Toll tunnel - Definition and Overview

A toll tunnel is a special road tunnel whose construction and/or maintenance costs are in part being recouped through a toll charged for passing through it. In some instances, tolls have been removed after retirement of the toll revenue bonds issued to raise funds for construction and/or operation of the facility. See main article toll road for more general information.

Examples of toll tunnels:

• Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia, United States
• Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Harbor Tunnel Thruway, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Holland Tunnel, New Jersey to New York City, United States
• Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey to New York City, United States
• Huguenot tunnel, South Africa

Examples of tunnels where tolls have been removed:

• Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, between Hampton and Norfolk, Virginia, United States
• Elizabeth River Downtown Tunnel, between Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia, United States