Gov. Andrew Cuomo skipped the funeral for firefighter William Tolley for a photo op on the new Kosciuszko Bridge, drawing ire from New York’s Bravest who say the self-serving spectacle was in terrible taste.

“I just took the first drive over the new Kosciuszko bridge in FDR’s 1932 Packard,” Cuomo gleefully tweeted at the same time that thousands of mourners — including rival Mayor Bill de Blasio — bade Tolley a tearful farewell on Long Island. “A beautiful car for a beautiful bridge.”

Firefighters pounced on the governor for taking a joyride while so many grieved a fallen hero.

“The ultimate sacrifice, and he cant even come,” one fumed as he left the funeral. “I’ll never vote for him again.”

“He’s a disgrace,” said retired firefighter Mike Dorgan, 54. “He should have shown some respect for the family.”

“This is a slap in the face to the family — he should have been here,” said an FDNY captain. “I’m surprised and I’m upset.”

“It’s beyond insensitive,” a fourth said, wiping a tear from his eye. “He could have done that s–t yesterday, he could have done it tomorrow, this was once in a lifetime.”

The state is in the midst of replacing the aging Kosciuszko Bridge with two new spans. It recently completed one, and Cuomo was feting the new span Thursday morning — a full 12 hours before it would open to traffic at 11:30 p.m.

Cuomo’s office defended the decision, saying that the bridge opening had been planned weeks ahead of time and that he sent representatives, including state police superintendent George Beach II, to Tolley’s wake on Wednesday night.

Cuomo also tweeted his condolences for Tolley — who fell five stories to his death while conducting a “routine operation” during a fire in Queens — on April 20, the day of the tragedy.

“Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Firefighter William N. Tolley,” Cuomo tweeted that day. “Today and every day, we thank the brave men and women of the FDNY.”

Uniform Firefighters Association president James Slevin said the governor’s absence was not an issue.

“I don’t know if they were New York City firefighters, but I do know nobody’s been a better friend to firefighters than Governor Cuomo,” he said. “I don’t think it’s right to politicize the funeral with who was or wasn’t there.”

“I think it takes away from the tremendous sendoff we had for firefighter Bill Tolley,” Slevin continued. “I went to way too many funerals over the years. I don’t recall governors attending. I think there was a great representation of firefighters from all over the country and I think that’s what matters.”