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Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Environmental Review
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Slide 8. High Visual Quality when landscape components have striking characteristics conveying excellence and are important for cultural or recreational reasons. The higher the landscape quality, the higher the sensitivity (photo of recreation area and TZB).
8. High visual quality exists when the landscape is striking and conveys visual excellence, and/or is important for cultural or recreational reasons. As expected, the higher the visual quality, the higher the anticipated sensitivity to change. The photograph shows the Tappan Zee Bridge – a National Register eligible structure – viewed from Tarrytown, about 2,000 ft. north of the bridge. (8 of 49)