These five Jersey Shore bridges no longer take cash
The Cape May County Bridge Commission transitioned to cashless, all-electronic tolling on May 10.
Motorists used to fumbling for change to pay for tolls on any of five bridges controlled by the Cape May County Bridge Commission won’t have to dig through their pockets anymore.
The Cape May County Bridge Commission switched to cashless, all-electronic tolling for the bridges on Ocean Drive from Cape May to Ocean City on May 10.
Tolls are now charged through E-ZPass or by license plate. The toll-by-plate system allows motorists who don’t have E-ZPass to travel the bridges.
The bridges, which cost $2.50 to cross, are:
Middle Thorofare Bridge — between Cape May and Wildwood Crest
Grassy Sound Bridge — between North Wildwood and Stone Harbor
Townsends Inlet Bridge — between Sea Isle City and Avalon
Corson’s Inlet Bridge — between Strathmere and Ocean City
Ocean City-Longport Bridge — between Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County and Ocean City.
Under the new system, motorists with an E-ZPass tag will have tolls automatically deducted from their accounts.
For vehicles without an E-ZPass transponder, an automated system will take a picture of the license plate. The picture will be used to identify the vehicle’s registered owner, who will receive a bill usually within 30 days.
The commission said that drivers without an E-ZPass transponder can apply for an account online at ezpassnj.com.
Those with unused tickets can get a refund for $1.20 per ticket through a form posted online.
Anyone with additional questions can contact the commission at 609-465-7806 or via email at [email protected].