Even in NJ, there are quite a few interstates that aren’t tolled:
I-95 is the only one that has a toll, and that’s only the part of it that’s concurrent with the NJ Turnpike (which pre-dated the Eisenhower Interstate System).
(That said many - if not all - force you to pay a toll to cross a bridge to get out of NJ on said road, not sure if that counts)
Oklahoma has toll roads too.
I don’t recall ever seeing a sign such as the OP describes out here in flyover country. All I’ve seen are ‘Leaving (state)’ and ‘Welcome to (state)’.
If you’re transporting a state prisoner, you’re not allowed to take them outside of the state.
What’s the penalty? Are they entitled to be set free? Do you get reamed by your supervisor when you get back to the office and get a disciplinary note put in your personnel file? Is the driver guilty of an offense?
Interesting. I wonder if a prisoner (who has not yet been convicted) could escape and demand extradition proceedings before he could be brought back.
It does seem oxymoronic.
If you promised the kids you’d stop in Arizona for instance and you wanna keep your promise.
All the bridges in and out of SF are Interstate highways and have tolls.
I had once a new employee who shouted to get off the highway here. I did then it was turn right and turn left etc until in 20 minutes were back on the highway. “what was that all about?” I asked the newbie. “We avoided the toll booth.” He informed me. “We have 4 people who missed 20 minutes of work here in the truck” I said “And the 50 cents we saved didn’t come close to the amount of time we missed on the job we are headed to.”
Likewise, if the trailer you’re hauling hasn’t got one of those “apportioned” stickers for the state you’re about to enter. I imagine it’s a pretty hefty fine if you’re driving a big rig and get pulled over for this sort of thing.
Tolls only one way, generally in the SF/outward directions. Not all interstates: San Mateo–Hayward Bridge is State Route 92. Dumbarton is SR 84. Antioch is SR 160. At least the Bay Bridge has “Last Oakland (SF) exit” signs. Personally the idea of road tolls is still foreign to me as bridges provide an obvious barrier.
It happens very rarely. Technically, the officer who took a prisoner out of state was breaking the law. But I’ve never seen anyone charged with it. I suppose a prisoner could try to claim he was entitled to be released but I’ve never seen it tried. A lawyer could help me on this but I think the prisoner would have to make the claim while he was out of state.
But we would definitely chew out the officers that did it. More importantly we probably wouldn’t let them take any more trips. And trips are a real popular job because they involve lots of overtime.
This used to be a real pain in the ass in New York back when we had a good-sized prison in Staten Island (it’s now closed). It’s very difficult to drive from Staten Island to anywhere else in New York without leaving the state.
You left out the big one: the Golden Gate Bridge is US Route 101, not an interstate. The only interstate tollways are the Bay Bridge (I-80), the Carquinez Bridge (I-80), and the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (I-580).
Of course, it’s not blue signs :smack:. But also Benicia-Martinez is I-680.
Random trivia: US 50 in Sacramento and US 6 in Bishop have exits listed for the eastern termini, thousands of miles away in Ocean City, MD and Provincetown, MA, respectively. There are corresponding signs but it appears the east coasters screwed up their signs: MD at least at one time misreported the distance, and MA still lists Long Beach as the EB end.
Where exactly is that sign on US 50 in Sacramento? I never noticed it, but I’m only slightly familiar with the area and I don’t get up there all that often? Next time, I’ll want to watch for it!
No kidding there! On a business trip there about ten years ago I started getting annoyed (it doesn’t take long) at having to stop on a highway to pay tolls on the order of 50 cents. Ridiculous. I started asking for receipts, and claimed the expenses on my expense report to document how ridiculously low the toll charges were.
The wear on the brake pads to stop at these booths might have cost more than the toll they were collecting.
No wonder the Cubs haven’t won since 1907 & 1908.
I recently snapped a picture by that sign in Bishop.
Like Senegoid, where is that US 50 sign in Sacto?
The Golden Gate Bridge is US Highway 101, not interstate. Regarding toll charge direction, the two San Francisco bridges, Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge, charge toll only in the inbound-to-SF direction.
ETA: Nametag caught the GGB being Hwy 101 already.
Does anyone know what happens with respect to exclaves? E.g. if you are arrested in Point Roberts, WA, do they call for a boat or helicopter to pick you up so that they can stay over Washington State territory? Would Canada allow US police to drive a prisoner into BC and back? How about the Kentucky Bend? That is famous because there just isn’t any way to get from there to the rest of the state without traveling through another, even by water or air.
I don’t know the answer to this but it reminds me of another reason for signs marking state lines. It prevents highway patrols from accidentally driving outside of their home state and arresting a driver for speeding in a location where they have no jurisdiction.