Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
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The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, described to the public by the "popular name" MTA Bridges and Tunnels, or MTA B&T, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a public benefit corporation, that operates all intrastate toll bridges in New York City.
The TBTA operates seven bridges:
- Triborough Bridge (connecting Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens)
- Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (the Bronx and Queens)
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn and Staten Island)
- Throgs Neck Bridge (the Bronx and Queens)
- Henry Hudson Bridge (Manhattan and the Bronx)
- Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Brooklyn and Queens—Rockaway peninsula)
- Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (Queens—Broad Channel and the Rockaway peninsula)
and two tunnels:
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
- Queens Midtown Tunnel (Queens and Manhattan)
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[edit] Toll rates
Rates vary by bridge/tunnel and by vehicle.
All rates listed here are regular cash rates effective March 13, 2005. E-ZPass users pay discounted tolls at most facilities, and certain classes of users are eligible for even larger discounts; for example, Staten Island residents are eligible for discounted crossings of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge.
| Facilities | Cars | Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles) |
Motor cycles |
Buses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triborough Bridge Throgs Neck Bridge Bronx-Whitestone Bridge all tunnels |
$4.50 | $9-34, $5.00 per additional axle | $2.00 | $3.50 | charged in both directions |
| Verrazano Narrows Bridge | $9.00 | $18-68, $10.00 per additional axle | $4.00 | $7.00 | Charged westbound only. There is a discount for Staten Island residents. |
| Marine Parkway Bridge Cross Bay Bridge Henry Hudson Bridge |
$2.25 | $4.50-17, $2.50 per additional axle | $2.00 | $1.75 | Charged in both directions. There is a discount for Rockaway residents on the Cross Bay and Marine Parkway bridges |
[edit] Prohibited traffic
Part 1022 of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Use of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Facilities prohibits certain types of vehicles, such as:
- Vehicles with flat, solid, or metal tires
- Bicycles, but they may be walked across the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, and the Triborough Bridge on sidewalks (This requirement is often unpopular among bicyclists, especially on the Triborough Bridge with long spans.)
- Mopeds
- Horses and horse-drawn vehicles
The Henry Hudson Bridge also prohibits commercial traffic.
