, absolutely is," said Stephen Grabowski, deputy division director of the New York State Thruway Authority. "Are there problems with the bridge? Yes, and we're addressing the problems."
Inspectors also discovered a small crater that required them to temporarily close two lanes of traffic. [wcbstv]
this picture is one of the alternatives proposed for the Tappan Zee corridor calls for a dual-deck suspension bridge. At the present time, no alternative has been adopted officially
So how many of our loyal readers realized this is NOT the Tap. In fact, I think its safe to say this bridge is not even in NYC!