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Most Expensive Tolls in America [+Costs by State]

The lowdown...
  • As of 2017, there were 5,662.32 miles of tollways in the United States
  • Tolls charged to drive on these roadways vary widely
  • There are several ways to save on the amount you pay for tolls

There is no doubt: Owning and operating a vehicle is expensive.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, American drivers spent an average of $9,761 on their vehicles in 2018. This cost includes the purchase and maintenance of a car — everything from car insurance to gasoline and oil changes.

But this figure also includes something many of us don’t often think about: tolls.

What is a toll road?

Put simply: A toll road is a road that drivers must pay to use. Toll roads can also be known as turnpikes or tollways, according to the Audiopedia video below.

This video offers a great overview to understanding tollways. But you should also know: Toll roads can be publicly or privately owned and operated. And in some cases, they can be public-private partnerships.

Interested in the history of toll roads in the United States? Check out this report from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Toll roads in our country may go back further than you think. The FHWA reports that “in 1792, the first turnpike was chartered and became known as the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike in Pennsylvania.”

What are the types of toll roadways?

Good question. For the purposes of this guide to the most expensive tolls across America, we’ll consider four types of tollways:

  1. Toll roads
  2. Toll bridges
  3. Toll tunnels
  4. Toll ferries

Where are the most expensive tollways in the United States?

Let’s take a look at the top five most expensive tollways by type. These are the main types of tollways according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the leading federal agency on monitoring tollways. But before we get started, you should know: tollways are often found in busy, congested areas, like the New York City metro or quickly growing parts of Florida.

Part of driving safely anywhere, but especially in such congested areas, is having the right attitude. We’ve talked extensively about how to control your driving attitude towards safety in this article, and it’s good information to keep in mind, on both tollways or regular roads.

Toll Roads

You might assume the most expensive toll roads are concentrated in one region, like the artery of highways that lead motorists into and away from New York City. But the five most expensive toll roads can actually be found in a variety of states from coast to coast.

Here are America’s five most expensive toll roads:

  1. Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway in New York, which costs drivers $1.25 per mile.
  2. 17-Mile Drive in California, which costs drivers 59 cents per mile.
  3. Chicago Skyway in Illinois, which costs drivers 51 cents per mile.
  4. Fort Bend Parkway in Texas, which costs drivers 51 cents per mile.
  5. Delaware Turnpike in Delaware, which costs drivers 29 cents per mile.

As you can see, at $1.25 per mile, Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway in New York is by far the most expensive toll road in the United States. Located in far upstate New York’s Essex County, Whiteface begins by intersecting with New York 86 in Wilmington and climbs Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

Mostly catering to the area’s many tourists, you can see how beautiful the drive is in the video below, where you’ll be led up the mountain by travel guide, Amanda Smith.

Toll Bridges

Concentrated in large urban areas, toll bridges are less common than toll roads in the United States. Here are the five most expensive toll bridges in America:

  1. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia, which costs drivers $30 round trip
  2. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York, which costs drivers $15 one-way
  3. George Washington Bridge in New York, which costs drivers $13 one-way
  4. Golden Gate Bridge in California, which costs drivers $7 one-way
  5. Tacoma Narrows Bridge in California, which costs drivers $5.50 one-way

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, our country’s most expensive toll bridge, is a 17.6-mile multi-faceted construction that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to connect Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Va., to the Delmarva Peninsula on Virginia’s eastern shore.

The American Society of Civil Engineers named the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel “one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world.” You can drive with travel experts Matt and Jeff across this wonder in the video below. And as you can see in the video, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is quite a journey (coming in at just under 18 miles).

Toll Tunnels

Three of America’s five most-expensive toll tunnels lead into and out of New York City. Here are the five tunnels in the United States where you’ll pay the most to drive:

  1. Lincoln and Holland Tunnel in New York, which costs drivers $13 one-way
  2. Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel in Alaska, which costs drivers $12 one-way
  3. Fort McHenry Tunnel in Maryland, which costs drivers $8 round trip
  4. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel in New York, which costs drivers $7.50 one-way
  5. Queens-Midtown Tunnel in New York, which costs drivers $7.50 one-way

Also known as the Whittier Tunnel, the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in North America at 2.5 miles. It connects drivers coming from the Anchorage metropolitan area to the small town of Whittier in the picturesque Prince William Sound.

As you can see in the video below, we think driving the tunnel is a cool experience, even if it will cost you $12 each way. Tunnels such as the Whittier Tunnel can take you more easily to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of Alaska’s frontier.

Toll Ferries

Toll ferries in the United States are usually utilized to carry drivers and their vehicles across an otherwise unpassable body of water. The rates on these ferries are variable and usually require reservations, so if your trip requires you to use one, contact the governing agency ahead of your journey.

Transporting cars to, from, and across parts of Alaska can be extremely difficult and often requires the use of vehicle ferries. These can be pretty expensive, as you can see from the top five most costly toll ferries listed below:

  1. Motor Vessel Tustumena in Alaska, which can cost drivers up to $6,943.
  2. Motor Vessel Columbia in Alaska, which can cost drivers up to $5,695.
  3. Motor Vessel Malaspina in Alaska, which can cost drivers up to $5,695.
  4. Motor Vessel Matanuska in Alaska, which can cost drivers up to $1,987.
  5. Motor Vessel Kennicott in Alaska, which can cost drivers up to $1,987.

The Motor Vessel Tustumena connects some key communities in southern Alaska, including Kodiak, Seldovia, Port Lions, and Homer. See a bit of what it’s like to ride on the Tustumena in the video above.

As you can also see in this video, toll ferries are a big part of general life in Alaska. They are especially helpful in moving bigger goods — such as vehicles, furniture, or building supplies — from place to place in the largely remote state. In a state like Alaska, it’s important to know how to winterize your car. Check out our guide to prepping your vehicle for a change in weather.

Where are toll roads located?

Does every state in America have toll roads? No. In fact, 14 of the 50 states contain no toll roads at all. These states are provided in the table below.

States Without Tolls AZ-MS States Without Tolls MT-WY
Arizona Montana
Connecticut New Mexico
Hawaii North Dakota
Idaho South Dakota
Iowa Tennessee
Kentucky Wisconsin
Mississippi Wyoming

Most of these states can be found in the Mountain West or Southwest, which is good news if you’re planning a road trip through these beautiful regions. But what about the other 36 states?

The Federal Highway Administration, or FHWA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, divides tollways into the following four basic categories:

  1. Interstate system toll roads
  2. Non-interstate system toll roads
  3. Interstate system toll bridges and tunnels
  4. Non-interstate system toll bridges and tunnels

In the sections below, we’ll share the detailed state-by-state listing of these tollways provided by the FHWA.

Interstate System Toll Roads

The FHWA reports that there are 111 separate interstate system toll roads across the United States.

In the table below, you can see these roadways broken down by state or territory, name of facility, point of origin, endpoint, interstate/route, maximum and minimum passenger vehicle fees, and cost per vehicle-mile.

