Toll Roads Hershey PA to Bar Harbor ME

[bend302]

KY Dan. On our way back to KY from a similar trip. We picked up an EZ Pass transponder from a Rite Aid while we were at the Goshen Rally

The IN rules allow trailer towing on the auto transponder

I entered the license tag numbers of my motorhome and toad on the website. Set up a $25 starter fund and drove across OH, PA, NY, MA, NH, ME, DEL AND NJ.

Currently on our way home through Shenandoah Valley and so far EZ Pass just goes and gets what it needs from the CC.

Any questions just PM me

Bill

[BobHanke]

I-495 around Boston was the worst parking lot I have ever had the misfortune to be stuck in. Avoid it if at all possible.
If you can stop at the Richmond Irving Gas Station at Exit 43 off I-295, you might get one of the best every lobster roll sandwiches.

[n-e-d]

Same could be said about every road inside of 495- 3,93,and 95. Depending when you run them. Channels 4,5,7 and WBZradio 1030 have continuous traffic reports

[jtesta1]

best route is across tappan zee bridge . but try to avoid crossing it at rush hours.

[KyDan]

Originally Posted by jtesta1

best route is across tappan zee bridge . but try to avoid crossing it at rush hours.

We should be crossing the Tappan Zee mid day on a Sunday so I'm not
too worried about this one. Thanks!

Back to the EZ pass-- the first EZ pass state we'll encounter is WV.
I'll call them Tuesday and see if best bet is to set up account online and
hopefully purchase a transponder as soon as we enter WV. Don't know if
they have them at the welcome centers or not but will find out.

Wondering if I set up EZ pass account in WV website- can I purchase
transponder in a neighboring state and still be OK? Wow this would have
been easier if I'd got my ducks in a row a few days sooner!

[dj3spots]

This is how I did it. Stop at a PA service center while traveling (preferably the first one you see). If you buy the EZ pass while on the toll road it costs about $35 and you get first toll free. They require a credit card they can use as payment; EZ pass automatically takes payment when your funds run low and the money you forked over to pay for the pass goes in your account for future tolls. If you do it this way, you need access to the Internet to activate your pass (I used my smart phone to activate pass immediately). The instructions for activation are with the pass and the web site is easy to use. Yes you have to get a ticket to enter the toll road. My EZ pass is mounted to my front window but if you don't want to mount it you can just put it on the dash to roll thru tolls. Hope this made sense to you.


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[Eqdawg87]

Not to mention but most tollways are not American owned. I prefer like FordIdaho to choose the path less traveled

[Jim in Halifax]

Originally Posted by rracer5

Hey Dan, I can tell you about a few tolls (depending on the route you decide on) that I know of between Hershey and CT. Interstates 76, 95, 87, 90 are toll roads. Eastbound river crossings (Delaware River on I78, I80 & Hudson River I84,) are toll free (they'll get you on the way back westbound). Except Tappan Zee (I87/287) & NYC crossings, I think they're the other way around.

If it were me, I would take US 15 north to I81 (Harrisburg) north to I84 (Scranton) east all the way into Mass. (then pick your route to Plymouth, unsure of tolls out there). Less tolls and cheaper to cross rivers

A variation of that route is I81 to I78 into N.J. then I287 north to I87 (toll) (N.Y, N.J border) north to I84 (Newburgh, NY) east. (Less mountainous travel)
If you travel the toll roads, they'll either get you periodically or when you get on or off an exit (NY).

Many ways to get there some with a some without (many) tolls.

Traveling from Fl to home (NOVA Scotia) we take the following route and avoid Tap bridge $11.00 going east!!!!!

I 81 to Harrisburg, then 78,287,87 84, I-90 (toll from 84 to 495), 495 to I-95 north..Total tolls from Harrisburg to Houlton,Me are less than $10.00..Going to Bar Harbour you can avoid some of the I-95 N tolls....J

[rwmurphy]

I got mine at the local AAA

[rockfordroo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick_Geneseo View Post
I have 2 ipass/ezpass. A white one when I have just the truck (white) and one for when I have the 5ver on. Significant toll difference. For example $1.80 with the truck, and truck/trailer is $6.50. We can get basic ipass at jewel/osco here in Illinois. The combo has to be mailed or picked up at an designated toll stop.

Quote:
Originally posted by nomad297
This is the problem with many other states' E-ZPasses -- you need at least two. Get the PA Turnpike EZ-Pass, stick it on your windshield, forget about it and you will get charged the correct toll no matter how many axles you have or how much you weigh. I have never been charged incorrectly.

