and tunnels type public benefit corporation founded new york state 1933 headquarters 2 broadway new york ny 10004 area served new york city key people james ferrara president revenue us 437 200 000 2010 1 operating income us 586.5 million 2013 number of employees 1 545 parent metropolitan transportation authority website official website mta bridges and tunnels legally known as the triborough bridge and tunnel authority is an affiliate agency 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 1.5 billion in toll revenue annually as of 2012 . 2 the seven bridges are triborough bridge officially robert f. kennedy bridge its namesake and flagship crossing connecting manhattan the bronx queens and randalls and wards islands manhattan bronx whitestone bridge connecting the bronx and queens verrazano narrows bridge connecting brooklyn and staten island throgs neck bridge connecting the bronx and queens henry hudson bridge connecting manhattan and the bronx marine parkway gil hodges memorial bridge connecting brooklyn and the rockaways queens cross bay veterans memorial bridge connecting broad channel to the rockaways queens the two tunnels are brooklyn battery tunnel officially hugh l. carey tunnel connecting brooklyn and manhattan queens midtown tunnel connecting queens and manhattan contents 1 history 2 law enforcement 3 toll rates 4 prohibited traffic 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit originally named the triborough bridge authority the authority was created in 1933 as a public benefit corporation by the new york state legislature . it was tasked with completing construction of the triborough bridge which had been started by new york city in 1929 but had stalled due to the great depression . under the chairmanship of robert moses the agency grew in a series of mergers with four other agencies henry hudson parkway authority in 1940 marine parkway authority in 1940 new york city parkway authority in 1940 new york city tunnel authority in 1946 with the last merger in 1946 the authority was renamed the triborough bridge and tunnel authority . generating millions of dollars in toll revenue annually the tbta easily became a powerful city agency as it was capable of funding large capital projects . from the 1940s 60s the tbta built the battery parking garage jacob riis beach parking field coliseum office building and exposition center and east side airlines terminal 3 as well as many parks in the city . headquarters on randall s island the tbta was merged into the metropolitan transportation authority in 1968 . surplus revenue formerly used for new automobile projects would now be used to support public transportation . 4 since then more than 10 billion has been contributed by the tbta to subsidize mass transit fares and capital improvements for the new york city transit long island rail road and metro north railroad . since 1994 the tbta has been doing business as mta bridges and tunnels . 5 the name triborough bridge and tunnel authority is still the legal name of the authority and was used publicly between 1946 and 1994 . law enforcement edit triborough bridge and tunnel authority patch main article triborough bridge and tunnel authority police the triborough bridge and tunnel authority tbta employs 966 bridge and tunnel officers btos who are nys peace officers authorized to make arrests and carry firearms on and off duty . btos patrol the authority s 9 facilities on foot and in marked patrol cars . besides law enforcement the btos collect tolls assist vehicles stuck in e zpass lanes operate tow trucks to clear disabled vehicles and clear snow from the roadways . the tbta also has a special operations division collision reduction unit which enforces all aspects of the new york state vehicle and traffic law and nyc traffic rules with a main emphasis on speed enforcement . in 2007 bridge and tunnel officers were involved in two shootings on the triborough and bronx whitestone bridges . they also assisted in the delivery of a newborn baby . citation needed toll rates edit e zpass rates are for tags issued by the new york customer service center only . tolls are charged in both directions unless otherwise noted . all rates are effective on march 22 2015 . 