State Name of Facility From To Interstate/Route Maximum Passenger Vehicle Fee Minimum Passenger Vehicle Fee Cost per Vehicle-Mile
California I-15 Value Pricing Project SR 56/ Ted Williams Pkwy SR 52 15 $8.00 $0.50 n/a
California I-680 SMART Carpool Lanes SR 84/ Pleasanton SR 237 Milpitas 680 $7.50 $0.30 n/a
California I-880 / SR 237 Express Connector I-880 SR 237 880 $8.00 $0.30 n/a
California I-110 Express Lanes Harbor Gateway Transit Center Adams Blvd 110 $15.40 $0.25 n/a
California I-10 Express Lanes Alameda St/Union Station I-605 10 $19.60 $0.25 n/a
Colorado HOV/Tolled Express Lanes 20th Ave, downtown Denver US 36 and Kalamath St. 25 $4.65 $0.70 $0.37
Colorado I-70 Eastbound Mountain Express Lane US 40 SH 6 70 $30.00 $3.00 $0.42
Colorado I-25 North to 120th Ave. US 36 120th Ave. (US 287, SH 128) 70 $6.75 $1.00 $0.31
Delaware John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Delaware Turnpike) Maryland Line SR 141 95 $4.00 n/a $0.23
Delaware John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Delaware Turnpike) Maryland Line SR 141 295 $4.00 n/a n/a
Florida Alligator Alley (Everglades Parkway) East Naples Andytown, US 27 75 $3.00 $2.85 $0.04
Florida I-95 Express I-395 Broward Blvd 95 $10.50 $0.50 $0.15
Florida I-595 Express I-75/Sawgrass Expressway Florida Turnpike Mainline 595 n/a $0.50 $0.05
Georgia I-85 Express Lanes I-285 (I-85 MP 94.3) Old Peachtree Road (I-85 MP 109.8) 85 $13.95 $0.02 $0.18
Illinois Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway US 30 Rock Falls (W. terminus) MP 44.2 I-290 (E. terminus) MP 107.38 88 $10.20 $5.10 $0.04
Illinois Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway US 30 Rock Falls (W. terminus) MP 44.2 I-290 (E. terminus) MP 140.25 88 $10.20 $2.70 $0.04
Illinois Veterans Memorial Tollway I-80 Army Trail Road 355 $4.00 $2.00 $0.09
Illinois Jane Addams Memorial Tollway East Rockton Road (W. terminus) MP 0.0 Urban/Rural Boundary MP 40.76 39, 90 $4.20 $2.10 $0.03
Illinois Jane Addams Memorial Tollway East Rockton Road (W. terminus) MP 76 River Road (E. terminus) MP 0 39, 90 $4.20 $2.10 $0.03
Illinois Chicago Skyway I-94 in Chicago Indiana Stateline 90 $4.00 $4.00 $0.51
Illinois Tri-State Tollway Russel Road (N. terminus) SR 394 (S. terminus) 94/294/80 $5.90 $2.85 $0.06
Indiana Indiana East-West Toll Road Illinois Stateline Ohio Stateline 80/90 $10.00 $4.65 $0.06
Kansas Kansas Turnpike Oklahoma State Line 18th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 35, 335, 470, 70 $13.25 $0.28 $0.05
Kansas Kansas Turnpike Oklahoma State Line 18th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 35, 470, 70 $13.25 $0.28 $0.05
Maine Maine Turnpike Kittery Augusta 95 $2.35 $0.60 $0.03
Maine Maine Turnpike Kittery Augusta 95 $2.35 $0.60 $0.05
Maine Maine Turnpike Saco I-95 Saco RTE 5 195 $0.60 $0.60 $0.05
Maine Maine Turnpike Scarborough I-95 Portland I-295 295 $0.60 $0.60 $0.05
Maine Maine Turnpike Scarborough I-95 Portland I-295 495 $2.85 $0.60 $0.03
Maine Maine Turnpike Falmouth I-95 Falmouth I-495 495 $2.85 $0.60 $0.05
Maine Maine Turnpike Falmouth I-495 Falmouth I-295 495 $2.85 $0.60 $0.05
Maryland John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway Northern Baltimore City Line Delaware Border 95 $12.00 $2.80 $0.14
Maryland John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway - Express Toll Lanes (ETL) I-895 MD 43 95 $2.54 $0.49 $0.16
Massachusetts Massachusetts Turnpike New York State Line I-93 Boston 90 $3.00 $0.25 $0.02
Massachusetts Massachusetts Turnpike New York State Line I-93 Boston 90 $10.55 $0.30 $0.04
Minnesota MNPass JCT TH-42 (Burnsville, MN) I-94 (Minneapolis, MN) 35W $8.00 $0.25 $0.13
Minnesota MNPass JCT 12 (Wayzata Blvd) I-94 (Minneapolis, MN) 394 $8.00 $0.25 $0.15
Minnesota MNPass Cayuga Street (St. Paul) County Trunk Highway J (White Bear Twnshp) 35E $8.00 $0.25 n/a
New Hampshire F.E. Everett Turnpike I-293 Exit 3 in Bedford I-293 Exit 10 in Hooksett 293 n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire F.E. Everett Turnpike I-93 Exit 10 in Hooksett I-93 Exit 12 in Concord 93 $1.75 $0.35 $0.09
New Hampshire F.E. Everett Turnpike I-93 Exit 12 in Concord I-93 Exit 14 in Concord 93 n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Blue Star Turnpike Massachusetts State Line I-95 Exit 1 in Seabrook 95 n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Blue Star Turnpike I-95 Exit 1 in Seabrook I-95 Exit 3 in Portsmouth 95 $2.75 $0.53 $0.15
New Hampshire Blue Star Turnpike I-95 Exit 3 in Portsmouth Maine State Line 95 n/a n/a n/a
New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike Delaware River Bridge George Washington Bridge 95 $11.80 $8.80 n/a
New Jersey Newark Bay Extension Interchange 1/9 Holland Tunnel 78 $2.45 $1.90 n/a
New Jersey Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension (formerly known as the Pennsylvania Extension) Delaware River Bridge New Jersey Turnpike 276 $1.95 $1.95 n/a
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Main Line) Pennsylvania Line Albany 90 $33.70 $0.15 $0.05
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Main Line) Pennsylvania Line Albany 90 $33.70 $0.15 $0.05
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Main Line) New York City Albany 87 $33.70 $0.15 $0.05
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (Main Line) New York City Albany 87 $33.70 $0.15 $0.05
New York Berkshire Section Exit B1 (US 9) Massachusetts Line 90 $33.70 $0.15 $0.05
New York Niagara Section Buffalo Niagara Falls 190 n/a n/a n/a
New York New England Section Pelham Parkway, New York, NY Connecticut Line 95 $3.00 $1.66 n/a
Ohio Ohio Turnpike Pennsylvania Line Youngstown 76 $16.50 $0.50 $0.06
Ohio Ohio Turnpike Youngstown Cleveland 80 $16.50 $0.50 $0.06
Ohio Ohio Turnpike Cleveland Indiana Line 80, 90 $16.50 $0.50 $0.06
Oklahoma Turner Turnpike Oklahoma City Tulsa 44 $4.50 $0.50 $0.02
Oklahoma Turner Turnpike Oklahoma City Tulsa 44 $4.50 $0.50 $0.02
Oklahoma Will Rogers Turnpike Tulsa Missouri State Line 44 $4.50 $0.75 $0.01
Oklahoma Will Rogers Turnpike Tulsa Missouri State Line 44 $4.50 $0.75 $0.01
Oklahoma H.E. Bailey Turnpike US 62 South of Oklahoma City US 277 North of Lawton 44 $3.15 $0.25 $0.01
Oklahoma H.E. Bailey Turnpike US 62 South of Oklahoma City US 277 North of Lawton 44 $4.75 $0.30 $0.01
Oklahoma H.E. Bailey Turnpike US 277 South of Lawton US 70, 5.2 miles N. of TX State Line 44 $4.75 $0.30 $0.01
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Ohio Line (MP 0) Valley Forge (MP 326.62) 76 $45.75 $32.57 n/a
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Ohio Line (MP 0) Valley Forge (MP 326.62) 76 $45.75 $32.57 n/a
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeastern Extension I-76 (MP A20.0) I-81 (MP A130.64) 476 $15.00 $10.16 n/a
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeastern Extension I-76 (MP A20.0) I-81 (MP A130.64) 476 $15.00 $10.16 n/a
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Delaware River Extension Valley Forge (MP 326.62) Delaware River Bridge (MP 359.00) 276 $6.45 $4.47 n/a
Pennsylvania Beaver Valley Expressway New Castle Bypass (MP B14.50) SR 51 (MP B31.50) n/a $3.90 $2.45 n/a
Pennsylvania Beaver Valley Expressway New Castle Bypass (MP B14.50) SR51 n/a $3.90 $2.45 n/a
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-2, Ponce Southwest Urban Limit PR-1, Ponce Southwest Urban Limit n/a $0.75 $0.75 $0.15
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-1, Ponce Southeast Urban Limit PR-149, Juana Díaz South Urban Limit n/a $0.50 $0.50 $0.08
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-153 PR-149 n/a $0.50 $0.50 $0.06
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-1 PR-153 n/a $0.35 $0.35 $0.05
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-153 PR-184 n/a $1.75 $1.75 $0.06
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-184 PR-1, Caguas South Urban Limit n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.18
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) PR-1, Caguas South Urban Limit PR-1, San Juan Urban Area n/a $1.50 $1.50 $0.10
Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferre Expressway (PR-52) MonteHiedra Avenue PR-1 & PR-18 (San Juan) n/a $0.35 $0.35 $0.10
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-10, Arecibo Southeast Urban Limit PR-2, Hatillo n/a $0.65 $0.65 $0.11
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-140, Florida-Barceloneta and Arecibo Urbanized Area PR-10, Arecibo Southeast Urban Limit n/a $0.90 $0.90 $0.07
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-137, Vega Baja West Urban Limit PR-140, Florida-Barceloneta and Arecibo Urbanized Area n/a $0.95 $0.95 $0.11
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-659, Dorado East Municipal Limit PR-137, Vega Baja West Urban Limit n/a $0.65 $0.65 $0.06
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-2 PR-866 San Juan West Urbanized Boundary n/a $0.65 $0.65 $0.11
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-866, San Juan West Urbanized Boundary PR-659, Dorado East Municipal Limit n/a $0.65 $0.65 $0.12
Puerto Rico PR-53 Expressway: José Celso Barbosa PR-973, South of Fajardo Urbanized Boundary PR-3, Humacao East City limit n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.09
Puerto Rico PR-53 Expressway: José Dávila Mosanto PR-713 PR-54 n/a $0.50 $0.50 $0.13
Puerto Rico PR-53 Expressway: José Dávila Mosanto PR-52 PR-713 n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.21
Puerto Rico PR-53 Expressway: José Celso Barbosa PR-3, Fajardo South Urban Limit PR-973 n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.12
Puerto Rico De Diego Expessway (PR-22) PR-2, Florida-Barceloneta and Arecibo Urbanized Area PR-10, Arecibo Southeast Urban Limit n/a $0.60 $0.60 $0.11
Puerto Rico PR-53 Expressway: José Celso Barbosa PR-3, Humacao PR-9914, Yabucoa n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.13
Puerto Rico Roberto Sánchez Vilella Expressway (PR-66) PR-26 Int. PR-3, Carolina PR-3, Canóvanas n/a $1.50 $1.50 $0.17
Puerto Rico Roberto Sánchez Vilella Expressway (PR-66) PR-853, Carolina PR-3, Canóvanas n/a $0.75 $0.75 $0.13
Puerto Rico Roberto Sánchez Vilella Expressway (PR-66) PR-853, Carolina PR-3, Canóvanas n/a $0.75 $0.75 $0.13
Puerto Rico Roberto Sánchez Vilella Expressway (PR-66) Canovanas Rio Grande n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.09
Puerto Rico Roberto Sánchez Vilella Expressway (PR-66) Canovanas Rio Grande n/a $1.00 $1.00 $0.09
South Carolina Southern Connector I-385/ US 276 I-85 185 $3.50 $1.00 $0.22
Texas Katy Managed Lanes IH 635, East of Luna Road IH 635, Greenville Avenue 10 $3.20 $0.30 $0.11
Texas LBJ Managed Lanes (IH-635) IH 635, East of Luna Road IH 635, Greenville Avenue 635 $9.94 $0.67 n/a
Texas LBJ Managed Lanes (IH-35E) IH 35E, South of Valley View Ln IH 35E, South of LP 12 35E $9.94 $0.66 n/a
Texas North Tarrant Express (Segments 1 & 2W) IH 35 W Industrial Blvd, East of SH 121 820 $9.98 $0.74 n/a
Texas Tom Landry Expressway (I-30) West of SH 161 (Dallas/Fort Wort County line) N. Westmoreland Rd 30 $1.71 $0.43 n/a
Texas IH 45 North Gulf Freeway) HOV/HOT Lane Franklin St. North of Parramatta Ln. 45 $7.00 $1.00 n/a
Texas IH 45 South (Gulf Freeway ) HOV/HOT Lane Bastrop St / Emancipation Ave North of Dixie Farm Road, near Astoria Blvd 45 $6.50 $1.00 n/a
Texas LBJ East - (IH 635) HOV/HOT Lane US 75 IH-30 635 $1.65 $0.21 n/a
Utah Express Lanes (Salt Lake City) US-6 (Spanish Fork, MP 258.8) SR-126 (MP 331.8) 15 $1.00 $0.25 $0.02
Virginia 495 Express Lanes Old Dominion Drive I-95 495 n/a $0.50 $0.50
Virginia 95 Express Lanes Garrisonville, VA I-495 95 n/a $0.50 $0.50
Washington 405 Express Toll Lanes Bellevue Lynnwood 405 $12.00 $0.75 $0.10
West Virginia West Virginia Turnpike Charleston Princeton 77 $6.00 $1.30 $0.10
West Virginia West Virginia Turnpike Charleston Princeton 77 $6.00 $1.30 $0.10

