toll road

noun

1. a road or highway on which a toll is exacted.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toll road¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The new team will also focus on the building or upgrading of traditional infrastructure, ranging from toll roads to airports, in developed and emerging markets.

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Transurban said average daily traffic on its network of toll roads rose by 2.7% in the period, with growth across all of its markets.

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In the 1950s, when I-70 was being built, federal rules forbade using government money to connect a free road directly to a toll road.

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Roger Hargreaves, director of Glossop Heritage Trust, said it was built as a turnpike - or toll road - to connect Sheffield with Manchester.

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“From a transportation standpoint, we are the northern terminus of the toll roads of the 73 Freeway,” Stephens said.

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