MTA Bridges and Tunnels, legal name Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, is a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, that operates seven intrastate toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. In terms of traffic volume, it is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States serving more than a million people each day and generating more than $900 million in toll revenue annually.
The seven bridges are:
- Triborough (Robert F. Kennedy) Bridge, connecting Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Randalls Island
- Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (the Bronx and Queens)
- Verrazano Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn and Staten Island)
- Throgs Neck Bridge (the Bronx and Queens)
- Henry Hudson Bridge (Manhattan and the Bronx)
- Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Brooklyn and Queens—Rockaway Peninsula)
- Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (Queens—Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula)
The two tunnels are:
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
- Queens Midtown Tunnel (Queens and Manhattan)
Read more about MTA Bridges And Tunnels: History, Law Enforcement, Toll Rates, Prohibited Traffic
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