[DirectorTsaarx]

Originally posted by capnq:

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx: I've heard that the Pennsylvania Turnpike (a toll road, obviously) has collected enough tolls over the years to pay for initial construction, plus upkeep, and now the vast majority of the tolls collected goes to paying the salaries of the toll collectors...

According to the financial factsheet at the PA Turnpike Web site {link], the annual cost of collecting the tolls is $59.9M, while the maintenance cost is only $45.8M, but those are both only a fraction of the annual net revenue of $348M.

The PA Turnpike uses a system where you're given a punch card when you enter, then pay the total for the distance travelled when you exit.

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Obviously, my original post was just an urban legend... I suspected as much, but it's such a funny thought I had to pass it on anyway. Thanks for researching that, capn...