Anywhere to check / calculate tolls for various trips across the USA?
Thanks.
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Anywhere to check / calculate tolls for various trips across the USA?
Thanks.
I have looked for this myself, but have not been able to find anything. Sometimes it's hard just to find out information on tolls on highways in a given state!
I usually go to the respective state's highway information page and proceed from there.
It is easy to find info on where they are, etc, but I also found nothing on how much the tolls are. Bob
Syv,
I've been looking on the net myself but haven't found anything either. I think some Atlases have them listed by State including the fees. I know Rand McNally sells a map (4-5$) with all the toll roads rates listed State by State on the reverse side (United States : Highways & Interstates). It's not a website, but at least it can give you an idea of the fees.
Gen
Since this site is probably the best resource you'll find, I'll put the links up here. These are the official sites of the respective highways.
I figured I'd start at home:
Mass Pike: http://masspike.com/user-cgi/tollcalc.cgi
But then I keep finding more:
OH Turnpike: http://www.ohioturnpike.org/calculator.html
PA Turnpike: http://www.paturnpike.com/toll/tollmileage.aspx
I'll keep you posted as I find more!
I find toll roads an absolute pain for anyone on a road trip, especially when you come upon the toll booth by surprise and have no idea where your loose change is (assuming you actually have some). NJ is particularly frustrating with stupid 25c or 50c charges only miles apart. I've accidentally got into an EZ-Pass lane on a toll road before and then you're forced to drive through and be photographed as a toll dodger. Only recommendation is to keep a whole load of quarters and dollar bills in the glove box, but sometimes they magically disappear at the moment you need them ... having teleported themselves into the door bin or centre storage unit or elsewhere - I think you only have about a 1 in 5 chance of then being where you thought they were - and those toll roads where you take a ticket, some of them disintegrate before you reach your exit (I'm sure) :)
There is a huge upside for roadtrippers -- they tend to have less vehicles on them. I know this isn't always the case, especially along the east coast of the USA, but when I need to make tracks -- I always look for the toll roads. I am also wondering how you come to a toll booth by surprise??? Gotta be paying attention out there!Quote:
Originally Posted by zxa
Mark
may I add a few?
NY: http://www.thruway.state.ny.us/tolls/calc/
Indiana: http://www.in.gov/dot/motoristinfo/t...schedules.html
Illinois: http://www.illinoistollway.com/porta..._schema=PORTAL
I have a little different "take" on toll roads, too. I "learned" roadtripping as a very small child -- maybe even as young as 3 yrs old (I don't have any specific memories from that trip, obviously, but I know by the time I was 6 or 7, I already loved roadtrips. I had to have gotten that from somewhere.)
Our roadtrips at that time were always to Indiana (from Phoenix) to see grandparents and family, and we almost always drove US66. The Will Rogers and Turner Turnpikes in Oklahoma were always a "highlight" of these trips -- they were so different and "exotic," and my sisters and I anticipated our arrival at the tollbooths almost as much as we looked forward to the Chain of Rocks Bridge at the Mississippi River. I know, weird, but we were little kids! :)
So today, while paying tolls to drive on roads that my taxes have already paid for is a bit bothersome, the cost isn't ever exorbitant (at least on the ones I've used) and there's always that warm fuzzy feeling they elicit from my great childhood memories. Bob
I think we have a conspiracy here... our toll (aka Troll) cash and our socks must be working together... both magically disappear....Quote:
Originally Posted by zxa
In all seriousness, I hate Trolls (toll booths). That's why I could never handle living on the east coast or in San Francisco... I'd end up trying to deduct the tolls from my taxes and getting into a fight with the revenue service!
Check out this site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syv
I hope this helps
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tollpage.htm
Welcome to the RTA Forum, Soul Scream!
That's an interesting link that appears to have some useful information. Of course, its a government website so its not as user friendly as it could probably be, but that's hardly your fault! Thanks again for sharing.
John Pinto has created a very nifty tool for calculating toll fares on highways around the USA. Check this out! Toll Calculator
I didn't realize until after I had posted this link, that John's site has been operational since 2006 -- I guess we need some feedback from anyone who's used this tool...
Mark
It looks like those are just links to the various states' toll calculators and rate sheets, so it should be accurate. Some of the sites are easy to use, others not so much.
George, Yeah, I see that now... It's sort of clever doing that -- but not really...
Mark
That's exactly my perception of it. It really doesn't give you anything you wouldn't find by simply doing a web search of "state name" and toll roads.
And I'll also agree that many states sites just aren't that easy to use - or are at least annoying because you have to know exactly the name or exit number of your on/off points instead of being able to say the route or even city where you are starting from.
You are both mistaken...We have the ability to give custom toll information across the country on any given route...
John
Sure, if people pay you money, then you will type all of that information in for them. I don't really call that clever. Nothing wrong with trying to get people to pay you to give them public information that they could easily do for free, but it's really nothing I'd call clever.
The bottom line, no website or APP exists to get the total toll from point A to point B. If I am in New Jersey at a particular location and take parkway then turnpike then go across a bridge then go up NY state thruway..... for me to get the actual toll information I would have to go to 3-4 sites and then not really be sure any way. I use this for expense re-embursement. It's amazing that anyone/no one has come up with this. It doesn't count that there is that site that your friend will do it for a cup of coffee. I would rather go to an ad driven site and be able to get all this information quickly instead of waiting for a return email.
Database-driven websites require a lot of maintenance and management. Google seems intent on creating new apps, perhaps you should post a request on their developer forums. Somebody might create one -- but most such applications tend to get built by the people who use them. So.... maybe you need to build one?
Mark
There is an app that calculates toll fees based on addresses of origin and destination.
Moderator Note:Quote:
This link is an example of the exception to the rule -- where new RTA members are not allowed to post links to personal sites. This is a useful tool -- and so we've allowed it.
Welcome to the RTA Forum, leoganssen, and thanks for sharing that discovery. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that app probably wasn't available when the original poster asked the question in 2005, but it certainly could come in handy today!
Thanks for sharing! I am glad and I hope it could be of help for RoadTripAmerica's members.
And thanks for making the exception, I really appreciate it!
Best,
Leo
Actually there is a cool app "TollGuru" that can tell you toll cost for all possible routes in United States. It calculates cheapest, fastest and other route options based on total cost (gas and toll cost) and time of your drive based on current traffic. And best part is that you can customize it for your vehicle. It covers all toll roads and bridges in United States.
Thanks for sharing, and welcome to RTA, Sara! Do you know if this app covers more than a vehicle with 2 axles? Some folks here are towing rigs with an extra axle or two, or are heavier than the normal car.
Donna