toll bridge

Fee-charging river span

A toll bridge is a bridge that charges a fee for crossing.

Tolls fund construction, maintenance, or profit for the bridge's operator.

Some toll bridges use automated systems—The toll bridge scanned my transponder as I drove through—while others collect cash.

The term extends figuratively to any situation requiring payment for access.

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congestion pricing · E-ZPass · fast lane · fee · tariff · levy · payment · overpass · fare · travel · river · traffic · passage · tollway · commute · checkpoint · barrier · highway

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payment requirement

toll bridgepublic road

Common travel route

open road · free passage · freeway

crossing method

toll bridgetunnel

Enclosed underground route

ferry · ford · causeway · underpass · subway

Family

bridge, toll, bridges, extol, tolls, tolling, brig, drawbridge, footbridge

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G