Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority - Definition and Overview

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

Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $8-31, $5 per additional axle

Motorcycles: $1.75

Buses: $3

• Verrazano Narrows Bridge (charged westbound only):

Cars: $8

Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $16-62, $10 per additional axle

Motorcycles: $3.50

Buses: $6

• Marine Parkway/Cross Bay/Henry Hudson bridges (charged in both directions):

Cars: $2

Heavy Vehicles (2-7 axles): $4-15, $3 per additional axle

Motorcycles: $1.75

Buses: $1.50

External Link

• Official web site (http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/bandt)