![]() Tappan Zee Bridge Nyack Beach MUP loop from Tarrytown. Jazz pianist Bob James named one of the tracks from his 1977 album BJ4, in addition to his record label he founded, after the Tappan Zee. Cycling routes around Sleepy Hollow: The top 9 best biking routes and trails in the region with. In Frederik Pohl's 1977 Hugo award-winning novel Gateway, the main character Robinette Broadhead has "a summer apartment overlooking the Tappan Sea and The Palisades Dam." Pohl lived in the area while writing the book. The Tappan Zee is mentioned several times in Washington Irving's famous short story, " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The tale is set in the vicinity of Tarrytown, in the area near Irving's own home at Sunnyside. He proceeded upstream as far as present-day Troy before concluding that no such strait existed there.įrancis Augustus Silva: The Hudson at the Tappan Zee, 1876. At first, Hudson believed the widening of the river indicated that he had found the Northwest Passage. On September 14, 1609, the explorer Henry Hudson entered the Tappan Zee while sailing upstream from New York Harbor. ![]() Cuomo Bridge), which opened in 2017 (north or westbound span) and 2018 (south or eastbound span) at about the same length as the old bridge. Today, it is crossed by the new Tappan Zee Bridge (officially the Governor Mario M. It was formerly crossed by the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, opened in 1955 and about 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, connecting Nyack and Tarrytown. Communities along the Tappan Zee include Nyack on the western side as well as Ossining and Tarrytown on the eastern side. įlanked to the west by high steep bluffs of the Palisades, it forms something of a natural lake on the Hudson about 10 miles (16 km) north of Manhattan. It derives its name from the Tappan Native American sub-tribe of the Delaware/Lenni Lenape, and the Dutch word zee, meaning a sea. ![]() It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington. Both sections were enjoyable and made for a nice scenic experience in the Hudson River Valley.The Tappan Zee ( / ˌ t æ p ən ˈ z iː/ also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. We hiked as far as the Lyndhurst mansion on this rustic path. It was quiet, except for passing trains, with some change in elevation, infrequent benches, explanatory signage and even a small waterfall. this was a wooded, mostly uninhabited ramble which paralleled the somewhat busy railroad tracks and the scenic river. The southern portion of the walk was entered off of Van Wart St. Oh yes, lest we forget, the walk ended back at an espresso and ice cream shop on W. Attractive condo's, explanatory signage which explained the vistas or topography/history, telescope observation points, a restaurant and light house defined this portion of the walk. Main St, was along attractive redeveloped waterfront in a somewhat urban setting. The quickest way to get from Sleepy Hollow to Nyack is to taxi which costs 30 - 40 and takes 9 min. The northern portion of the walk, which we began at w. We walked the two disconnected sections on either side of the Tappan Zee Bridge. So we opted for the Hudson RiverWalk Park instead. ![]() On our first visit to Tarrytown we had hoped to visit Kykuit and Sunnyside which were not yet open for the season on this late March Saturday afternoon. ![]()
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