The Most Expensive Toll Roads and Bridges in America
Around three dozen states have at least one road, bridge or tunnel that drivers have to pay for the privilege of using, according to the most recent report from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). Americans take nearly 6 billion trips on the country’s 5,881 miles of tolled roads and crossings every year. Around 50 million of them never have to stop at a tollbooth thanks to the electronic toll transponders in their cars.
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No one likes to pay tolls, but according to the IBTTA, toll roads and bridges tend to be safer, better maintained and less congested. In much of the country, it’s rare to encounter a stretch of pavement that comes with a fee. In others, tolls are a fact of life and an inevitable part of the daily commute.
Using data from CarInsurance.org, GOBankingRates ranked the most expensive toll roads and crossings in America, including where they start, where they stop and what they cost.
Last updated: Feb. 24, 2021
Toll Road: Northwest Parkway
State: Colorado
From: I-25, MP 228 in North Denver
To: 96th Street (City of Broomfield)
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $3.80
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $3.80
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.36
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Toll Road: HOV/Tolled Express Lanes
State: Colorado
From: 20th Ave., Downtown Denver
To: US 36 and Kalamath St.
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $4.65
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $0.70
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.37
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Toll Road: Manor Expressway
State: Texas
From: US 183
To: Springdale Road
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $0.56
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $0.56
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.39
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Toll Road: Pikes Peak Toll Road
State: Colorado
From: Town of Cascade, US 24, west of Colorado Springs
To: Top of Pikes Peak Mountain – 14, 110′ elevation
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $40
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $10
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.39
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Toll Road: Foley Beach Express
State: Alabama
From: AL 59 (in Foley)
To: AL 180 (in Orange Beach)
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $7.50 plus $1.00 per add’l axle
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $3.50
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.39
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Toll Road: I-70 Eastbound Mountain Express Lane
State: Colorado
From: US 40
To: SH 6
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $30
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $3
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.42
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Toll Road: SH 242 Direct Connector
State: Texas
From: SH242
To: IH45
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $0.50
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $0.25
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.48
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Toll Road: 95 Express Lanes
State: Virginia
From: Garrisonville, Virginia
To: I-495
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: n/a
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $0.50
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.50
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Toll Road: 495 Express Lanes
State: Virginia
From: Old Dominion Drive
To: I-95
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: n/a
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $0.50
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.50
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Toll Road: Chicago Skyway
State: Illinois
From: I-94 in Chicago
To: Indiana Stateline
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $4
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $4
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.51
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Toll Road: Elgin O'Hare Expressway
State: Illinois
From: Lake Street
To: Interstate 290
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $4.20
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $2.10
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.52
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Toll Road: Fort Bend Parkway
State: Texas
From: Sam Houston Tollway Southwest
To: US 90A
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $1.75
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $1.50
Cost per vehicle-mile: $0.53
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Toll Road: SH 249 Direct Connector
State: Texas
From: SH249
To: Sam Houston Tollway
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $1.25
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $1.20
Cost per vehicle-mile: $1.11
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Toll Road: Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
State: New York
From: US 9 (gate)
To: Top of Prospect Mountain
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $10
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $10
Cost per vehicle-mile: $1.69
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Toll Road: Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway
State: New York
From: Wilmington
To: Whiteface Mountain
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $11
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $11
Cost per vehicle-mile: $2.20
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Bridge/Tunnel: Throgs Neck
State: New York
From: Bronx, New York
Water crossing: East River
To: Queens, New York
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $8
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $5.54
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Bridge/Tunnel: Bronx-Whitestone
State: New York
From: Bronx, New York
Water crossing: East River
To: Queens, New York
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $8
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $5.54
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Bridge/Tunnel: Triborough
State: New York
From: Bronx, New York
Water crossing: East River
To: Queens, New York
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $8
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $5.54
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Bridge/Tunnel: Harry W. Nice Memorial
State: Maryland
From: Charles County, Maryland (2.17 miles)
Water crossing: Potomac River
To: King George County, Virginia (0.2 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $9
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $2.10
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Bridge/Tunnel: Hatem
State: Maryland
From: Havre de Grace, Maryland
Water crossing: Susquehanna River
To: Perryville, Maryland
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $12
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $2.80
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Bridge/Tunnel: Whittier (Anton Anderson Memorial)
State: Alaska
From: Portage, Alaska
Water crossing: Maynard Mt.
To: Whittier, Alaska
Bridge or tunnel: Tunnel
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $13
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $8.25
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Bridge/Tunnel: Tappan Zee
State: New York
From: Nyack, New York
Water crossing: Hudson River
To: Tarrytown, New York
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $13.75
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $4.75
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Bridge/Tunnel: Lincoln (3 Tubes)
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Weehawken, New Jersey (1.58 miles)
Water crossing: Hudson River
To: New York, New York (1.1 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Tunnel
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.50
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Bridge/Tunnel: Outerbridge Crossing
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Perth Amboy, New Jersey (1.17 miles)
Water crossing: Arthur Kill
To: Tottenville, Staten Island, New York (0.6 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.25
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Bridge/Tunnel: Bayonne
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Bayonne, New Jersey (0.85 miles)
Water crossing: Kill Van Kull
To: Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York (0.7 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.25
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Bridge/Tunnel: Holland (2 Tubes)
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Jersey City, New Jersey (1.08 miles)
Water crossing: Hudson River
To: New York, New York (0.5 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Tunnel
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.50
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Bridge/Tunnel: Goethals
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Elizabeth, New Jersey (1.1 miles)
Water crossing: Arthur Kill
To: Howland Hook, New York (1.1 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.25
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Bridge/Tunnel: George Washington
State: New Jersey-New York
From: Ft. Lee, New Jersey (1.18 miles)
Water crossing: Hudson River
To: Manhattan, New York (0.7 miles)
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $15
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $6.50
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Bridge/Tunnel: Verrazano-Narrows
State: New York
From: Staten Island, New York
Water crossing: The Narrows
To: Brooklyn, New York
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $16
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $5.50
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Bridge/Tunnel: Chesapeake Bay (US 13)
State: Virginia
From: Kiptopeke, Virginia
Water crossing: Chesapeake Bay
To: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bridge or tunnel: Bridge and tunnel
Maximum passenger vehicle fee: $26
Minimum passenger vehicle fee: $13
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Methodology: GOBankingRates used CarInsurance.org data to find (1) the 15 most expensive toll roads in the US (by cost per mile) and (2) the 15 most expensive toll bridges/tunnels in the US (by maximum passenger vehicle fee. GOBankingRates also found (3) name of toll road/bridge/tunnel; (4) the to and from for each road/bridge/tunnel; and (5) maximum and minimum passenger fee as supplemental information. All data were collected on and up to date as of Feb. 11, 2021.
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