What state has the most separate interstate system toll roads? With seven such toll roads each, Illinois, Maine, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania are all tied for this ranking. You can also find 25 separate interstate system toll roads in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Non-Interstate System Toll Roads

The FHWA reports that there are 144 separate non-interstate system toll roads across the United States. In the table below, you can see these roadways broken down by state or territory, name of the facility, point of origin, endpoint, maximum and minimum passenger vehicle fees, and cost per vehicle-mile.

State Name of Facility From To Maximum Passenger Vehicle Fee Minimum Passenger Vehicle Fee Cost per Vehicle-Mile
Alabama Foley Beach Express AL 59 (in Foley) AL 180 (in Orange Beach) $7.50 plus $1.00 per add'l axle $3.50 $0.39
California Seventeen Mile Drive Pacific Grove Carmel $10.25 $10.25 n/a
California Route 91 Express Lanes Orange/Riverside County Line Highway 55 $10.45 $1.55 n/a
California Eastern Trans. Corridor (Routes 261, 241, & 133) State Route 91 I-5 & State Route 133 $3.87 $1.58 n/a
California Foothill Trans. Corridor (Route 241) I-5 San Clemente State Route 241; Eastern Corridor $3.87 $1.58 n/a
California San Joaquin Hills Trans Corridor (Route 73) Newport Beach San Juan Capistrano $7.92 $2.04 n/a
California Route 125 State Route 905 State Route 54 $3.85 $0.85 n/a
Colorado Northwest Parkway I-25, MP 228 in North Denver 96th Street (in City of Broomfield) $3.80 $3.80 $0.36
Colorado E-470 I-25 & C-470; Douglas County I-25 & Northwest Parkway; Adams County $14.50 $14.50 $0.30
Colorado Pikes Peak Toll Road Town of Cascade, US 24 west of Colorado Springs Top of Pikes Peak Mountain -14, 110' elevation $40.00 $10.00 $0.39
Colorado US 36 Bus Rapid Transit/HOV/Express Lanes I-25 Interlocken $2.95 $1.25 n/a
Delaware SR -1 Old Lebanon Road (Rd. 357) Dyke Branch Road (Rd. 331) $3.00 $1.00 n/a
Delaware SR -1 Dyke Branch Road (Rd. 331) Smyrna Toll (Rd. 150-B) n/a n/a n/a
Delaware SR -1 Smyrna Toll (Rd. 150-B) North Smyrna Urban Limit n/a n/a n/a
Delaware SR -1 North Smyrna Urban Limit C&D Canal Bridge $3.00 $1.00 n/a
Delaware SR -1 C&D Canal Bridge Tybouts Corner n/a n/a n/a
Delaware SR -1 Tybouts Corner US 13 North of Tybouts Corner n/a n/a n/a
Delaware SR -1 US 13 North of Tybouts Corner I-95 n/a n/a n/a
Florida Beachline East (Central Florida Expressway) SR 520 US 1 at Cocoa $1.25 $0.25 $0.03
Florida Beachline East (Central Florida Expressway) SR 528 SR 405 n/a n/a n/a
Florida Beachline Expressway Boggy Creek Road SR 520 $2.50 $1.00 $0.13
Florida Beachline West I-4 (SR 400) Boggy Creek Road (SR 528A) $1.00 $0.75 $0.07
Florida Homestead Extension of Florida Turnpike (HEFT) FL Trnpke MP 47 in Mirahar US 1 in FL City $4.75 $3.75 $0.20
Florida Holland East-West Expressway FL Trnpke (SR 50 West) SR 50 East Colonial Drive $3.50 $0.25 $0.19
Florida Sawgrass Expressway (SR 869) FL Trnpke MP 71 I-75 / 595 $2.50 $2.00 $0.09
Florida Central Florida Greenway (SR-417) Seminole/Orange Cnty Line International Drive $4.00 $0.50 $0.14
Florida Daniel Webster - Western Beltway Part C US 441 (Orange Blossom Tr) Seidel Rd $2.50 $0.25 $0.17
Florida Osceola Parkway Florida Turnpike I-4 Interchange $1.75 $0.75 $0.06
Florida Polk Parkway (SR 570) I-4 near Clark Rd extending E to SR 540 N to I-4 near Mt. Olive Rd $3.75 $3.00 $0.13
Florida John Land - Apopka Expressway (SR 414) SR 429 (Western Beltway) US 441 South $1.00 $0.25 $0.23
Florida East-West (Dolphin) Expressway I - 95 & I - 395 HEFT $1.00 $0.25 $0.05
Florida Florida Turnpike - Mainline Miami Wildwood $26.90 $21.10 $0.06
Florida South Dade (Don Shula) Expressway HEFT Palmetto Expway $0.65 $0.25 $0.04
Florida Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway Gandy Boulevard To I-75 $1.75 $0.50 $0.09
Florida Miami Airport Expressway I-95 Lejeune Rd (SR 953) $1.25 $1.00 $0.26
Florida Veterans Expressway (SR 589) Courtney Campbell Causeway (SR 60) North Dale Mabry $2.25 $1.75 $0.12
Florida Seminole Expressway Northern Terminus of Eastern Beltway (SR 426-Aloma Ave) I-4 West of US 192 $2.25 $2.00 $0.12
Florida Southern Connector Extension Central FL Greeneway I-4 West of US 192 $1.00 $0.75 $0.10
Florida Gratigny Parkway Palmetto Expway Northwest 119 Street at 27th Ave $0.65 $0.50 $0.08
Florida Snapper Creek Expressway US1 SR 874 $0.40 $0.25 $0.08
Florida Suncoast Parkway (SR 589) Veterans near Van Dyke Rd (Hillsborogh Cnty) US 96 (Hernando Cnty) $3.75 $3.00 $0.08
Florida Wekiva Parkway CR 435/Mount Plymouth Road West of Old McDonald Road $1.00 $0.75 $0.24
Florida Orchard Pond Old Bainbridge Road Meridian Road $1.69 $1.19 $0.23
Florida Poinciana Parkway US 17/92 and Kinny Harmon Road Cypress Parkway $2.65 $2.25 $0.23
Florida Goldenrod Road Extension Orlando International Airport SR 551 $0.50 $0.50 $0.19
Florida Mid-Bay Connector Mid-Bay Bridge SR 85 $1.50 $1.00 $0.13
Illinois East-West Tollway (SR-56 Connector) I-88 SR 56 n/a n/a n/a
Illinois Elgin O'Hare Expressway Lake Street Interstate 290 $4.20 $2.10 $0.52
Louisiana Avery Island SR 329 Junction Avery Island n/a n/a n/a
Maine Maine Turnpike (I-295) South Portland South Portland n/a n/a n/a
Maryland Intercounty Connector (ICC) (MD 200) I-370 I-95/US 1 $5.78 $1.23 $0.19
Nevada Valley of Fire Road W. Park Entrance (Valley of Fire St Park) East Park Entrance n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire F.E. Everett Turnpike Massachusetts State Line F.E.E.T Exit 8 in Nashua n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire F.E. Everett Turnpike F.E.E.T Exit 8 in Nashua F.E.E.T. Exit 3 in Bedford $0.35 $1.75 $0.06
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike Portsmouth Traffic Circle S.T. Exit 5 in Dover n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike S.T. Exit 5 in Dover S.T. Exit 7 in Dover $1.50 $0.53 $0.14
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike S.T. Exit 7 in Dover S.T. Exit 9 in Dover n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike S.T. Exit 9 in Dover S.T. Exit 12 in Rochester $1.50 $0.53 $0.10
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike S.T. Exit 12 in Rochester S.T. Exit 16 in Rochester n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Spaulding Turnpike S.T. Exit 16 in Rochester S.T. Exit 18 in Milton n/a n/a n/a
New Hampshire Mt. Washington Auto Rd NH Route 16 in Greens Grant Mt Washington Summit in Sargents Purchase $28.00 $28.00 n/a
New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike (Mainline) PA Trnpke Ext Deepwater $5.45 $4.15 $0.10
New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike (Mainline) PA Trnpke Ext Deepwater $5.45 $4.15 $0.10
New Jersey New Jersey 495 I-95 SR 3 n/a n/a n/a
New Jersey Garden State Parkway Montvale Cape May n/a n/a n/a
New Jersey Garden State Parkway Montvale Cape May $8.25 $8.25 $0.05
New Jersey Garden State Parkway Montvale Cape May $8.25 $8.25 $0.05
