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The "Why" and "Where" of the Tappan Zee Bridge: A Lesson in Site Location, Physical Geography, and Politics
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Mitchell, Jerry T.; Cantrill, Jeremy; Kearse, Justin – Social Education, 2012
Bridges are some of the most majestic features in the American landscape. For classrooms, the bridge serves as an important component of one of the main themes of geography: movement. One bridge, north of Manhattan and crossing the Hudson River, is the Tappan Zee. One aspect that stands out in a way that does not at all appear reasonable: the…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Site Selection