<P> The Governor Malcolm Wilson -- Tappan Zee Bridge , known as the Tappan Zee Bridge , is a cantilever bridge in the U.S. state of New York , crossing the Hudson River at one of its widest points ; the Tappan Zee is named for an American Indian tribe from the area called `` Tappan '' ; and zee being the Dutch word for `` sea '' . As an integral conduit within the New York Metropolitan Area , it connects South Nyack in Rockland County with Tarrytown in Westchester County in the Lower Hudson Valley . Federal and state authorities are currently constructing a replacement bridge , the New Tappan Zee Bridge , that will cost at least $4 billion . </P>
<P> The Governor Malcolm Wilson -- Tappan Zee Bridge , known as the Tappan Zee Bridge , is a cantilever bridge in the U.S. state of New York , crossing the Hudson River at one of its widest points ; the Tappan Zee is named for an American Indian tribe from the area called `` Tappan '' ; and zee being the Dutch word for `` sea '' . As an integral conduit within the New York Metropolitan Area , it connects South Nyack in Rockland County with Tarrytown in Westchester County in the Lower Hudson Valley . Federal and state authorities are currently constructing a replacement bridge , the New Tappan Zee Bridge , that will cost at least $4 billion . </P>
who is the tappan zee bridge named after
who is the tappan zee bridge named after
Governor Malcolm Wilson -- Tappan Zee
Governor Malcolm Wilson -- Tappan Zee