tollbooth

Highway payment point

A tollbooth is a small structure at a bridge, highway, or tunnel where drivers stop to pay a fee for passage.

The attendant inside collects the toll or the driver deposits coins into a machine: We slowed down as we approached the tollbooth.

Many tollbooths have been replaced by electronic collection systems.

payment

fee

Payment for service

fareTransport payment
coinStamped metal currency
cashReady spending funds

exact change · E-ZPass · transponder · ticket · receipt · pass · charge · tariff · prepay · autopay

roads

turnpike

Fee-charging highway

highwayMajor road for travel
freewayHighway without tolls
interstateBetween political regions

expressway · motorway · bridge · tunnel · causeway · parkway · thruway · autobahn · autostrada · bypass

infrastructure

plaza

Public open square

laneDesignated travel strip
canopyOverhead protective covering
islandWater-bounded land mass

barrier · gate arm · signage · lighting · camera · sensor · express lane

transit

commute

Regular work travel

trafficMovement along routes
congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
delayEnforced waiting period

queue · backup · rush hour · motorist · driver · vehicle · passage · travel · journey · bottleneck

Categories

Road Travelroad trip, highway, interstate, freeway, car
road tripsroad trip, highways, scenic drive, highway, interstate
roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
checkpointscheckpoint, border crossing, passport control, security gate, roadblock
medieval marketmarket square, marketplace, market cross, market day, stall
Scottish ArchitectureEdinburgh Castle, Balmoral Castle, tower house, kirk, manse

Opposites

payment requirement for passage

tollboothfreeway

Highway without tolls

free passage · open road · open highway · freedom · public road

movement restriction vs. flow

tollboothopen highway

Phrases

The Phantom Tollbooth

Family

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G