toll bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toll bridge
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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Smith explained that in the past, states used to create bespoke statutes for corporations to do something like operate a ferry or a toll bridge.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
They included the Channel Tunnel rail link, a toll bridge across the Thames River, and shares in a uranium-processing company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Women are always told, especially in show business, just put it in neutral and let it coast to the toll bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The $75,000 toll bridge opened in January 1869 to great fanfare, even though — just weeks earlier — a Truesdell bridge in Elgin had collapsed.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
I crossed a high toll bridge and negotiated a no man’s land and came to the place where the Stars and Stripes stood shoulder to shoulder with the Union Jack.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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