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Toll roads, especially near the East Coast, are often called turnpikes; the term turnpike originated from pikes, which were long sticks that blocked passage until the fare was paid and the pike turned at a toll house (or toll booth in current terminology) [citation needed].
The 12-lane New Jersey Turnpike in the U.S. is the most heavily traveled toll road in the world, carrying hundreds of thousands of automobiles daily.. A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage.
New Turnpike Road, River Road, New Schagticoke Road ... Yes 1830: Authorized to extend north to the Hoosick River and south to Union Bridge: Watervliet Turnpike March 31, 1828, c. 141 [117] 4 miles (6.4 km) Albany-Watervliet line, West Troy: Broadway, NY 32: Yes [118] Spencer and Danby Turnpike March 31, 1828, c. 145 [117] Spencer, Danby: No
When the Thruway opened in the mid-1950s, the cost to travel from Buffalo to New York City was $5.60 (equivalent to $50.00 in 2023). The closed ticket system, which at the time extended from Spring Valley to Williamsville, accounted for $5 of the toll, while the remaining $0.60 was charged at the Yonkers ($0.10) and Tappan Zee ($0.50) toll ...
New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll, known as ...
Turnpike—Express lanes are being added to 20 miles (32 km) of the Turnpike through Miami-Dade County. [111] [112] I-295—Express lanes are being added between I-95 and the St. John's River (Buckman Bridge). [113] Plans for express lanes between State Road 9B and J. Turner Butler Boulevard are being finalized with land acquisition beginning ...
(The Center Square) — The nation's first congestion pricing system got underway in New York over the weekend after a last-ditch legal challenge failed to block the controversial new tolling program.
A tollbooth (or toll booth) is an enclosure placed along a toll road that is used for the purpose of collecting a toll from passing traffic. A structure consisting of several tollbooths placed next to each other is called a toll plaza , tollgate , or toll station .