Toll Roads
As of 2009, ISTHA maintains and operates 286 miles (460 km) of interstate tollways in 12 counties in Northern Illinois, comprising four routes:
- Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90/I-39/US 51)
- Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355)
- Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (I-88)
- Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294)
The Tri-State Tollway is the most traveled Tollway in the Tollway System, accounting for approximately 44% of the volume.
Except for the vicinity of O'Hare International Airport, none enter the city of Chicago. The Chicago Skyway, which is owned by the City of Chicago but on a 99 year lease to the Skyway Concession Company, is the only toll road in Illinois that is not operated by ISTHA.
Read more about this topic: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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