6 the old gates will set to be removed from the two tunnels in january according to a spokesman for the mta which oversees the bridges and tunnels . all the bridges will have their gates removed next and the rest will be operating on a cashless basis by the end of 2017 . crossing s cars vehicles over 7 000 lbs gvwr motorcycles resident programs franchise buses ez pass notes cash ez pass cash ez pass cash ez pass token ez pass carpool robert f. kennedy triborough bridge throgs neck bridge bronx whitestone bridge queens midtown tunnel hugh l. carey brooklyn battery tunnel 8.00 5.54 16.00 10.00 3.25 2.41 none 4.01 2 axles 4.76 3 axles no toll for vehicles leaving randall s island rfk bridge only . each additional axle is 9 cash or 6.14 ez pass . verrazano narrows bridge 16.00 11.08 32.00 20.00 6.50 4.82 8.87 6.24 or 6.60 3.08 8.02 2 axles 9.52 3 axles tolls are charged westbound only . carpools must use cash lanes . residents must live on staten island to receive discount . resident ez pass discount is 6.36 for 1 2 trips per month and 6.00 for 3 trips per month . each additional axle is 18 cash or 12.18 ez pass . henry hudson bridge 5.50 2.54 not allowed 3.25 1.73 none bridge is closed to all commercial traffic . vehicles without ez pass are sent a bill by mail . marine parkway bridge cross bay bridge 4.00 2.08 8.00 5.00 3.25 1.73 1.86 1.36 none 2.00 2 axles 2.51 3 axles residents must live in rockaway or broad channel to receive discount . each additional axle is 4.50 cash or 3.07 ez pass . prohibited traffic edit part 1022 of the rules and regulations governing the use of the triborough bridge and tunnel authority facilities prohibits certain types of vehicles such as 7 vehicles with flat solid or metal tires bicycles on the roadways . bicycles may be walked across the cross bay veterans memorial bridge the marine parkway gil hodges memorial bridge and the triborough bridge mopeds horses and horse drawn vehicles trucks and other non passenger autos on the henry hudson bridge see also edit robert moses references edit mta budgetwatch may 2010 pdf metropolitan transportation authority retrieved 2010 05 30 http web.mta.info mta investor pdf 2013 stantecengineerreport042613.pdf appendix e history & projections of traffic toll revenues & expenses april 26 2013 armode schwabe ny times 1954 july 12 seven month old air terminal doing a good job for just about everone roberts sam 2006 07 11 reappraising a landmark bridge and the visionary behind it the new york times retrieved 2007 10 09 mckinley james c jr. 1994 08 28 what s in a symbol a lot the m.t.a. is betting new york times retrieved 2008 02 23 crossing charges . mta bridges and tunnels . march 22 2015 . retrieved march 11 2015 . rules and regulations governing the use of the triborough bridge and tunnel authority facilities metropolitan transportation authority . accessed october 9 2007 . external links edit official website tbta copyright page history and projection of traffic toll revenues and expenses and review of physical conditions of the facilities of triborough bridge and tunnel authority v t e bridges and tunnels in new york city vehicular bridges alexander hamilton bayonne broadway brooklyn bronx whitestone city island cross bay grand street george washington goethals greenpoint avenue henry hudson high joseph p. addabbo kosciuszko macombs dam madison avenue manhattan mill basin marine parkway outerbridge pelham pulaski queensboro ed koch rikers island triborough bridge robert f. kennedy roosevelt island third avenue throgs neck university heights verrazano narrows washington williamsburg willis avenue 145th street tunnels battery park holland brooklyn battery hugh l. carey lincoln queens midtown park avenue railroad and subway bridges arthur kill broadway hell gate manhattan park avenue pelham bay spuyten duyvil williamsburg tunnels 14th street 53rd street 60th street 63rd street 149th street clark street concourse cranberry street downtown hudson tubes east river freedom joralemon street lexington avenue montague street north river park avenue rutgers street steinway uptown hudson tubes operators amtrak nyc department of transportation nycdot nys department of transportation nysdot mta bridges and tunnels mta new york city subway port authority panynj v t e metropolitan transportation authority bus regional bus operations rapid transit new york city subway staten island railway commuter rail long island rail road metro north railroad crossings bridges and tunnels law enforcement metropolitan transportation authority police new york city police department transit bureau triborough bridge and tunnel authority police department fleet subway bus long island rail road metro north railroad other bus and subway fares dedicated bus lanes metrocard new york city transit authority histories new york city subway staten island railway new york city transit police capital construction mta arts & design former services long island bus retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mta bridges and tunnels & oldid 744277619 categories triborough bridge and tunnel authoritytoll roads in new yorkpublic benefit corporations in new yorkgovernment agencies established in 1933public utilities of the united stateshidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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