New Jersey Atlantic City Expressway Atlantic City SR 42, Turnersville $3.75 $2.43 $0.03
New Jersey Atlantic City Expressway Atlantic City SR 42, Turnersville $3.75 $2.43 $0.03
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway Berkshire Section I-87 I-90 $27.95 $0.40 $0.05
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway Gardenstate Parkway Connection New Jersey Line Spring Valley n/a n/a n/a
New York Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway Wilmington Whiteface Mountain $11.00 $11.00 $2.20
New York Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway US 9 (gate) Top of Prospect Mountain $10.00 $10.00 $1.69
North Carolina Triangle Expressway I-40/NC 147 interchange, Durham County NC-55 Bypass, Wake County $4.81 $3.13 $0.19
Oklahoma 5/ Indian Nation Turnpike I-40 near Henryetta US 70 near Hugo $6.25 $0.50 $0.05
Oklahoma 5/ Muskogee Turnpike Tulsa/Broken Arrow I-40 near Weber Falls $3.50 $0.75 $0.06
Oklahoma 5/ Cimarron Turnpike I-35 East of Enid Sand Springs $3.50 $0.75 $0.05
Oklahoma 5/ John Kilpatrick Turnpike I-40 between Mustang Road and Sara Road OKC interchange of Turner Turnpike and I-35 $2.60 $0.40 $0.10
Oklahoma 5/ Creek Turnpike I-44/SH 66 Sapulpa US 412 - Admiral $3.25 $0.40 $0.09
Oklahoma 5/ Chickasaw Turnpike SH 1 near Ada SH 7 - West of Sulphur $0.75 $0.75 $0.04
Oklahoma 5/ Cherokee Turnpike US 412 at Locust Grove US 412 - Arkansas Stateline $3.00 $0.50 $0.08
Pennsylvania Amos Hutchinson Bypass New Stanton (MP G0.0) US 22 (MP G13.41) $2.45 $1.64 n/a
Pennsylvania Toll Road 576 (Southern Beltway) Findlay Connector Pittsburgh International Airport - I376 and PA60 (MP S1) US Route 22 (MP S6) $0.75 $0.63 n/a
Pennsylvania Toll Road 576 (Southern Beltway) Findlay Connector Pittsburgh International Airport - I376 and PA60 (MP S1) US Route 22 (MP S6) $0.75 $0.63 n/a
Pennsylvania Mon-Fayette Expressway West Virginia Line (MP M0.00) PA Rt 51 (MP M54.00) $8.80 $5.74 n/a
Pennsylvania Mon-Fayette Expressway West Virginia Line (MP M0.00) PA Rt 51 (MP M54.00) $8.80 $5.74 n/a
Puerto Rico Rafael Martínez Nadal Expressway (PR-20) PR-1 (Guaynabo) PR-199 Access (Guaynabo) $0.75 $0.75 $0.47
Puerto Rico Expreso Rio Hondo (PR-5) PR-199 PR-174 $0.35 $0.35 $0.17
South Carolina Cross Island Parkway (US 278) US 278 Business Palmetto Bay Road $1.25 $0.75 $0.14
Texas Dallas North Tollway IH-35E US 380 $2.49 $0.26 $0.17
Texas Sam Houston Tollway - (East) SH 3 North of Beltway Green Blvd $1.75 $1.50 $0.18
Texas Sam Houston Tollway - (NE) Wallsvile Road Old Humble Road $1.75 $1.50 $0.08
Texas Sam Houston Tollway (West) US 59 S IH 45 N $1.75 $1.50 $0.14
Texas Sam Houston Tolway (SW Belt) US 59 S SH 288 $1.75 $1.50 $0.11
Texas Sam Houston Tollway (SE Belt) SH 288 IH 45 S $1.75 $1.50 $0.13
Texas Hardy Toll Road IH 45 N IH 610 N $1.75 $1.50 $0.11
Texas Hardy Toll Road - Airport Connector Hardy Tollroad JFK Blvd $1.25 $1.20 $0.32
Texas Westpark Tollway IH 610 W Fort Bend County Line $1.75 $1.50 $0.01
Texas Westpark Tollway - Fort Bend County FM 1464 GP 99 $1.30 $0.65 $0.20
Texas Fort Bend Parkway Sam Houston Tollway Southwest US 90A $1.75 $1.50 $0.53
Texas Fort Bend Parkway - Fort Bend County BW 8 SH 6 $1.80 $0.40 $0.23
Texas President George Bush Turnpike Belt Line Road SH 78 $1.77 $0.26 $0.17
Texas President George Bush Turnpike - Western Extension SH 183 IH 20 $1.56 $0.26 $0.17
Texas President George Bush Turnpike - Eastern Extension SH 78 IH 30 $2.55 $0.26 $0.17
Texas Camino Colombia IH 35 FM 1472 $3.99 $3.00 $0.13
Texas 183-A SH45 South of San Gabriel Pkwy in Leander $1.48 $0.41 n/a
Texas 5/ SH 45 N US 183 SH 130 $1.42 $0.71 $0.17
Texas 5/ SH 45 SE US 183 IH 35 $1.40 $0.69 $0.15
Texas SH 130 IH35 N or Georgetown US 183 S of ABIA $2.35 $0.48 $0.14
Texas Toll 49 SH 155 US 69 $1.87 $0.37 $0.19
Texas Sam Rayburn Tollway Denton Tap US 75 $3.03 $0.26 $0.17
Texas 5/ Loop 1 Parmer Lane SH 45 $1.42 $0.71 $0.27
Texas Chisholm Trail Parkway IH 30 US 67 $3.30 $0.29 $0.17
Texas DFW Connector SH 121/SH 114 DFW International Airport $1.50 $0.70 $0.18
Texas SH99 (Grand Parkway) IH 10 FM 1405 (Fisher Road) $1.30 $0.56 $0.19
Texas SH99 (Grand Parkway) IH 10 US 290 $2.02 $0.44 $0.20
Texas SH99 (Grand Parkway) US 290 US 59 $1.78 $0.44 $0.20
Texas SH99 (Grand Parkway) US 59 IH 10 $3.50 $0.35 $0.18
Texas SH 130 Seg 5/6 US 183 S of ABIA IH 10 $6.74 $0.75 $0.17
Texas Loop 375 (Cesar Chavez Managed Lanes) US 54 Zaragoza Road $1.84 $0.41 $0.10
Texas SH 550 0.5 mi. east of FM 1847 SH 48 $0.67 $0.50 $0.17
Texas Manor Expressway US 183 Springdale Road $0.56 $0.56 $0.39
Texas Manor Expressway Springdale Road Parmer Lane $1.12 $0.56 $0.26
Texas US 59 (Southwest Freeway) HOV/HOT lane Smith Street on Spur 527 W. Airport $6.50 $1.00 n/a
Texas US 59 (Eastex Freeway) HOV/HOT lane Frankllin Loop 494 $4.50 $1.00 n/a
Texas US 290 (Northwest Freeway) HOV/HOT lane Northwest Transit Center East of FM 1960 $7.00 $1.00 n/a
Texas SH 249 Tomball Tollway Spring-Cypress Rd FM 2920 $1.75 $1.50 $0.22
Texas SH 249 Direct Connector SH249 Sam Houston Tollway $1.25 $1.20 $1.11
Texas SH 242 Direct Connector SH242 IH45 $0.50 $0.25 $0.48
Texas Mopac Express Parmer Lane RM 2222 n/a $0.25 $0.04
Utah Adams Avenue Parkway I-84 (Exit 85) 5900 South $1.00 n/a
Vermont Equinox Sky Line Drive SR 7A - Sunderland Mt. Equinox n/a n/a n/a
Vermont Mt. Mansfield Toll Road SR 108 Mt. Mansfield n/a n/a n/a
Vermont Burke Mountain Toll Road TH 7 Burke Mtn n/a n/a n/a
Virginia Powhite Parkway Extension (SR 76) Chippenham Parkway Route 288 $0.75 $0.25 n/a
Virginia Powhite Parkway (SR 76) Chippenham Parkway (Route 150) Interstate 195 $0.70 $0.70 n/a
Virginia Downtown Expressway (SR 195) Interstate 95 Meadow Street $0.70 $0.70 n/a
Virginia Washington-Dulles Access and Toll Road/Route 267 (Hirst-Brault Expressway) Interstate 66 Route 28 (Dulles International Airport) $2.50 $1.00 n/a
Virginia Dulles Greenway (Hirst-Brault Expressway) Route 7 & Route 15 Bypass at Leesburg ECL Leesburg n/a n/a n/a
Virginia Dulles Greenway (Hirst-Brault Expressway) ECL Leesburg Route 659 - Belmont Ridge Road $4.50 $2.70 n/a
Virginia Dulles Greenway (Hirst-Brault Expressway) Route 659 - Belmont Ridge Road Route 28 (at Dulles Airport) $5.20 $3.15 n/a
Virginia Chesapeake Expressway (SR 168) Hillcrest Parkway Gallbush Road $6.00 $3.00 n/a
Virginia Pocahontas Parkway/Airport Connector (Route 895) Route 150 (Chippenham Parkway) Interstate 295 $3.25 $2.75 n/a
Washington SR 167 - HOT Lanes Auburn, WA Renton, WA $0.50 $9.00 $0.09

As you can see in the table above, Texas has the most separate non-interstate system toll roads with a whopping 41. Florida has the second-most at 28.

Interstate System Toll Bridges and Tunnels

The FHWA reports that there are 36 separate interstate system toll bridges and tunnels across the United States.

In the table below, you can see these roadways broken down by state or territory, name of the facility, point of origin, water crossing, endpoint, length, bridge or tunnel, maximum and minimum passenger vehicle fees, and cost per vehicle-mile.

