Truckers' Guide
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VEHICULAR SIZE LIMITATIONS REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONDITIONS Height Limits Websites: TRUCKERS’ NY: www.511ny.org George Washington Bridge NJ: www.511nj.org Lower Level* 13 feet 6 inches GUIDE George Washington Bridge IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Upper Level* 14 feet Facility Communications Desk George Washington Bridge Lincoln Tunnel* 13 feet Telephone Numbers (available 24/7) Holland Tunnel* 12 feet 6 inches Lincoln Tunnel George Washington Bridge 201-346-4100 Goethals Bridge 14 feet Lincoln Tunnel 201-617-8115 Holland Tunnel Outerbridge Crossing 14 feet Holland Tunnel 201-360-5000 Bayonne Bridge* 14 feet Goethals Bridge Goethals Bridge 718-390-2502 If you are uncertain of the height of your vehicle, Outerbridge Crossing 718-390-2502 Outerbridge Crossing avoid problems - USE A BRIDGE. Bayonne Bridge 718-390-2502 Bayonne Bridge Customer Connection Width Limits 1-800-221-9903 (recorded info 24/7) Overall body widths for vehicles without safety devices: PORT AUTHORITY WEBSITE George Washington Bridge 8 feet 6 inches Resources for Truckers Lincoln Tunnel* 8 feet 6 inches Website: www.panynj.gov/truckers-resources Holland Tunnel* 8 feet Goethals Bridge 8 feet 6 inches REGIONAL RESOURCES 8 feet 6 inches Outerbridge Crossing New Jersey Motor Truck Association 8 feet 6 inches Bayonne Bridge* 160 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Operators of vehicles with safety devices Telephone 732-254-5000 should refer to our website at Fax 732-613-1745 www.panynj.gov/truckers-resources for Website: www.njmta.org further information. Trucking Association of New York Oversized Vehicles 828 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12203 Operators of oversized vehicles must call the Telephone 518-458-9696 applicable Facility Communications Desk (see Fax 518-458-2525 Important Telephone Numbers section on back Website: www.nytrucks.org cover) prior to trip for approval. The toll for oversized vehicles is double the established toll rate. Oversized vehicles requiring an escort are subject to an escort fee of $40.00. (escort fee subject to change) www.panynj.gov Printed on recycled paper containing * Refer to Restrictions section on inside flap for information 50% post-consumer content. aecting George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, and Bayonne Bridge users. 4/2020 THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY All vehicles using Port Authority crossings Toll Rates are subject to search by Port Authority George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, Bayonne Bridge Police and other designated authorized Effective January 5, 2020 at 3 a.m. offi cials. Tolls are collected entering New York. • PEAK HOURS: Weekdays 6-10 a.m., 4-8 p.m. and Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. • OFF-PEAK HOURS: All Other Times. No tolls are collected entering New Jersey. • OVERNIGHT HOURS for Trucks: Sun. - Thu., 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning. RESTRICTIONS CASH TOLL/ VEHICLE # OF TRUCKS WEEKDAY OFF PEAK PEAK TOLLS BY MAIL George Washington Bridge TYPE AXLES OVERNIGHT HOURS HOURS HOURS ALL HOURS ALL TRUCKS must use the upper level of the 2 TWO AXLE George Washington Bridge. Violators subject 2 $33.00 $36.00 $38.00 $44.00 TRUCKS to summons and/or fi ne. 3 THREE AXLE 3 $49.50 $54.00 $57.00 $66.00 Holland Tunnel TRUCKS The following restrictions are in place until further notice: 4 FOUR AXLE 4 $66.00 $72.00 $76.00 $88.00 TRUCKS In Both Directions: NO TRACTOR-TRAILERS, THREE-AXLE DUAL-UNIT TRUCKS, OR TRUCKS 5 FIVE AXLE 5 $82.50 $90.00 $95.00 $110.00 WITH FOUR OR MORE AXLES. Only two and TRUCKS three-axle single-unit trucks allowed. 6 SIX AXLE 6+ $99.00 $108.00 $114.00 $132.00 Lincoln Tunnel TRUCKS Additional Axles $16.50 Additional Axles $18.00 Additional Axles $19.00 Additional Axles $22.00 NO TRUCKS permitted in the Center Tube of the Lincoln Tunnel. 800 333-TOLL (8655) In New York Bayonne Bridge 888 AUTO TOLL (288-6865) In New Jersey No oversized vehicles permitted until further notice. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey accounts who make 100 or more New York- offers the E-ZPass electronic toll collection bound trips at Port Authority crossings during Propane Restrictions system in all toll lanes at its tunnels and bridges. non-peak hours within a monthly statement Propane may not be transported through the Businesses can save money whenever they use cycle. Discounts are credited directly to qualifying Lincoln or Holland tunnels or across the Lower E-ZPass, but especially during off-peak and accounts each month without requirement to Level of the George Washington Bridge. weekday overnight hours. The E-ZPass overnight register for the program. E-ZPass Speed Limits toll rate for trucks offers a discount of 25% off E-ZPass is accepted in 15 states by 26 toll Toll lane speed limits may vary in dedicated the full cash toll rate. Please note all E-ZPass operators from Maine to North Carolina, and E-ZPass toll lanes and staffed toll lanes. You discounts offered at Port Authority of New York as far west as Illinois. More states may join in the must obey all posted speed limits at our crossings. and New Jersey bridges and tunnels apply to future. E-ZPass tag holders may use their accounts at the E-ZPass New York and New Motorists who speed risk fi ne and/or tag wherever the E-ZPass logo is displayed. Jersey Customer Service Centers only. summons, points on their license, as well The Bayonne Bridge, the Goethals Bridge, and the as the suspension or revocation of E-ZPass eliminates the need for receipts, Outerbridge Crossing are all cashless facilities and E-ZPass privileges. because periodic statements are issued. no longer accept cash toll payments. Toll payment Businesses can request online statements for is accepted via E-ZPass tag or Tolls by Mail. It is critical that Front Mount Exterior (FME) easier sorting and recordkeeping. Transponders are mounted properly. For an E-ZPass application in New York, The Port Authority Truck Volume Discount Plan For detailed instructions, visit: visit www.ezpassny.com or call (PATVD) offers an additional 10% discount www.panynj.gov/TruckersResources. 800 333-TOLL (8655); in New Jersey, on E-ZPass non-peak toll rates for E-ZPass visit www.ezpassnj.com or call customers with NY or NJ business or commercial 888 AUTO-TOLL (288-6865). .