Toll Roads In The United States
A toll road in the United States, especially near the east coast, is often called a turnpike. The term turnpike originated from pikes, which were long sticks that blocked passage until the fare was paid and the pike turned at a toll house (or toll booth in current terminology).
Some states have an RF tag that automatically bills the commuters account electronically for tolls. Examples of this are the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system used on most toll bridges, toll tunnels, and toll roads in the eastern U.S. from Virginia to the south, to Maine to the north, to Illinois to the west; California's FasTrak; Florida's SunPass; Kansas's K-Tag; Oklahoma's Pikepass; Houston's EZ Tag; Texas's TxTag; Texas's TollTag; Louisiana's GeauxPass; and Georgia's Peach Pass and Cruise Card.
Traffic in these special lanes can move well with minimal slowing. Toll roads are only in 26 states as of 2006. The majority of states without any turnpikes are in the West and South.
Read more about Toll Roads In The United States: History, Funding Through Toll, Interstate Highway System, Toll Avoidance: Shunpiking
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