Western U.S. toll roads? I-Pass?

[jrdgc]

We are going to be traveling from Wisconsin to Arizona. We have learned that we want to get an I-Pass for the Illinois tollways and the states East of the Mississippi. But we are wondering when we go on our trip to Arizona (going thru Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona), are there toll roads in these states and if so, do they have an I-Pass or E-Z pass or whatever they call it? We appreciate any help you have.
Thanks,
Gary & Lucy from Wisconsin

[Gale_Hawkins]

PikePass at 800-PIKEPASS must be an option of OK based on the ticket I have someone made a note on and gave me.

[Allworth]

Set the GPS to "Avoid Tolls" and enjoy the scenery.

[2gypsies1]

Another option which we always try to use is to stay off the interstates/toll roads. The secondary roads will give you a much more scenic way to go.

[jamway]

tatest wrote:

kknowlton wrote:
Not sure where you're going in TX but the toll roads near Houston don't accept any passes but their own, is my understanding. I-Pass definitely won't work.

If going into Texas, there are at least 17 toll roads operated by almost as many different authorities that do not work together on pass systems. Most, however, are in urban areas, either "fast" routes to the suburbs, or bypasses like the one around Austin. In some cases, the toll road is just a special "thru" lane on a freeway, and you wouldn't be on it with a RV, any sort of large vehicle or a tow. Some don't take cash, so unless you have the pass, you just don't use the road.

Yes you can use DFW toll roads without the pass. They take your picture and send you a bill. It is a little higher than using the pass.

[tatest]

kknowlton wrote:
Not sure where you're going in TX but the toll roads near Houston don't accept any passes but their own, is my understanding. I-Pass definitely won't work.

If going into Texas, there are at least 17 toll roads operated by almost as many different authorities that do not work together on pass systems. Most, however, are in urban areas, either "fast" routes to the suburbs, or bypasses like the one around Austin. In some cases, the toll road is just a special "thru" lane on a freeway, and you wouldn't be on it with a RV, any sort of large vehicle or a tow. Some don't take cash, so unless you have the pass, you just don't use the road.

[kknowlton]

Not sure where you're going in TX but the toll roads near Houston don't accept any passes but their own, is my understanding. I-Pass definitely won't work.

[tatest]

Snowman9000 wrote:

tatest wrote:

Snowman9000 wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Pass

The whole state of OK is one big toll road. I-Pass does not work there. See above wiki article.

With 10 turnpikes, it might look like that. But you don't have to use them. It is how we get roads built without Federal money.

I-35 crosses the state north to south with no tolls.
I-40 crosses the state east to west with no tolls.

I-44 crosses the state diagonally from NE corner to Wichita Falls, Texas, via three separate turnpikes with freeways through urban areas. The sections of this from the NE corner to Oklahoma City are the turnpikes most used by people passing through.

Overall, only 606 miles of the 113,000 miles of public road in Oklahoma are toll roads.

Compare to 286 miles of toll road in Illinois, not counting the Chicago Skyway and toll bridge mileage.

I knew I'd probably rile somebody up. 🙂
We were coming from Wichita Falls heading to St. Louis, with our fiver, and I recall the tolls added up to quite a bit of cash. There was not any good way to go around them for our journey.

I've driven from north of Tulsa to Wichita Falls without using the toll roads (it adds 2 hours to a nominally 5 hour trip) and seldom use the Will Rogers when leaving for travel to Chicago or Detroit. Not because of the tolls, but because I don't like the high speed tailgating behavior now prevalent on those roads.

[Snowman9000]

tatest wrote:

Snowman9000 wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Pass

The whole state of OK is one big toll road. I-Pass does not work there. See above wiki article.

With 10 turnpikes, it might look like that. But you don't have to use them. It is how we get roads built without Federal money.

I-35 crosses the state north to south with no tolls.
I-40 crosses the state east to west with no tolls.

I-44 crosses the state diagonally from NE corner to Wichita Falls, Texas, via three separate turnpikes with freeways through urban areas. The sections of this from the NE corner to Oklahoma City are the turnpikes most used by people passing through.

Overall, only 606 miles of the 113,000 miles of public road in Oklahoma are toll roads.

Compare to 286 miles of toll road in Illinois, not counting the Chicago Skyway and toll bridge mileage.

I knew I'd probably rile somebody up. 🙂
We were coming from Wichita Falls heading to St. Louis, with our fiver, and I recall the tolls added up to quite a bit of cash. There was not any good way to go around them for our journey.

[2gypsies1]

No tolls in New Mexico or Arizona that I'm aware of.

[tatest]

Snowman9000 wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Pass

The whole state of OK is one big toll road. I-Pass does not work there. See above wiki article.

With 10 turnpikes, it might look like that. But you don't have to use them. It is how we get roads built without Federal money.

I-35 crosses the state north to south with no tolls.
I-40 crosses the state east to west with no tolls.

I-44 crosses the state diagonally from NE corner to Wichita Falls, Texas, via three separate turnpikes with freeways through urban areas. The sections of this from the NE corner to Oklahoma City are the turnpikes most used by people passing through.

Overall, only 606 miles of the 113,000 miles of public road in Oklahoma are toll roads.

Compare to 286 miles of toll road in Illinois, not counting the Chicago Skyway and toll bridge mileage.

[TexasShadow]

I 35 is a toll road in KS from Emporia down to Wichita.

crossing OK on I 44 and I 40, you will have two tolls on 44 and nothing on 40.
If you stay on 44, you will have another toll road to the TX border.

These are the only toll roads I can think of.

If you want to avoid the OK tolls, take 54 west out of Wichita, down to NM and I 40.

[Gale_Hawkins]

We mainly did four lane non interstate in 2011. While there must have been some tolls the only one I remember was the Golden Gate Bridge but you are not going that far. Now one would be great for the east coast.

[Snowman9000]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Pass

The whole state of OK is one big toll road. I-Pass does not work there. See above wiki article.