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Title: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: BridgesToIdealism on January 11, 2021, 06:15:41 PM
Which toll facilities (bridges/tunnels/roads) that are located within E-ZPass territory do not currently accept E-ZPass as a method of payment? I've listed the ones I can think of below.
Once the integration of SRTA PeachPass and FTE SunPass into E-ZPass is completed, South Carolina will be a major outlier, sandwiched between two E-ZPass states (NC and GA) yet both of its toll facilities only accept cash or the Palmetto Pass, which isn't valid in any other state. The Cross Island Parkway/Hilton Head Island toll will be going away in a couple of years as the bridge is almost paid off, but the Greenville Southern Connector isn't going to become free anytime soon.

I have purposely excluded access roads into National Parks/Forests that are often times de facto toll roads given the fees charged by NPS to enter the park/forest (even if you're just passing through), but those are a separate thing altogether.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on January 11, 2021, 06:25:03 PM
White's Ferry between MD and VA used to qualify until it shut down last month.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: webny99 on January 11, 2021, 06:36:47 PM
The Thousand Island Bridge on I-81 is a former example. They only just started accepting E-ZPass a year or two ago.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: cpzilliacus on January 11, 2021, 07:59:07 PM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on January 11, 2021, 06:25:03 PM
White's Ferry between MD and VA used to qualify until it shut down last month.

The Oldtown Toll Bridge (http://www.oldtownbridge.com/), well upstream from White's Ferry over the North Branch of the Potomac River, accepts cash, credit cards and honors monthly accounts.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: Rothman on January 11, 2021, 08:31:44 PM
Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway is something of a toll road.  No E-ZPass.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: SkyPesos on January 11, 2021, 09:11:51 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on January 11, 2021, 06:15:41 PM
South Carolina will be a major outlier, sandwiched between two E-ZPass states (NC and GA) yet both of its toll facilities only accept cash or the Palmetto Pass, which isn't valid in any other state. The Cross Island Parkway/Hilton Head Island toll will be going away in a couple of years as the bridge is almost paid off, but the Greenville Southern Connector isn't going to become free anytime soon.
Think Michigan has a couple of toll bridges, but it's not an E-ZPass state and shares a land border with 2 E-ZPass states (OH and IN)
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: lepidopteran on January 12, 2021, 01:56:27 PM
Another former example is the Middle Thorofare Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/rkCugwB1kR3PmWQ57) in Cape May, NJ.  All the GSVs except for the most recent have a "No E-Z Pass" sign.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: HighwayStar on January 12, 2021, 02:48:50 PM
Dingmans Ferry Bridge in the Delaware Water Gap which has the distinction of being the last privately owned toll bridge on the Delaware River per Wiki.
Title: Re: Toll facilities in E-ZPass territory that don't accept E-ZPass
Post by: wanderer2575 on January 12, 2021, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: SkyPesos on January 11, 2021, 09:11:51 PM
Quote from: BridgesToIdealism on January 11, 2021, 06:15:41 PM
South Carolina will be a major outlier, sandwiched between two E-ZPass states (NC and GA) yet both of its toll facilities only accept cash or the Palmetto Pass, which isn't valid in any other state. The Cross Island Parkway/Hilton Head Island toll will be going away in a couple of years as the bridge is almost paid off, but the Greenville Southern Connector isn't going to become free anytime soon.
Think Michigan has a couple of toll bridges, but it's not an E-ZPass state and shares a land border with 2 E-ZPass states (OH and IN)

I consider Michigan to be in "E-ZPass territory" as it's between Illinois and the East Coast.  In that regard, it's a fail.  Four separate systems for four toll facilities, and an E-ZPass transponder won't work with any of them.