Toll tunnel
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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
- 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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