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Tolls paid by drivers in the tristate area account for nearly one-third of all the tolls paid in the United States every year, or more than $4 billion, statistica.com said.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey comes second in annual toll revenue, soaking metro area commuters for $1.3 billion, said statistica.com, an Internet site that analyzes numbers.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority bridges and tunnels comes in third with annual toll revenue of $1.2 billion.
The New Jersey Turnpike, 122 miles long, is the highest-earning toll generator in the country, collecting $1.4 billion every year, said statistica.com. The turnpike authority collects more revenue than any U.S. toll agency.
To read the full report on top-earning toll agencies, click here.
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