State Name of Facility From Water Crossing To Miles Bridge/Tunnel Maximum Passenger Vehicle Fee Minimum Passenger Vehicle Fee Cost per Vehicle-Mile
California San Francisco-Oakland Bay San Francisco, CA San Francisco Bay Oakland, CA 6.10 Bridge $6.00 $2.50 $0.82
California Carquinez (2 Bridges) Crockett, CA Carquinez Strait Vallejo, CA 1.60 Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $3.58
California Martinez-Benicia Martinez, CA Carquinez Strait Benicia, CA 2.20 Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $2.54
California Richmond-San Rafael Richmond, CA San Francisco Bay San Rafael, CA 4.70 Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $1.15
Delaware - New Jersey Delaware Memorial New Castle, DE (1.9 Mi) Delaware River Deepwater, NJ (0.6 Mi) 5.00 Bridge $4.00 $1.00 $0.70
Florida Sunshine Skyway St. Petersburg, FL Lower Tampa Bay Terra Ceia, FL 17.40 Bridge $1.25 $1.04 $0.08
Indiana/Kentucky Lincoln and Kennedy Bridges I-65 Indiana Ohio River I-65 Kentucky 0.40 Bridge $4 unregistered $2 w/transponder $1.19
Kentucky-Indiana Lincoln and Kennedy Bridges Louisville, KY Ohio River Jeffersonville, IN 1.50 Bridge $4.00 $2.00 n/a
Maryland Baltimore Harbor Thruway Tunnel (2 Tubes) East Baltimore, MD Patapsco River Elkridge, MD 18.41 Tunnel $6.00 $1.40 $0.20
Maryland Fort McHenry Tunnel (4 Tubes) Baltimore, MD Patapsco River Baltimore, MD 13.30 Tunnel $6.00 $1.40 $0.28
Massachusetts Ted Williams South Boston Boston Harbor East Boston 1.60 Tunnel $2.05 $1.50 $2.73
Michigan Mackinac Mackinaw City, MI Mackinac Straits St. Ignace, MI 4.40 Bridge $4.00 $4.00 n/a
Michigan - Ontario, Canada Sault Ste. Marie Sault Marie, MI (1.3 Mi) St. Mary's River Sault Marie, ON (1.1 Mi) 1.95 Bridge $7.00 $2.45 n/a
Michigan - Ontario, Canada Blue Water Port Huron, MI (0.7 Mi) St. Clair River Pte Edward, ON (0.8 Mi) 1.50 Bridge n/a $3.00 n/a
Michigan - Ontario, Canada New Blue Water Port Huron, MI (0.7 Mi) St. Clair River Pte Edward, ON 1.24 Bridge n/a $3.00 n/a
New Jersey - New York George Washington Ft. Lee, NJ (1.18 Mi) Hudson River Manhattan, NY (0.7 Mi) 1.88 Bridge $15.00 $6.50 n/a
New Jersey - New York Goethals Elizabeth, NJ (1.1 Mi) Arthur Kill Howland Hook, NY (1.1 Mi) 2.20 Bridge $15.00 $6.25 n/a
New Jersey - New York Holland (2 Tubes) Jersey City, NJ (1.08 Mi) Hudson River New York, NY (0.5 Mi) 1.58 Tunnel $15.00 $6.50 n/a
New Jersey - Pennsylvania I-78 Toll Phillipsburg, NJ, Pohatcong Township, NJ & Alpha Borough, NJ (4.7 Mi) Delaware River Williams Township, PA (2.669 Mi) 7.20 Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.13
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Delaware Water Gap Hardwick Township, NJ (0.4 Mi) Delaware River Delaware Water Gap, PA (0.4 Mi) 1.20 Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.81
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Ben Franklin Camden, NJ (0.96 Mi) Delaware River Philadelphia, PA (0.732 Mi) 1.36 Bridge $5.00 $5.00 $3.64
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Walt Whitman Gloucester, NJ (1.13 Mi) Delaware River Philadelphia, PA (3.94 Mi) 4.03 Bridge $5.00 $5.00 $2.41
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension NJ Turnpike (0.6 Mi) Delaware River PA Trnpke (0.6 Mi) 1.20 Bridge $3.00 $2.20 n/a
New York South Grand Island Grand Island, NY Niagara River Buffalo, NY 1.20 Bridge $1.75 $0.95 $0.53
New York North Grand Island Niagara Falls, NY Niagara River Grand Island, NY 1.20 Bridge $1.75 $0.95 $0.59
New York Tappan Zee Nyack, NY Hudson River Tarrytown, NY 3.70 Bridge $13.75 $4.75 $1.22
New York Newburgh-Beacon Newburgh, NY Hudson River Beacon, NY 2.70 Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $0.26
New York Triborough Bronx, NY East River Queens, NY 2.70 Bridge $8.00 $5.54 $2.31
New York Bronx-Whitestone Bronx, NY East River Queens, NY 1.90 Bridge $8.00 $5.54 $3.33
New York Throgs Neck Bronx, NY East River Queens, NY 2.60 Bridge $8.00 $5.54 $2.46
New York Verrazano-Narrows Staten Island, NY The Narrows Brooklyn, NY 2.40 Bridge $16.00 $5.50 $2.12
New York Queens Midtown (2 Tubes) New York, NY East River New York, NY 2.60 Tunnel $8.00 $5.54 $2.33
New York Brooklyn Battery New York, NY East River New York, NY 2.10 Tunnel $8.00 $5.54 $2.79
New York - Ontario, Canada Thousand Islands Collins Landing, NY (0.9 Mi) St. Lawrence River Ivy Lea, ON (4.3 Mi) 5.20 Bridge $2.75 $2.75 $0.38
New York - Ontario, Canada Lewston-Queenston Lewiston, NY (0.8 Mi) Niagara River Queenston, ON (0.6 Mi) 1.60 Bridge $3.75 $3.75 $2.03
Virginia Elizabeth River Downtown Tunnel Norfolk Elizabeth River Portsmouth 0.70 Tunnel 5.25 1.65 n/a

The table above illustrates how interstate system toll bridges and tunnels are concentrated in a few states. With 15 such tollways, New York leads the nation in interstate system toll bridges and tunnels.

Non-Interstate System Toll Bridges and Tunnels

The FHWA reports that there are 116 separate non-interstate system toll bridges and tunnels across the United States.

In the table below, you can see these roadways broken down by state or territory, name of facility, point of origin, water crossing, endpoint, bridge or tunnel, maximum and minimum passenger vehicle fees, and cost per vehicle-mile.

