page_title: Interstate 77 in West Virginia
section_title: Tolls
hierarchical_section_title: Interstate 77 in West Virginia / Tolls
caption_attribution_description: Toll booths on the West Virgina Turnpike
context_page_description: Interstate 77 in the U.S. state of West Virginia is a major north–south Interstate Highway. It extends for 187.21 miles between Bluefield at the Virginia state line and Williamstown at the Ohio state line.
  The highway serves Charleston, the capital and largest city in West Virginia; it also serves the cities of Princeton, Beckley and Parkersburg. I-77 uses the entire length of the West Virginia Turnpike, a toll road between Princeton and Charleston, and it runs concurrently with I-64 between Beckley and Charleston.
  Historically, the West Virginia Turnpike was a two-lane road with treacherous curves and a tunnel. Construction began in 1952, several years before the Eisenhower Interstate System was funded. It was only in 1987 that the entire length of the turnpike was upgraded to Interstate standards. Due to the difficulty and lives lost in construction, it has been called "88 miles of miracle."
context_section_description: There are three toll barriers along the turnpike. As of January 2019, passenger cars pay $4 at each barrier. Additionally, there is a toll plaza at exit 48 (to US 19, North Beckley/Summersville), which charges $0.75 for automobiles. Rates for larger vehicles are higher. The southernmost toll barrier is south of the split with I-64, so east/west basic traffic pays $8. The West Virginia Turnpike is a member of the E-ZPass electronic toll collection consortium, allowing members to attach a transponder to their windshield and pay electronically.
  The Parkways Authority briefly raised toll rates on January 1, 2006, but a state judge found the hike to be illegal, rescinding it a few days later. The state legislature subsequently affirmed the judge's decision, and removed the Commission's power to set rates, reserving that power to itself.
  Greg Barr, General Manager of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, had said that while other states had dramatically increased their tolls over the past few years, the West Virginia Turnpike had not experienced any rate hikes in over two decades.  However, tolls were subsequently increased by 60% (from $1.25 to $2 at each barrier) in 2009, and again by 100% (to $4.00 at each barrier) in 2019.
caption: Toll booths on the West Virginia Turnpike.
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