Louisiana toll bridges and highways
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Louisiana toll bridges
Following are the toll bridges in Louisiana:
- Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge[1] is elevated toll expressway from Golden Meadow to Port Fourchon. LA 1 is designed to be built in three phases. Phase One is the bridge over Bayou Lafourche and was opened in July 2009. Phase Two is from Port Fourchon to Leeville, opened in December 2011. and phase Three, is yet to be completed. Upon completion LA 1 toll expressway will extend from Golden Meadow to the Gulf of Mexico. 2-axle vehicles pay $3 toll to use the bridge.
- The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway[2] is composed of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana. The tolls are collected on southbound span. Two-axle vehicles pay $5.00 toll with cash and $3.00 with a Toll Tag.
All vehicles pay $1 toll to visit Avery Island Toll Bridge[3].
Toll rates for Louisiana bridges
Two-axle cars pay the following tolls rate on toll bridges in Louisiana:
- Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge: $3.75
- The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway: $3.00 with tag and $5.00 with cash
- Avery Island Toll Bridge: $1.00 with cash
Louisiana toll calculator can help you calculate tolls and gas expenses for cars, trucks, trailers, buses, RVs, and motorcycles for all these bridges in Louisiana.
How are tolls calculated for trucks in Louisiana
Tolls for trucks on the Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge[4] are based on number of axles. Tolls for “dual” axle vehicles are higher. To keep it simple, Louisiana toll calculator assumes trucks have “dual” tires.
| Tollguru Vehicle Type | LA-1 vehicle class |
| Truck 2-axles | 2 axle dually |
| Truck 3-axles | 3 axle trucks and buses dually with 1 axle trailer |
| Truck 4-axles | 4 axle (dually with 2 axles trailer) |
| Truck 5-axles | 5 axle (dually with 3 axles trailer) |
| Truck 6-axles | 6 axle (dually with 4 axles trailer) |
Tolls on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway[5] are calculated based on number of axles and height of the vehicle. Vehicles less than 7 feet are charged lower tolls for a same number of axles. Since trucks are higher than 7 feet, Tollguru toll calculator lists tolls by number of axles.
All vehicles pay $1.00 toll to visit Avery Island.
Louisiana Truck toll calculator can help you calculate tolls and gas expenses for all truck classes in Louisiana.
How to pay toll in Louisiana
On Louisiana toll bridges and expressways, you can pay toll using the toll tag GEAUXPASS or with cash. Do note that the video payment option 'does not exist for any of the Louisiana toll bridges.
GEAUXPASS payment
GEAUXPASS payment is accepted at all the three bridges:
- Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) Bridge
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- Avery Island Toll Bridge
Cash payment
Cash payment is accepted at all the three bridges:
- Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) Bridge
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- Avery Island Toll Bridge
How to pay missed toll in Louisiana
You can install a GeauxPass or pay using cash on the Louisiana Toll Roads for both the fixed barriers and ticket system. You can also pay your unpaid tolls online. Here are the detailed steps on how to pay missed toll online.
What is GeauxPass
GeauxPass is tag compatible with the Crescent City Connection[6], the LA-1 Tollway, and all future Louisiana toll roads. The GeauxPass allows toll payment on Louisana toll roads without having the need to stop. Toll payment is done directly from the prepaid GeauxPass account.
Louisiana toll bridge agencies and other contacts
Follwoing agencies manage Louisiana toll roads, bridges and express lanes. For any questions about toll payment methods or your toll bill please get in touch with respective agency.
Calculate tolls for Louisiana and other states in the US
Calculate routes, tolls and fuel costs for your travel by car, truck, taxi, bus, caravans (with or without a trailer) in Louisiana and other states of the US using TollGuru Trip Calculator. It also shows the cheapest, fastest and other optimal routes to your destination along with toll plaza(s) location en route, payment methods and more.
Rideshare, OEM, TMS, fleet companies and other transport businesses can leverage toll intelligence by integrating with the TollGuru Toll API for pre-trip calculation and post-trip reconciliation.
See also
References
- ↑ Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge
- ↑ The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- ↑ Avery Island Toll Bridge
- ↑ Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge
- ↑ Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
- ↑ Crescent City Connection
- ↑ The LA 1 Coalition
- ↑ Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission known as the Causeway Commission
- ↑ Avery Island, Inc.
- ↑ GEAUX PASS