State Name of Facility From Water Crossing To Bridge/Tunnel Maximum Passenger Vehicle Fee Minimum Passenger Vehicle Fee Cost per Vehicle-Mile
Alabama Alabama River Parkway Bridge North Bypass in Montgomery Alabama River SR 143 in Elmore County Bridge $2.00 plus $0.25per add'l axle $1.50 $0.25
Alabama Black Warrior Parkway Bridge US - 82 in Northport Black Warrior River I - 59 Tuscaloosa Bridge $2.00 plus $0.25per add'l axle $1.50 $0.27
Alabama Emerald Mountain Expressway Bridge Wares Ferry Rd, Montgomery County Tallapoosa River Rifle Range Road, Elmore County Bridge $2.50 plus $0.25per add'l axle $1.75 $0.99
Alaska Whittier (Anton Anderson Memorial) Portage, AK Maynard Mt. Whittier, AK Tunnel $13.00 $8.25 $3.88
California Antioch (John A. Nedjedly) Contra Costa County San Joaquin River Sacramento County Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $4.25
California San Mateo-Hayward San Mateo, CA San Francisco Bay Hayward, CA Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $0.53
California Dumbarton Palo Alto, CA San Francisco Bay Newark, CA Bridge $5.00 $2.50 $0.85
California Golden Gate San Francisco, CA San Francisco Bay Marin Cnty, CA Bridge $7.50 $4.50 $2.80
Florida Card Sound Miami-Dade County, FL Card Sound Steamboat Creek, FL Bridge $1.00 $0.50 $0.12
Florida Mid-Bay Niceville, FL Choctawhatchee Bay Destin, FL Bridge $3.00 $2.00 $0.13
Florida Pinellas Bayway System St. Petersburg, FL Lower Tampa Bay Mullet Key, FL Bridge $0.75 $0.52 $0.03
Florida Pensacola Beach Brdg (Bob Sykes) Gulf Breeze, FL Santa Rosa Sound Pensacola Beach, FL Bridge $1.00 $1.00 $0.49
Florida Broad North Miami, FL Biscayne Bay Bay Harbor Isle, FL Bridge $1.00 $1.00 $0.97
Florida Rickenbacker (SR-913) Miami, FL Biscayne Bay Key Biscayne, FL Bridge $1.75 $1.75 $0.12
Florida Venetian Causeway Miami, FL Biscayne Bay Miami Beach, FL Bridge $1.50 $1.50 $0.83
Florida Sanibel Sanibel, FL Pine Island Sound Captiva, FL Bridge $6.00 $0.00 $1.73
Florida Cape Coral Cape Coral, FL Caloosahatchee River Fort Myers, FL Bridge $2.00 $0.00 $1.28
Florida Midpoint Memorial Cape Coral, FL Caloosahatchee River Fort Myers, FL Bridge $2.00 $0.00 $1.17
Florida Garcon Point Garcon Point Pensacola Bay Redfish Point Bridge $3.75 $3.75 $0.98
Florida Gasparilla Bridge Boca Grande Placida Harbor/Gulf Intracoastal Placida Bridge $6.00 $6.00 $2.40
Florida Hammock Dunes Parkway Bridge Palm Coast Intercoastal Waterway Palm Coast Bridge $2.00 $2.00 $4.00
Florida I-4 Connector I-4 N/A Selmon Expressway Bridge/Ramps $1.27 $0.51 n/a
Illinois - Indiana St. Fancisville Bridge - Old Wabash Cannonball Railroad St. Francisville, IL Wabash River Vincennes, IN Bridge $1.00 $1.00 n/a
Illinois - Iowa Fort Madison Niota, IL Mississippi River Ft. Madison, IA Bridge $2.00 $2.00 n/a
Indiana/Kentucky Lewis and Clark Bridge SR-265 Ohio River Snyder Freeway (Kentucky Hwy 841) Bridge $4 unregistered $2 w/ transponder $1.42
Kentucky-Indiana Lewis and Clark Bridge Louisville, KY Ohio River Jeffersonville, IN Bridge & Tunnel $4.00 $2.00 n/a
Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain New Orleans, LA Lake Pontchartrain Mandeville, LA Bridge $3.00 $2.00 $0.02
Louisiana Avery Island n/a n/a n/a Bridge $1.00 $1.00 n/a
Louisiana LA 1 LA 1 Leeville Gulf of Mexico LA 3090 (Port Fouchon) Bridge n/a n/a n/a
Maryland Hatem Havre de Grace, MD Susquehanna River Perryville, MD Bridge $12.00 $2.80 $3.89
Maryland Wm Preston Lane, Jr. Sandy Point, MD Chesapeake Bay Kent Island, MD Bridge $6.00 $1.40 $0.70
Maryland Francis Scott Key Hawkins Points, MD Patapsco River Edgemere, MD Bridge $6.00 $1.40 $0.20
Maryland Harry W. Nice Memorial Charles Cnty, MD (2.17 Mi) Potomac River King George Cnty, VA (0.2 Mi) Bridge $9.00 $2.10 $2.52
Massachusetts Callahan & Sumner Cross St; Boston, MA Boston Harbor Port St; East Boston, MA Tunnel (2) $2.05 $1.50 $3.53
Massachusetts Maurice J. Tobin J.F. Fitzgerald Expway Mystic River Chelsea City Line Bridge $1.55 $1.25 $3.50
Michigan Grosse Isle Riverview, MI Detroit River Grosse Isle, MI Bridge $3.50 $2.00 n/a
Michigan - Ontario, Canada Ambassador Detroit, MI (0.9 Mi) Detroit River Windsor, ON (0.8 Mi) Bridge $5.00 $4.60 n/a
Michigan - Ontario, Canada Detroit-Windsor Detroit, MI (0.5 Mi) Detroit River Windsor, ON (0.47 Mi) Tunnel $5.00 $3.95 n/a
Minnesota - Ontario, Canada International Falls International Falls, MN (0.1 Mi) Rainy River & Canal Ft. Frances, ON (0.1 Mi) Bridge n/a n/a n/a
Missouri Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge Business Route 54 Lake of the Ozarks Rt MM Bridge $4.25 $2.00 $5.88
Nebraska - Iowa Bellevue SR 370, IA (0.18 Mi) Missouri River Bellevue, NE (0.18 Mi) Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $4.02
Nebraska - Iowa Plattsmouth Mills Cnty, IA (0.13 Mi) Missouri River Plattsmouth, NE (0.13 Mi) Bridge $2.25 $1.25 $4.94
New Jersey Margate Margate, NJ Beach Thorofare Northfield, NJ Bridge $1.75 $1.30
New Jersey Townsends Inlet Townsends Inlet, NJ Townsends Inlet Avalon, NJ Bridge $4.70 $1.20 $4.40
New Jersey Ocean City-Longport Egg Harbor Township, NJ Great Egg Harbor Bay Ocean City, NJ Bridge $1.67 $1.20 $1.55
New Jersey Grassy Sound Wildwood, NJ (Middle Twp) Grassy Sound Channel Stone Harbor, NJ Bridge $7.27 $1.20 $3.65
New Jersey Middle Thorofare Wildwood, NJ Middle Thorofare Cape May, NJ Bridge $6.23 $1.20 $6.17
New Jersey Corson's Inlet Ocean City, NJ Corson's Inlet Strathmere, NJ Bridge $4.42 $1.20 $2.97
New Jersey - New York Bayonne Bayonne, NJ (0.85 Mi) Kill Van Kull Port Richmond, S.I., NY (0.7 Mi) Bridge $15.00 $6.25 n/a
New Jersey - New York Outerbridge Crossing Perth Amboy, NJ (1.17 Mi) Arthur Kill Tottenville, S.I., NY (0.6 Mi) Bridge $15.00 $6.25 n/a
New Jersey - New York Lincoln (3 Tubes) Weehawken, NJ (1.58 Mi) Hudson River New York, NY (1.1 Mi) Tunnel $15.00 $6.50 n/a
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Dingman's Ferry Sandyston Twnshp, NJ (0.1 Mi) Delaware River Dingman's Ferry, PA (0.3 Mi) Bridge $3.00 $1.00 n/a
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Tacony-Palmyra Palmyra, NJ (0.54 Mi) Delaware River Philadelphia, PA (0.4 Mi) Bridge $7.00 $3.00 n/a
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Burlington-Bristol Burlington, NJ (0.39 Mi) Delaware River Bristol, PA (0.3 Mi) Bridge $7.00 $3.00 n/a
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Trenton-Morrisville Trenton, NJ (0.5 Mi) Delaware River Morrisville, PA (0.5 Mi) Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.88
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Easton-Phillipsburg Phillipsburg, NJ (0.3 Mi) Delaware River Easton, PA (0.4 Mi) Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $1.93
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Portland-Columbia Columbia, Knowlton Township, NJ (1.9 Mi) Delaware River Portland, PA (0.4 Mi) Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.37
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Milford-Montague Montague, NJ (0.3 Mi) Delaware River Milford, PA (0.4 Mi) Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.80
New Jersey - Pennsylvania New Hope-Lambertville Delaware Towhship, NJ (0.2 Mi) Delaware River Solebury Township, PA (0.93 Mi) Bridge $1.00 $0.60 $0.69
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Betsy Ross Pennsauken, NJ (2.0 Mi) Delaware River Philadelphia, PA (1.05 Mi) Bridge $5.00 $5.00 $1.83
New Jersey - Pennsylvania Commodore John Barry Bridgeport, NJ (2.22 Mi) Delaware River Chester, PA (1.45 Mi) Bridge $5.00 $5.00 $1.37
New York Castleton-on-Hudson Selkirk, NY Hudson River Schodack Landing, NY Bridge $1.76 $0.62 $1.19
New York Kingston-Rhinecliff Ulster, NY Hudson River Rhinecliff, NY Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $0.20
New York Rip Van Winkle Catskill, NY Hudson River Greenport, NY Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $0.57
New York Mid-Hudson Lloyd, NY Hudson River Poughkeepsie, NY Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $0.93
New York Bear Mountain Stony Point, NY Hudson River Cortlandt, NY Bridge $1.50 $1.00 $1.10
New York Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach East Rockaway Inlet Reynolds Channel Bridge $4.00 $2.00 $5.04
New York Henry Hudson Manhattan, NY Harlem River Bronx, NY Bridge $5.50 $2.54 $4.35
New York Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Kings Cnty Rockaway Inlet Queens County Bridge $4.00 $1.36 $2.56
New York Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Channel Drive Jamaica Bay Toll Booth Bridge $4.00 $1.36 $5.02
New York - Ontario, Canada Peace Buffalo, NY (0.3 Mi) Niagara River Fort Erie, ON (0.4 Mi) Bridge $6.00 $2.70 $4.11
New York - Ontario, Canada Ogdensburg-Prescott Ogdensburg, NY (1.3 Mi) St. Lawrence River Prescott, ON (0.9 Mi) Bridge $2.75 $2.75 $1.21
New York - Ontario, Canada Rainbow Niagara Falls, NY (0.3 Mi) Niagara River Niagara Falls, ON (0.2 Mi) Bridge $3.75 $3.75 $6.44
New York - Ontario, Canada Whirlpool Rapids Niagara Falls, NY (0.1 Mi) Niagara River Niagara Falls, ON (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.75 $3.75 $13.75
New York - Ontario, Canada Seaway International (Cornwall-Massena) Rooseveltown, NY (0.5 Mi) St. Lawrence River Cornwell, ON (.5) Bridge $2.73 $2.73 $1.14
Oregon - Washington Bridge of the Gods Cascade Locks, OR Columbia River Stevenson, WA Bridge $2.00 $1.00 $1.65
Oregon - Washington Hood River Hood River, OR Columbia River White Salmon, WA Bridge $3.00 $0.80 $0.82
Puerto Rico Teodoro Moscoso PR 181 San Jose Lagoon PR 26 Bridge $3.45 $3.45 $1.94
Rhode Island Newport Jamestown, RI Narragansett Bay Newport, RI Bridge $4.00 $0.83 $0.62
Texas Addison Airport Tunnel Midway Road Addison Airport Addison Road Tunnel $0.89 $0.59 n/a
Texas Mountain Creek Lake Bridge SE 14th Street Mountain Creek Lake Mountain Creek Parkway Bridge $0.89 $0.59 n/a
Texas Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge North of Beltway Green Blvd Houston Ship Channel North of Jacinto Port Blvd Bridge $2.00 $1.50 $0.34
Texas San Luis-Vacek Pass Bridge Galveston, TX San Luis Pass Brazoria, TX Bridge $2.00 $2.00 $2.00
Texas Lewisville Lake Bridge Swisher Rd Lewisville Lake Eldorado Parkway Bridge $1.77 $1.18 n/a
Texas - Mexico Gateway International Bridge Brownsville, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Matamoros, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge (2) $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Brownsville & Matamoros Express Bridge Brownsville, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Matamoros, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Free Trade Bridge Los Indios, TX (Measured 0.8 Mi from start of facility to border) Rio Grande River Lucia Blanco, Tamaulipas (Measured 0.5 Mi from border to Mexico facility) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Veterans International Bridge Brownsville, TX (Measured 0.6 Mi from start of facility to border) Rio Grande River Matamoros, Tamaulipas (previously reported 0.5) (Measured 0.75 Mi From border to Mexico facility) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Progreso International Bridge Progreso, TX (0.08 Mi) Rio Grande River Nuevo Progreso, Mexico(0.11 Mi) Bridge $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
Texas - Mexico Pharr-Reynosa Bridge Pharr, TX (1.5 Mi) Rio Grande River Reynosa, Tamaulipas (1.75 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge Hidalgo, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Reynosa, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge (2) $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Rio Grande City-Camargo Bridge Rio Grande City, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Camargo, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Roma-Ciudad Miguel Aleman Bridge Roma, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Ciudad Miguel Aleman (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge Laredo, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Laredo, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico World Trade Bridge Laredo, TX (0.24 Mi) Rio Grande River Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (0.41 Mi) Bridge n/a n/a n/a
Texas - Mexico Colombia Solidarity Bridge Laredo, TX (0.24 Mi) Rio Grande River Colombia, Nuevo Leon (0.26 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Eagle Pass # 1 Bridge Eagle Pass, TX (0.3 Mi) Rio Grande River Pedras Negras, Coahuila (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.00 $3.25
Texas - Mexico Camino Real International Bridge Eagle Pass, TX (0.25 Mi) Rio Grande River Pedras Negras, Coahuila (0.19 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.00 $3.25
Texas - Mexico Del Rio-Ciudad Acuna International Bridge Del Rio, TX (0.6 Mi) Rio Grande River Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila (0.3 Mi) Bridge $3.75 $3.75 $3.75
Texas - Mexico Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge El Paso, TX (0.2 Mi) Rio Grande River Zaragosa, Chihuahua (0.1) Bridge (2) $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
Texas - Mexico Good Neighbor (Stanton St.) Bridge El Paso, TX (0.1 Mi) Rio Grande River Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (0.1 Mi) Bridge $3.00 $3.00 $3.00
Texas - Mexico Paso Del Norte (Santa Fe St) Bridge El Paso, TX (0.3 Mi) Rio Grande River Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua (0.2 Mi) Bridge
Texas - Mexico Anzalduas International Bridge Mission, TX (1.8Mi) Rio Grande River Reynosa, Tamaulipas (1.6 Mi) Bridge $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Texas - Mexico Donna International Bridge Donna, TX (0.08 Mi) Rio Grande River Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas (0.12 Mi) Bridge $7.50 $3.75 $3.75
Texas-Mexico Tornillo-Guadalupe International Bridge Tornillo, TX (0.12 Mi) Rio Grande River Guadalupe, Chihuahua Bridge n/a n/a n/a
Virginia Boulevard (SR 161) North of the James River at North Bank Park James River South of the James River at James River Park Bridge $0.35 $0.35 $0.97
Virginia Dominion Boulevard Veterans Bridge Bainbridge Point Road Elizabether River Sampson Creek Road Bridge $3.50 $1.05 n/a
Virginia South Norfolk Jordan Bridge Portsmouth Elizabether River Chesapeake, VA Bridge $2.75 $2.25 n/a
Virginia Chesapeake Bay (US 13) Kiptopeake, VA Chesapeake Bay Virginia Beach, VA Bridge & Tunnel $26.00 $13.00 n/a
Virginia George P. Coleman (US 17) York County York River Gloucester Co Bridge $2.00 $0.85 $1.08
Virginia Elizabeth River MidTown Tunnel Norfolk Elizabether River Portsmouth Tunnel $5.25 $1.65 n/a
Washington Tacoma Narrows Tacoma, WA Tacoma Narrows Gig Harbor, WA Bridge $7.00 $5.00 $5.20
Washington Albert D. Rosellini Seattle, Wa Lake Washington Medina, WA Bridge $6.10 $0.00 $2.12
West Virginia - Ohio Parkersburg Memorial Parkersburg, WV (0.2 Mi) Ohio River Belpre, OH (0.1 Mi) Bridge $0.50 $0.40 $0.50
West Virginia - Ohio Newell-East Liverpool Newell, WV (0.2 Mi) Ohio River East Liverpool, OH (0.1 Mi) Bridge n/a n/a n/a

