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Chesapeake Expressway (Va 168) Tolls And Toll Calculator

Including Payment Types And E-ZPass Information

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Tolls On the Chesapeake Expressway

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How much does it cost to take the Chesapeake Expressway?

Use The Toll Calculator For A Specific Trip

 Toll Calculator 

If you are traveling the full length of the Chesapeake Expressway, these tolls currently apply for the following vehicle classes:

▹ Toll as of May 1, 2021.

2 Axles - Car, SUV, Van, Pickup

E-ZPass $4.00

Discount $1.00

Cash/AET $4.00

PEAK TIMES (SUMMER WEEKENDS)

E-ZPass $9.00

Cash/AET $9.00

3 Axles or more - includes any trailer

E-ZPass $5.00

Discount $2.25

Cash/AET $5.00

PEAK TIMES (SUMMER WEEKENDS)

E-ZPass $10.00

Cash/AET $10.00

Motorcycle

E-ZPass $1.00

Cash/AET $1.00

PEAK TIMES (SUMMER WEEKENDS)

E-ZPass $3.00

Cash/AET $3.00

PEAK TIMES: Weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) beginning the weekend before Memorial Day weekend and ending the weekend after Labor Day weekend.

DISCOUNTS: Discount rate for Chesapeake Expressway Discount Program members only.

Calculate A Specific Trip Below

 Toll Calculator 

NOTICE: Every effort is made to provide you the official current, accurate tolls for the roadway you are traveling.

Paying This Toll

Who collects toll payments on The Chesapeake Expressway?

Chesapeake Transportation System ▹

WARNING! You can NOT pay with just a license plate toll on this road.

How You Can Pay Tolls

cash

pass

app

plate

card

 ▹ RELATED: Plate Payments ▹ 

Compatible Transponders

These Can Be Used On The Chesapeake Expressway

  • Primary
  • Compatible Passes
  • E-zpass
  • E-zpass
  • epass xtra
  • i-pass
  • quick pass
  • riverlink
  • sunpass pro
  • uni

Calculate A Toll On The Chesapeake Expressway

 Toll Calculator 

Data source: ChesapeakeExpressway.com

Add'l source: CityOfChesapeake.net

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Chesapeake Expressway Toll Calculator

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NOTE: EXIT NUMBERS WILL NOT CORRESPOND TO MILE MARKERS ON ALL ROADWAYS.

NOTICE: Every effort is made to provide you the official current, accurate tolls for the roadway you are traveling.

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Chesapeake Expressway Basic Facts

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Distance, Direction & Destinations

The following is a synopsis of the Chesapeake Expressway

  • ► Approximate Total Distance: 16.5 miles/26.6 kilometers
  • ► Travel Direction: Southbound and Northbound
  • ► Starting exit and mile marker: North Point Blvd. / NC 168 at MM 0, in Chesapeake.
  • ► Ending exit and mile marker: 1/1A/1B:I–64 West / Begin I–464 at MM 0.9, in Chesapeake.
  • ► Major Destinations:

    • ▷ Chesapeake
    • ▷ Norfolk
    • ▷ Moyock Nc

▸ TOTAL DISTANCE MEASURES DRIVING DISTANCE BETWEEN STARTING AND ENDING EXITS FOR THIS ROADWAY

 MORE: ROAD & EXIT MAPS ▹ 

Travel Times

  • 18 minutes @ 55 m.p.h.
  • 15 minutes @ 65 m.p.h.
  • 13 minutes @ 75 m.p.h.

Obey all speed limits! Travel times are approximate and are based on ideal travel conditions. The times displayed here do not take into account any variations in speed, including time taken for rest stops, fuel stops, lodging, adverse traffic conditions or other delays.

Toll Reference

TOLL CLASSES IN GENERAL

The most important thing to remember when counting axles is that you count ALL axles with wheels touching the ground. If the wheel is on the ground, the axle to which it is connected is counted by the toll agency levying the charges.

The following vehicle types or classes apply for your travel on the Chesapeake Expressway. In many cases, the only defining factor for your vehicle class is the number of axles. A guide for all classes and payments for Virginia may be found on the toll payments page.

Remember, when counting axles, make certain to count all axles with wheels touching the ground. Be sure to include axles on any trailers your vehicle may be towing. That is the criteria for determining the total axles on your vehicle.

 ▹ RELATED: Toll Payments ▹ 

CLASSES ON THE CHESAPEAKE EXPRESSWAY

Tolls on the Chesapeake Expressway are calculated based on the number of axles for your vehicle.

The Chesapeake Expressway has 3 axle designations.

When calculating a toll, the following options will be available in the calculator's drop-down menu:

  •  ▸ 2 Axles - Car, SUV, Van, Pickup 
  •  ▸ 3 Axles or more - includes any trailer 
  •  ▸ Motorcycle 

Chesapeake Expressway Snapshot

Chesapeake Expressway photo
▹ Northbound toll lanes at the toll plaza on the Chesapeake Expressway. Photo taken October 28, 2019.

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