Bruce
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Rick: Don't know what you're talking about "the other one." I've got a white I-Pass and it knows if I've got my trailer on or not and charges me accordingly. South Beloit Plaza - $.95 truck only, $4.00 truck and trailer. I just drive through. I don't need two I-Passes. Commercial vehicles need a blue transponder, but you shouldn't be commercial with a 5ver.

Nomad: My I-Pass worked just fine last month in IL, IN, OH, PA, NY and MA. I didn't need two.

Good on all these:
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
Burlington County Bridge Commission
Delaware Department of Transportation
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Delaware River Port Authority
Illinois Tollway
Indiana Toll Road Concession Company, LLC
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Maryland Transportation Authority
Maine Turnpike Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New York State Bridges Authority
New York State Thruway Authority
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Skyway Concession Company
South Jersey Transportation Authority
Virginia Department of Transportation
West Virginia Parkway Authority

[KyDan]

Thanks for the great informative discussion!
I'll be calling the WV Ez pass help desk in an hour or so. Hoping I can
set up an account on the PC and then just buy a transponder at the
I 64 welcome center just inside WV as we leave KY.
All the states bordering KY on the North and East use it.
KY does not yet... They are finishing a toll bridge at I 65 over Ohio river in
Louisville. Should open next year and I HOPE they use Ez pass and not
some other pay method that will only work in KY!!

Also a tip of the ball cap to Jim in Halifax for route suggestion!
Thank you all!!

We've been talking about this one for years. Can't believe we're about
ready to make it happen.
Happy Trails!

[sstaubs]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I have 1 question. Our 5er is 13' which roads have height restrictions. Having trouble finding out. If you can help hank you ahead of time.

[kluza2786]

Any highway that allows semi's should be okay for a 13' height. The old standard formula for frontal area on a semi was 13' high x 8' wide.

[kluza2786]

Originally Posted by KyDan

Thanks for the great informative discussion!
I'll be calling the WV Ez pass help desk in an hour or so. Hoping I can
set up an account on the PC and then just buy a transponder at the
I 64 welcome center just inside WV as we leave KY.
All the states bordering KY on the North and East use it.
KY does not yet... They are finishing a toll bridge at I 65 over Ohio river in
Louisville. Should open next year and I HOPE they use Ez pass and not
some other pay method that will only work in KY!!

Also a tip of the ball cap to Jim in Halifax for route suggestion!
Thank you all!!

We've been talking about this one for years. Can't believe we're about
ready to make it happen.
Happy Trails!

Just curious how your trip to Maine went. We're in the process of moving from the Cincinnati area to Evansville, IN which will add about 4 or 5 hours to our next trip to Maine. We LOVE both York Beach and Bar Harbor.

[spock123]

Originally Posted by sstaubs

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I have 1 question. Our 5er is 13' which roads have height restrictions. Having trouble finding out. If you can help hank you ahead of time.

All bridges and overpasses that are not marked are at least 13ft 6in tall.


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[rracer5]

Originally Posted by sstaubs

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I have 1 question. Our 5er is 13' which roads have height restrictions. Having trouble finding out. If you can help hank you ahead of time.

I've been sticking to Interstates and "State roads" & haven't run into any overpass problems. I also check out the directions that campground/resort publishes for any hazards once you leave the "main" road(s).

[Jim34RL]

Originally Posted by sstaubs

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I have 1 question. Our 5er is 13' which roads have height restrictions. Having trouble finding out. If you can help hank you ahead of time.

I use a Rand McNally GPS for RV's. My unit allows me to input my 5th wheel parameters into the unit such as length, height, weight, number of propane tanks and size. With this information and other information that I have input into the unit. The Rand McNally GPS has routed me accordingly to avoid low underpasses, tunnels (no propane tanks allowed) and bridges/roads with weight limits on them, that I exceed.

My unit is A Rand McNally 7710 with life time maps.

[sstaubs]

Thank you all so much so much info. I cant wait for June, you all have been the best teachers

[timfromma]

I would avoid 95 thru New York City like the plague. Here's the route I would take if I were you:

15N
83N
81N
84E
90E
495N
95N

Not only will you avoid the nightmare of hauling an RV through NYC but you will pay alot less in tolls.

[MainelyUS]

I would add a modification to timfromma list I90, I290, I495....I290will save time, mileage & tolls.
Enjoy your trip
Happy Trails