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Pennsylvania Turnpike Financial History
Net Fare Revenue:
  • Average per year latest 5-year : $417 million
  • Latest Year (June 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005): $545 million
Fare Contribution:
  • Passenger cars - 56%
  • Commercial traffic - 44%
Toll Rate, Passenger Car:
  • Original rate, 1940: 1 cent/mile
  • September 1, 1969: 2 cents/mile
  • August 1, 1978: 2.2 cents/mile
  • January 2, 1987: 3.1 cents/mile
  • June 1, 1991: .1 cents/mile
  • August 1, 2004: 5.9 cents/mile
Toll Rate, Commercial:
  • Varies by vehicle weight class
  • 7,001 pounds: 11.3 cents/mile
  • 101,000-plus pounds: $1.73/mile
Cross-State Toll:
  • Passenger cars: $19.75
  • Maximum commercial rate (class 9): $794.00
  • Minimum commercial rate (class 2): $29.00
Revenue Bond Rating:
  • Moody's: Aa3
  • Standard & Poor's: AA-
  • Fitch IBCA: AA-
Number of Miles Traveled on Turnpike Annually:
  • Revenue vehicle-miles (6/1/04 to 5/31/05): 5.62 billion miles
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Average Revenue Per Vehicle:
  • $2.89
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Fare Collection Cost Per Vehicle:
  • 29 cents
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Total Fare Collection Costs Per Year:
  • $54.7 million
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Monthly Maintenance Cost Per Lane-Mile:
  • $1,355
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Monthly Maintenance Cost Per Route-Mile:
  • $5,420
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Yearly Maintenance Cost:
  • $51.2 million
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Average Distance/Trip:
  • 29.8 miles
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2004-2005 Fiscal Year (June 1, 2004 - May 31, 2005)
  • Total Net Fare Revenue: $545,158,367
  • Interest Income & Other: $15,392,822
  • Plaza Revenues: $10,923,251