Texas leads the United States with 27 separate non-interstate system toll bridges and tunnels, most of which can be found along the border with Mexico. The video below takes you on the trip from Brownsville, Texas, to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, over the Veterans International Bridge.

Following Texas with the highest number of separate non-interstate system toll bridges and tunnels are New Jersey with 19 and Florida with 14.

What states have the most toll road miles?

According to Easy Freight Factoring, the 11 states with the most toll road miles can be found in the table below.

State Toll Miles
Florida 657
Oklahoma 596.7
New York 574.6
Pennsylvania 508.2
Ohio 392.2
New Jersey 356
Illinois 282.1
Kentucky 248.5
Kansas 236.1
Indiana 156.8
Texas 145.6

The Sunshine State of Florida leads the United States in the amount of toll road miles. Considering Florida is a center of shipping, where trucks are required to take the goods that come into the state’s many seaports to other parts of the United States, the amount of toll miles here is not all that surprising.

How do toll rates differ by state?

We’ve covered where the most expensive tollways in the United States are, but how do toll rates differ from state to state?

In short: toll methods and costs differ tremendously by where they are located.

The table below offers a comparison of toll rates by state and regional tolling authorities according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, or NCSL. Since the latest figures are from 2013 on this issue, chances are some things have changed. Remember: it’s always best to check with an individual toll agency when you’re about to travel on a toll way.

State Toll Facility or Authority Cost (for passenger, 2-axle vehicles)
Alaska Whittier Tunnel (Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel) (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) $12.00
California Bay Area Toll Authority (and California Department of Transportation) $4.00 - 6.00, depending on time of day and bridge
California South Bay Expressway Up to $3.50, depending on distance
California Golden Gate Bridge $5.00 - 6.00, depending on method of payment
California Orange County Transportation Authority $1.35 - 9.55, depending on day and time
California SANDAG: San Diego's Regional Planning Agency $0.50 - 4.00, depending on day and time
Colorado I-25 HOV/Express Lanes (HOT lanes) (Colorado Department of Transportation $0.50 - 2.75, depending on payment method and time
Delaware Delaware Department of Transportation $0.25 - 4.00, depending on distance, payment methods, time and facility
Delaware Delaware River and Bay Authority $4.00
Florida Florida Turnpike Enterprise Wide variation ($0.50 - 25.00), depending on toll road and distance
Florida Lee County Toll Authority $2.00 - 6.00, depending on toll
Florida Miami-Dade County Public Works Department $1.50
Florida Miami-Dade Expressway Authority $0.15 - 1.25, depending on distance
Florida Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority $0.25 - varying rates less than $7, depending on interchanges
Florida Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority $0.75 - 1.25, depending on distance and payment method
Georgia Georgia State Toll Road Authority $0.50
Illinois Illinois State Toll Highway Authority $0.30 - 3.80, depending on expressway and distance
Indiana Indiana Toll Road $0.30 - $7.70, depending on payment method and distance
Kansas Kansas Turnpike Authority $0.30 - 10.75, depending on payment method and distance
Louisiana LA DOTD/Crescent City Connection $3.00 for expressway; $0.20 - 0.50 for bridge
Louisiana Greater New Orleans Expressway Authority $3.00
Louisiana Louisiana Route 1 (Louisiana Department of Transportation) $0.20 - 0.50 for bridges, $1 for ferries
Maine Maine Turnpike Authority $0 - 3.00, depending on payment method and entry point
Maryland Maryland Transportation Authority $0 – 6.00 for HOT lanes depending, on
time, traffic, payment method, distance
and travel direction; $0.75 – 9.00 for
bridges, depending on bridge and
payment method
Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Transportation $0 - 8.60
Michigan Michigan Department of Transportation $3.00 - 4.00, depending on bridge
Michigan Grosse Ile Bridge Concession $1.50 - 1.80, depending on payment method
Minnesota I-35W and I-394 Express Lanes (HOT lanes) (Minnesota Department of Transportation) $0.25 - 8.00, depending on time, traffic and distance
Nebraska Nebraska Department of Roads $1.00
Nevada Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Establishment of bypass in progress
New Hampshire New Hampshire Department of Transportation $0.35 - 2.00, depending on distance and payment method
Hampshire Transportation
New Jersey Burlington County Bridge Commission $2.00
New Jersey Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission $0.60 - 1.00, depending on payment method
New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike Authority $0.80 - 13.85, depending on distance and payment method
New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey $8.25 - 13.00, depending on time and payment method
New Jersey South Jersey Transportation Authority $0.24 - 3.00, depending on distance and payment method
New York Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority $2.70 - 3.00, depending on payment method
New York MTA Bridges and Tunnels $1.80 - 13.00, depending on bridge or tunnel and payment method
New York New York State Bridge Authority $1.25 - 1.50, depending on payment method
New York New York State Thruway Authority $0 - 16.60, depending on expressway and payment method
New York Niagara Falls Bridge Commission $2.75 - 3.25, depending on payment method
New York Ogdensburg Bridge New York $2.75
New York Thousand Islands Bridge Authority $2.75
North Carolina North Carolina Turnpike Authority $0.30 - 1.25, depending on distance and payment method
Ohio Ohio Turnpike Commission $0.50 - 16.50, depending on distance and payment method
Oklahoma Oklahoma Turnpike Authority $0.25 - 4.00, depending on turnpike, distance, and payment method
Pennsylvania Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission $0.60 - 1.00, depending on payment method
Pennsylvania Delaware Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey $2.50 - 5.00, depending on payment method
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission $1.00 - 39.05, depending on turnpike, distance, and payment method
Rhode Island Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority $0.83 - 2.00, depending on state residency
South Carolina Cross Island Parkway (South Carolina Department of Transportation) $1.00 - 1.25, depending on distance
Texas Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority $0.51 - 1.84, depending on distance and payment method
Texas Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority $0.70 - 1.85, depending on turnpike and distance
Texas Harris County Toll Road Authority $0.75 - 2.00, depending on distance
Texas North Texas Tollway Authority $0.23 - 2.00, depending on facility
Utah I-15 HOT Lanes (Utah Department of Transportation) $0.25 - 1.00 per zone, depending on congestion
Virginia Chesapeake Expressway $0.75 - 6.00, depending on payment method
Virginia Pocahontas Parkway Association (Virginia Department of Transportation) $1.50 - 3.25, depending on distance
Virginia Richmond Metropolitan Authority $0.20 - 0.70, depending on distance
Virginia Dulles Toll Road (Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority) $1.00 - 1.75, depending on distance
Virginia I-495 Express Lanes Up to $4.80, depending on distance
Washington Washington Department of Transportation $0.50 – 9.00 for HOT lanes depending on time, traffic, distance and payment method; $1.13 – 6.00 for bridges depending on day, time and payment method for facility
West Virginia West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority $0.40 - 2.00, depending on payment methods and entry point

As you can see, Alaska has the highest average toll road rate of any state. This is not surprising given the cost of operating tollways in the largely remote region.

