The toll cost also helps maintain the structure, he said.Īnd Martin Robins, director emeritus of the Alan M. Paaswell explained that the bridge is important to the regional economy because of the truck and freight traffic that brings goods and services to the area from other parts of the country. Robert Paaswell, distinguished professor of Civil Engineering for the City College of New York, agreed that the George Washington Bridge toll is likely among the higher-cost tolls, but said it’s critical to note why. So Weinberg is correct that the George Washington Bridge has among the highest tolls in the nation.īut some experts told us there’s more to the toll cost for that bridge and others in this region than perhaps in other parts of the country.ĭr. 1.Ĭalifornia’s Golden Gate Bridge, which connects San Francisco to the state’s northern counties, is $6.Īnd the Mackinac Bridge, connecting Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, is $4. The 17-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which connects the Virginia Beach and Norfolk areas with Virginia’s Eastern Shore, is $13 and also collected in one direction. Now let’s look at toll costs for some other major bridges in the nation. The George Washington Bridge connects upper Manhattan with Fort Lee. The $13 toll for each bridge is collected on one side. The most expensive bridges after the Verrazano-Narrows are the George Washington, Goethals and Bayonne bridges, and the Outerbridge Crossing. A $15 toll is collected only on the side going from Brooklyn to Staten Island. The most expensive bridge in the region is the MTA-run Verrazano-Narrows, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. It’s worth noting that for every bridge we mention, we’re using the peak toll cost for a standard two-axle vehicle. "We pay among the highest tolls in the nation for the privilege of crossing that bridge," Weinberg (D-Bergen), the Senate’s majority leader, told Gambling as they discussed the closure controversy, which has since led to the Assembly subpoenaing Port Authority executives to testify about the matter.īefore we get to bridge toll costs, let’s note that bridges in the New York and New Jersey region are run by either the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, or the Metropolitan Transit Authority. 14 radio interview on the John Gambling program on WOR 710 AM, she let fly a statement on how much the bridge costs to use. Chris Christie for re-election last month. Loretta Weinberg, among others, has questioned whether the closures were political retribution against Fort Lee’s Democratic mayor for failing to endorse Republican Gov. Commuters who use the George Washington Bridge have followed with interest the recent political dustup about the closing of several access lanes in Fort Lee for a few days in September.
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