Toll Roads and Taxes: Claiming Tolls on Your Tax Return
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State | California |
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Region | Southern California |
Toll agency | Transportation Corridor Agencies - TCA |
Supported transponders | FasTrak |
Lane IDs | 1, 2 |
Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time (PST) |
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PLEASE NOTE: Many toll roads have discontinued cash payments. If you must travel regularly, download the Uproad app, and by the next day, you'll pay tolls with your phone. Stay safe.
Note: actual costs may vary based on the trip length.
Toll cost with transponder | 2.49 rate |
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Toll cost with video | 2.49 rate |
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The Orange County area has three toll-freeways. The 241 Toll Road (State Route 241) is one of them. A highly trafficked toll road provides both many cities along the route and amazing views of the Santa Ana Mountains. Let’s find out more about the route and toll rate payment methods available.
241 Toll Road is a state highway spanning 12 California cities. It’s a toll road for its entire length. It starts in the south near Las Flores and ends in the north next to the Anaheim-Yorba border. State Route 241 runs south to Interstate 5 at San Onofre State Beach on the border with San Diego County. The current State Route 241 is the third corridor to carry the designation – the original one was opened as CA 241, and it was part of the 1964 California State Highway Renumbering. Today, 241 Toll Road is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and the National Highway System. It was built by the TCA (the Transportation Corridor Agencies) and it’s owned by the state of California.
241 Toll Road runs along two named tollways:
The Foothill Transportation Corridor at its southern half. This section is 12 miles (19 km) long.
The Eastern Transportation Corridor at its northern half.
In 2014, the State Route went to an all-electronic cashless payment system. The open road tolling system was implemented and since then, drivers have been charged flat-rate tolls based on what toll booth they passed through. In 2019, the license plate tolling program was discontinued – drivers can only pay using the FasTrak electronic toll collection or via online payment within 5 days after the trip. There are two mainline toll gantries on the State Route 241 has two mainline toll gantries. The first one is Tomato Springs Mainline gantry (south of the SR-133 interchange) and the second one is Windy Ridge Mainline gantry (south of the SR-91 interchange). So, in order to pay for crossing the SR-241, you can use:
FasTrak account – the best option if you travel frequently. You just need to install a transponder tag in your windshield and load an initial pre-paid account minimum of $50. You will be charged automatically while passing a toll road.
A pay-as-you-go account. You can add multiple vehicles to a single account. All payments can be easily managed online.
Mail toll invoice – an invoice is sent to the vehicle’s registered owner if the tolling agency doesn’t find your license plate associated with any of the other payment methods.
Uproad app - You can download the Uproad app, create an account, and register your vehicle with a payment method. Once your account is activated, you can drive anywhere Uproad covers, including State Route 241.
SR-241 has variable pricing – toll rates are higher at peak hours. Tolls are charged both southbound and northbound. Drivers without a transponder tag are mailed a bill with a higher toll rate. In the table below, you will find toll rates (tag transponder) that apply at particular hours at the most important toll points:
Toll point | Time | Toll rate (tag transponder) – Monday to Friday |
Windy Ridge | 12 am – 6:59 am | $3.89 |
7 am – 7:29 am | $4.19 | |
7:30 am – 8:29 am | $4.40 | |
8:30 am – 8:59 am | $4.19 | |
9 am – 11:59 pm | $3.89 | |
Saturday and Sunday: flat rate of $3.89 | ||
Tomato Springs | 12 am – 3:59 pm | $3.73 |
4 pm – 4:59 pm | $4.01 | |
5 pm – 5:59 pm | $4.20 | |
6:30 pm – 6:59 pm | $4.01 | |
7 pm – 11:59 pm | $3.73 | |
Saturday and Sunday: flat rate of $3.73 | ||
Portola Pkwy-North | 12 am – 3:59 pm | $2.69 |
4 pm – 6:59 pm | $3.16 | |
7 pm – 11:59 pm | $2.69 | |
Saturday and Sunday: flat rate of $2.69 |
The rates above apply to 2-axle passenger vehicles. The total cost may change depending on the length of the trip and other variables. The easiest way to estimate the cost in the most precise way is to use an online toll calculator.
