Sr73 Catalina View South (2024)

FAQs

How much is the 73 toll road right now? ›

A: It's not necessary to have a transponder or an account to use the FasTrak lanes (State Routes 73, 133, 241 and 261, which are private highways in Orange County run by The Transportation Corridor Agencies.)

The northernmost 5.76 miles (9.27 km) of the highway, which opened in 1978, is part of the Corona del Mar Freeway. SR 73's southern terminus is at Interstate 5 (I-5) near the San Juan Capistrano–Mission Viejo–Laguna Niguel tripoint. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 405 (I-405) in Costa Mesa.

While TCA planned, built, financed and continues to operate the roads, the facilities are owned and maintained by Caltrans. The California Highway Patrol provides public safety enforcement.

The Toll Roads Routes

Visitors driving their own car can use routes 73, 133, 241 or 261 Toll Roads and pay online five days before or after their trip with the One-Time-Toll® payment option. Visitors driving rental cars will have tolls paid through their rental agreement in most cases.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is the most expensive toll road in the world by a considerable margin. The average two-axel vehicle driver must pay $112.91, but it can cost trucks over $200. The second most expensive toll road in the U.S. is Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway in New York. It will cost $28.05 to get past.

Transponders are typically used for detecting, identifying and locating objects, but they can also be used in other technologies, such as in satellites to relay communications signals. Transponders are commonly found in both civilian and military aircraft and in objects, such as car keys.

Frequent visitors should consider signing up for a FasTrak Charge account to have tolls charged individually to a designated credit card at the end of each day their license plate passes through a tolling point. There are no monthly maintenance fees and your card is only charged when you drive the road.

Transponders make it easier for tolling agencies to charge the correct toll to the appropriate vehicle automatically, resulting in faster processing times with higher levels of accuracy. State law requires a transponder to be in the vehicle or valid license plates properly mounted to the vehicle.

The Toll Roads are owned by the state of California and operated by The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA).

What is the oldest toll road in the US? ›

This period was marked by the development of turnpike companies, our earliest toll roads in the United States. In 1792, the first turnpike was chartered and became known as the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike in Pennsylvania. It was the first road in America covered with a layer of crushed stone.

Wondering which states have the most toll roads? In fact, Florida has the most toll roads of any state in the US. In total, this state has more than 719 miles of toll roads. Orange County, in central Florida, has the most at 153 miles of toll roads – there are over 16 toll plazas to collect the tolls needed out there!

No. No Chinese companies own stakes in or rights to any North Texas tollways. The North Texas Tollway Authority owns and operates five toll roads in the region, in addition to two bridges and one tunnel.

Route 73 begins at I-5 in the south and ends with I-405 in the north. Driving many of the routes between these points—either northbound or southbound—will cost you $9 if you pay online, with cash, or via The Toll Roads app. The following rates will apply if you use a FasTrak account: 12 am to 6:59 am: $6.89.

Toll roads can generate growing and inflation-protected income streams for long-term investors. While the risks are low compared with most equities, the risks of these assets are nonetheless real – particularly when they pertain to agency risk.

Those payments were reduced to $50 million in 2022 but paying off the debt legacy acquired over those 15 years is a key driver of toll increases. The Commission will be required to continue raising tolls through at least 2051 because of the debt previously issued to fund its Act 44 obligations from 2007 through 2022.