Toll tunnel

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Toll booths at the approach to the Aberdeen Tunnel in Hong Kong

A toll tunnel is a road tunnel where a monetary charge (or toll ) is required to pass through.

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List of toll tunnels

United States

Alaska

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel [1] Alaska DOT & PF Portage Glacier Highway Maynard Mountain 13,300.04,053.8$13.00Cash and Credit Card (Tolls eastbound only)

Maryland

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel Maryland Transportation Authority I-895 Patapsco River 7,650.02,331.7$4.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate
Fort McHenry Tunnel I-95 7,200.02,194.6

Massachusetts

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Callahan Tunnel Massachusetts DOT Route 1A Northbound Boston Harbor 5,068.81,545.0$2.05 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate
Sumner Tunnel Route 1A Southbound5,649.61,722.0
Ted Williams Tunnel I-90 8,448.02,575.0

Michigan / Ontario, Canada

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Company, LLC M-3 Detroit River 5,150.01,569.7$5.00Cash, Credit Card, or Nexpress

New Jersey / New York

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Holland Tunnel Port Authority of NY & NJ I-78 Hudson River 8,558.02,608.5$16.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by- Plate (Tolls eastbound only)
Lincoln Tunnel Route 495 / NY 495 8,216.02,504.2

New York

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Metropolitan Transportation Authority I-478 East River 9,117.02,778.9$6.94 (NY E-ZPass)

$9.11 (Mid-Tier) $11.19 (Non NY E-ZPass/Pay-by-Plate)

E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate. Mid-Tier tolls are charged for NY EZ-Pass customers who aren't using their EZ-Pass transponder. [2]
Queens-Midtown Tunnel I-495 6,414.01,955.0

Texas

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Addison Airport Toll Tunnel North Texas Tollway Authority Keller Springs Road Addison Airport 1,600.0487.7$0.53 TollTag or Pay-by-Plate

Virginia

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Downtown Tunnel Elizabeth River Crossings I-264 Elizabeth River 3,813.01,162.2$4.00 E-ZPass or Pay-by-Plate
Midtown Tunnel US 58 4,194.01,278.3$5.25

Washington

Tunnel NameOperated byRoad CarriedPasses UnderLength (ft)Length (m)Cash tolls (automobile)Notes
Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel Washington State Department of Transportation SR 99 Downtown Seattle 9,270.02,825.5$1–2.25 Good to Go or pay-by-plate

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South Africa

United Kingdom

Ireland

Australia

Belgium

Netherlands

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Montenegro

Croatia

Germany

Malaysia

Hong Kong

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References

  1. "Whittier Tunnel, Transportation & Public Facilities, State of Alaska".
  2. "Car Toll Rates". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. "Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Robert F. Kennedy Bridges; Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels" section. Retrieved 2024-01-14.