The Tacoma Narrows Bridge offers four lanes of traffic across the eastbound bridge.
- Only those with Good To Go! accounts can use the HOV lane through the electronic toll lanes. Other vehicles may use the HOV lanes after stopping to pay the toll at the manual toll booths. The HOV lane is reserved for vehicles with 2 or more occupants, transit vehicles, and motorcycles.
- Only Good To Go! account holders can use the 24th Street entrance to SR 16 just prior to the bridge. This entrance is just off Jahn Road, near East Bay Drive. Cash tollpayers should follow the signs to the 36th Street entrance.
- Since SR 16 narrows to three lanes beyond the bridge, the far right-lane on the bridge, exits at Jackson Street in Tacoma. Those wishing to continue on SR 16 beyond Jackson must change lanes on the bridge.
Traffic Signs
There are many signs directing traffic to and through the Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll plaza. WSDOT has recently added additional signage to make it even easier to navigate the Narrows roadway.
Paying the Toll on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Tolls are collected from all vehicles traveling eastbound from Gig Harbor towards Tacoma. Drivers have two options for paying their tolls:
1. Stop at the manual toll booths, and pay with cash or credit card.
- Drivers paying tolls with credit cards must ensure they have sufficient funds in their accounts and that their financial institution will honor transactions without signatures.
- Tolls paid by credit card are subject to the credit card processing company or financial institution approval, if payment is rejected, the toll transaction is subject to a $49.00 toll infraction.
- Credit card payments are not processed in real time and will not post to the credit card account for one to two days.
- Cards listed as “DEBIT” cards, cannot be processed as a credit card transaction (including gift cards with the credit card logo), and are not accepted in the manual toll lanes.
2. Establish a Good To Go! electronic toll account.
The three far left lanes are reserved for Good To Go! account holders. Those paying with cash or credit card should stay in the right-hand lane and use exit 8 to reach the toll booths.
What to do if you miss the toll booths
If you miss the toll booth, immediately call Good To Go! customer service at: 1.866.936.8246. There is no guarantee that your violation can be forgiven, as forgiving mistakes is not currently allowed under Washington law.