Located in California, the 241 Toll Road is a major road facility. The 241 Toll Road is also one of the busiest roads in California.
Here on Uproad.com, you'll find the latest 241 Toll Road toll information. From 241 Toll Road prices to payment options, Uproad lets you know the rules of the road.
And, if you drive a lot and are looking for a new toll payment account without a transponder or toll tag, you've come to the right place! With an Uproad app account, you'll pay tolls as you go with your mobile phone.
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Did you know that there are over five thousand miles of toll roads in the US? In the late 1940s and early 1950s, America experienced a tolling boom that saw thousands of miles of toll roadways built across the country. Nowadays, if you drive just about anywhere - you’ve probably become quite familiar with toll roads. Some of you more than others – depending on where you live and how often you drive. If you live in Florida, for example, you have probably become very accustomed to toll roads (or turnpikes – as some call them). Tolls roads are generally a faster, more efficient route – they help ease congestion, are better maintained, and are safer to drive on than freeways.
Parkopedia, a leading connected vehicles services provider, and Uproad, a leading mobile tolling payment system, have announced the integration of their platforms, automating the toll payment process for millions of drivers in the US. American drivers complete nearly 6 billion journeys, along the country’s nearly 9,500km of toll roads, bridges and tunnels every year, according to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), who also concluded that toll roads and bridges tend to be safer, better maintained and less congested route options for drivers. Uproad toll alerts and payments are currently available in 19 US states, with further coverage to be added later this year. The partnership enables seamless access through tollways by unifying Parkopedia’s in-car payment platform with Uproad’s digital toll payment system, eliminating the need for a tolling transponder. Drivers only need to register and agree to terms and conditions once to enable license plate recognition to identify the vehicle every time it passes through a toll, triggering the automated and effortless payments that drivers now expect from their connected vehicles. Real-time notifications are also sent to the driver for each event, allowing for transaction transparency and ease of management. In the future, Parkopedia’s in-car payment platform will be a key enabler for the global transition towards smart cities, where tolling systems for zone entry and exit or road use are set to become the industry norm. Drivers of connected vehicles will expect an automated, all-digital customer payment experience for all tolling stations and chargeable zones as standard. In addition to tolling, Parkopedia’s vehicle-centric payment platform, allows drivers to pay for both on and off-street parking, as well as EV charging, and ‘pay-at-the-pump’ fueling, all via the vehicle’s infotainment system. The platform solves the time-consuming and expensive task of aggregating a large number of service suppliers and payment providers for automakers, uniting them into a single integrated solution. Unique Single Sign-On capabilities, with full Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security compliance, allows for consistency across all merchants and all commerce domains, bringing together a plethora of payment service providers without additional enforced customer authentication at the point of sale. Anthony Michael Ibrahim, Director of Business Development and Partnerships in North America at Parkopedia, said: “Millions of US drivers use toll roads and crossings everyday. We are delighted to partner with Uproad to increase our payment platform’s tolling coverage across North America and provide drivers with the seamless, automated digital toll payments that they now expect from their connected vehicles. Uproad and Parkopedia are both providers of cutting edge driver convenience technology, and are committed to providing safe, transparent and secure systems enabling positive user experiences for drivers.” Sean Boyan, VP of Business Development at Uproad, added: "This partnership marks an important chapter in Uproad's pursuit of providing drivers with a frictionless way to navigate toll road charges and pay tolls. Parkopedia is a forward-thinking and dynamic industry leader, and we are truly excited to announce this partnership. Uproad covers about 90% of all US toll roads, so we're confident that together we'll vastly improve many driver's toll road experiences." Uproad is the latest addition to Parkopedia’s portfolio of leading payment services in the US and Europe, joining recent additions such as parking operators Passport, APCOA and OPnGO, as well as fueling partners ThinxNet and CarPay-Diem, further expanding the reach of the Parkopedia Payment Platform since its launch last year.