Toll tunnel

Toll tunnel

A toll tunnel is a special road tunnel whose construction and/or maintenance costs are in part 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:
* Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, New York City, United States
* 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
* Queensway Tunnel, Birkenhead to Liverpool, United Kingdom
* Kingsway Tunnel, Wallasey to Liverpool, United Kingdom
* Dartford Crossing, Kent to Essex, United Kingdom
* Dublin Port Tunnel, Dublin, Ireland
* Liefkenshoek Tunnel, Antwerp, Flanders
* Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Kowloon to Victoria City, Hong Kong

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


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