In 2018, New York used 43,200 cubic yards of material from the old Tappan Zee Bridge across six artificial reef sites; the first 35-acre site was about 2 miles offshore
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Tue, 1 September 2026
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In 2018, pieces of one of New York’s most recognisable bridges began a second life beneath the Atlantic Ocean. As the old Tappan Zee Bridge was dismantled to make way for its replacement, sections of its steel and concrete were cleaned, transported by barge and placed on artificial reef sites off Long Island.