RiverLink toll charges are going up. Here’s by how much

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, Louisville Courier Journal
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RiverLink, the company in charge of tolling between Louisville and Southern Indiana, is increasing toll prices starting on July 1 for three of the bridges connecting the two states, according to a release.

The new rates will be in effect until June 30 of next year and range between $2.61 and $15.61, depending on the vehicle size and whether the driver has a prepaid account and transponder or not.

"Drivers in passenger vehicles with transponders and prepaid accounts in good standing save 50% ($2.61) per crossing," the release stated.

New toll rates going into effect on July 1, 2024. Tolling applies to the Abraham Lincoln Bridge on Interstate 65, the Kennedy Bridge on I-65 and the Lewis and Clark Bridge.
New toll rates going into effect on July 1, 2024. Tolling applies to the Abraham Lincoln Bridge on Interstate 65, the Kennedy Bridge on I-65 and the Lewis and Clark Bridge.

Annual toll rates are determined through a 2013 resolution between Kentucky and Indiana. The rates are adjusted by 2.5%, unless the inflation rate is higher, based on the Consumer Price Index. The CPI used for 2024's rate increases was 3.4%, according to the release.

Tolling applies to the Abraham Lincoln Bridge, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge and the Lewis and Clark Bridge.

How much are RiverLink tolls going up by in 2024?

Here are the new toll rates:

Prepaid account and transponder

  • Passenger vehicle: $2.61

  • Medium vehicle: $6.52

  • Large vehicle: $13.00

Prepaid account and no transponder

  • Passenger vehicle: $3.92

  • Medium vehicle: $7.81

  • Large vehicle: $14.29

Pay by mail/pay by plate

  • Passenger vehicle: $5.22

  • Medium vehicle: $9.11

  • Large vehicle: $15.61

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: RiverLink toll rates set to increase on July 1