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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 7 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 (Brooklyn and Queens—Rockaway peninsula)
and 2 tunnels
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
- Queens Midtown Tunnel (Queens and Manhattan)
Toll Rates
Rates vary by bridge/tunnel and by vehicle.
All rates listed here are regular cash rates. 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.
- Triborough/Throgs Neck/Bronx-Whitestone Bridges, tunnels (charged in both directions):
- Cars: $4.50
- Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $9-34, $5 per additional axle
- Motorcycles: $2
- Buses: $3.50
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge (charged westbound only):
- Cars: $9
- Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $18-68, $10 per additional axle
- Motorcycles: $4
- Buses: $7
- Marine Parkway/Cross Bay/Henry Hudson bridges (charged in both directions):
- Cars: $2.25
- Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $4.50-17, $2.50 per additional axle
- Motorcycles: $2
- Buses: $1.75
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