How do I save money on tollways when traveling?

None of us likes to spend more money than we have to. Whether you experience tollways on vacation or as part of your regular commute, let’s take a look at some ways you can save money at the tollbooth.

Don’t Pay Cash

Most tolling authorities — the public, private, or public-private partnership agencies tasked with overseeing and maintaining our nation’s tollways — usually offer some type of discount for drivers with a transponder. But what the heck is a transponder?

A transponder is an electronic device you mount on your dashboard or windshield that contains a small radio that communicates with a tolling authority. According to TurnPikeInfo:

“An agency-issued sticker or transponder is affixed to the windshield of the vehicle, typically adjacent to the rear-view mirror, so that transponder equipment, located both in the asphalt and in overhead gantries, can read the unit’s ID number and vehicle type as the driver passes beneath the tolling gantry.”

But how do transponders save you money? These devices are typically connected to a credit card or bank account so that toll authorities can automatically deduct tolls instead of having you stop at a toll gate. These gates are typically costly, so when you use a transponder or agency-issued sticker, you save the toll authority some big bucks in operating costs.

And here’s a bonus: you save time by not having to stop at a tollbooth. Transponders work a lot like telematic technology in the car insurance industry to save you money and time. Check out our complete guide to how telematics work.

Sign Up with a Toll Authority

To get a transponder or agency-issued sticker, you will usually have to sign up with a toll authority’s toll pass program. These programs typically offer easier traversing of tollways and discounted rates. In most cases, you will be asked to connect your transponder or agency-issued sticker to a bank account or credit card.

So what programs are out there and where do they operate?

E-ZPass

E-ZPass is by far the nation’s biggest and most widely-accepted toll pass program. They operate in 17 states, including the ones listed in the table below.

States Accepting E-ZPass DE-NH States Accepting E-ZPass NJ-WV
Delaware New Jersey
Florida New York
Illinois North Carolina
Indiana Ohio
Kentucky Pennsylvania
Maine Rhode Island
Maryland Virginia
Massachusetts West Virginia
New Hampshire

E-ZPass states are mostly concentrated in the ultra-highway-congested Northeast corridor. But with so many people and shipping centers located in the region, too, it helps to have toll road options… especially toll roads that take the convenient E-ZPass.

SunPass

SunPass works in three Southeastern states, including:

  1. Florida
  2. Georgia
  3. North Carolina

TxTag

TxTag is based in Texas but also can be used in Oklahoma and Kansas.

State Toll Authorities

Additional statewide agencies, such as California’s FasTrak, operate within the borders of states with tollways, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, featured in the video below.

The Golden Gate Bridge, as you can see in the video above, is a national treasure for good reason. What a beautiful drive to take across the San Francisco Bay on a sunny California day.

Folks are often worried about how to deal with toll roads in a rented car. We’ll discuss this a bit in our expert advice section below, but also you should read our article 7 Things to Know Before Renting a Car to learn more.

Avoid Peak Hours

Many tollways have higher tolls during peak driving periods, usually during an area’s rush hour. In most cases, rush hour will be between 6 – 10 a.m. and 4 – 8 p.m. You can often pay less by planning to travel tollways during off-peak hours.

And if you have to drive during congested peak hours, we recommend listening to great radio shows like “Car Talk” on National Public Radio to help you pass the time and keep you calm and laughing. We outlined some of our favorites from that talk show, here.

Seek Out Alternate Routes

Perhaps the most obvious way to save on tolls is to avoid toll roads altogether. Sometimes this is easier said than done, and sometimes it’s not even possible. But with mobile apps like Tollsmart, you can plan your travel around toll roads and save some extra cash. You can also carpool, which saves you both time and money.

What do experts have to say about tolls?

We asked a variety of industry experts to weigh in about tollways across the United States. These experts included lawyers and travel guides, transportation specialists and writers. Below is the solid advice we collected from these folks on saving money while traveling, and especially when it comes to traveling on tollways.

Charles McCool explains that “from the travel standpoint, rental car rates for tolls are particularly insidious. Use their transponder for a 25 cent toll and get dinged with a $20 surcharge. I now bring my own E-ZPass transponder for rental cars.” We asked him a few more questions.

Beyond a transponder, what is your top recommendation for travelers unfamiliar with tolls where they are traveling?
“Certainly people can ask which toll roads to avoid and alternate routes. I do that at airport info desks or to the agent when leaving the rental car area. Another great tip is to select the ‘avoid toll roads’ or even ‘avoid highways’ option on Google Maps.”

Have you noticed your customers are especially frustrated with an area or city because of tolls on their travels?
“Travelers in general are frustrated by the toll roads in Central Florida, I believe. Particularly, it seems impossible to leave Orlando airport without paying a toll, but I have definitely managed. I gave a quick tip to do so in this article, but I should probably write a whole article about dealing with tolls. I am glad your team is!”

McCool

Charles McCool, owner of McCool Travel, promotes fun, unique experiences for travelers around the world.
He has won several awards as a top travel blogger, and USA Today named him an expert in five states.


What are the most expensive tollways across America?
“When you consider total cost divided by miles driven, the most expensive toll road in America is the Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway in New York State at $1.25 per mile. Second place would go to 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, Calif. at 59 cents per mile, and the third most expensive toll road is Illinois’ Chicago Skyway, which costs 51 cents per mile.”

What commutes have the most expensive tolls?
“Commuters in Washington D.C. who may travel on a tolled stretch of I-66 can occasionally pay enormous fares. This toll road’s cost fluctuates based on demand and has reached up to $40 for a ten-mile stretch of road.”

What are the ways commuters can save money on tolls?
“Though they go by many names such as E-ZPass, Toll Tag, or Pike Pass, most states offer an automatic, electronic payment system. In addition to the convenience of driving straight through rather than stopping to pay the toll, these passes generally also offer a discounted rate on tolls.”

Where are toll roads generally found?
“Toll roads are most popular on the East Coast and the Southwest. While half of the U.S. states have no toll roads at all, some states like Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia have less than 10 miles of toll road. Meanwhile, Florida has 657 tolled miles, Oklahoma has 596 tolled miles, and New York has 574 tolled miles.”

Are toll roads a thing of the past or are they increasing in number?
“In recent years, the amount of toll roads nationwide has grown and fares have increased. Some states that currently have no toll roads such as Connecticut, Michigan, and Wyoming have expressed interest in adopting the program.”

What happens if you don’t pay a toll?
“In most cases a photograph of your license plate is taken and you are issued a ticket and fine by mail.”

McKenzie

Jake McKenzie is the Content Manager at Auto Accessories Garage.
Auto Accessories Garage is a family-owned retailer of automotive parts and accessories.


“In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the local defense bar has a saying ‘come on vacation, leave on probation.’ The most expensive mistake most folks on a road trip make is to pick up edible marijuana products in Colorado on their way to Yellowstone.

As road trippers cross state lines, they move from one legal environment to another. For folks from states where marijuana has been legal for a while, they may forget that they even have marijuana in their car.

It just blends into the background of their life. Yet Wyoming law enforcement and Yellowstone Park rangers love to ask road trippers if they stopped in Colorado and picked up marijuana. If you say ‘yes,’ expect your car to be searched.

We don’t have toll roads in Wyoming, but in Grand Teton National Park, you are required to pay an entrance fee to drive the scenic roads. However, you can also drive on through the park on the highway and not pay the entrance fee. In my experience, you’re equally likely to be stopped on a scenic road or the highway. Paying the entrance fee and driving the scenic road is beautiful, but it doesn’t mean you’re less likely to get a ticket.”

Alex Freeburg has been a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Attorney for 10 years.
His firm, Freeburg Law, offers legal services in Wyoming and Idaho.


Toll Roads: Bottom Line

Tollways — roads, bridges, tunnels, or ferries you have to pay to use — are an unfortunate part of driving in the United States.

But as Tom Cochrane wrote, “Life is a highway… I wanna ride it all night long.” Sometimes that ride can cost you some extra money beyond normal vehicle operating costs such as car insurance and regular maintenance.

But with a little knowledge, you can save money on tolls and travel more smartly, and thus, more cheaply. That’s why we created this guide: to help you learn more about the cost and breadth of tollways In the United States.

As National Public Radio reports, more states are turning to toll roads to improve driving conditions in their region, so it’s good to be armed with usable, easy-to-understand knowledge. And remember, our research shows that tollways are often a way for the United States to address its crumbing infrastructure issues, so knowing how to use them is key.

Part of driving legally and safely on toll roads, or any road, is having the right car insurance.

We’re here to help with that, too. Check out our car insurance guide, which we created to help you and your family find the right car insurance for your needs and budget.

And, part of roadway safety is understanding the laws that govern where you drive. Be sure you know your rights when you get pulled over, as most of us inevitably do at some point.

Methodology

Data on the various types of tollways and their corresponding statistical data was primarily obtained from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). For each type of tollway, the FHWA provides a wide variety of information, including:

  • The direction of toll collection
  • The type of electronic toll collection system, if available
  • Whether the facility is part of the National Highway System (NHS)
  • Various financial and fee information

Our research team primarily focused on analyzing each facility by origin and endpoint, interstate or route, maximum and minimum passenger vehicle fees, and cost per vehicle mile.

Additionally, we investigated individual tollway authorities, the function of each type of tollway, and the easiest ways to use transponder services such as E-ZPass or SunPass.

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