First Horizontal Piece Placed for Tappan Zee Bridge Project

First horizontal piece was 400-ft. long, weighed 1,100-ton and consisted of three curved steel girders that were placed between two concrete piers

Jun 18, 2015

The new Tappan Zee Bridge now has its first horizontal piece. The 400-foot-long, 1,100-ton assemblage included three curved steel girders that was placed between two concrete piers. With the help of four crane operators, eight ironworkers and a GPS, the horizontal piece was finally put into place after three and a half hours of positioning it.

In all, 31 miles of girders will be placed to support a 3.1-mile road deck that is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2016.

(more on the progress of the Tappan Zee Bridge construction project...)

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