FasTrak
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FasTrak is the electronic toll collection system used in the state of California in the United States. It operates statewide on all toll roads, toll bridges, and high-occupancy toll lanes that are par
Mounted FasTrak transponder
Diagram of the FasTrak toll collection system: As a vehicle enters the toll point, sensors (1) detect it and antennas (2) read the FasTrak transponder (3) on the vehicle. As the vehicle passes through the exit light curtain (4), a treadle (5) determines its axle count to calculate the correct toll, and the account is charged. A display (6) gives feedback to the driver. If no transponder is detected, cameras (7) photograph the license plate.
A switchable FasTrak device used by the Metro ExpressLanes in Los Angeles County
FasTrak antennae that pull data used to generate 5-1-1 traffic information
Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. The structure links Sa
FasTrak
…other state-run Bay Area toll bridges did not adopt the system until October 2000, due to bureaucratic and technical delays. The independently managed Golden Gate Bridge introduced FasTrak a few months earlier in July 2000. The San Diego-Coronado Bridge briefly used FasTrak before tolls were eliminated in 2002. In 2005…
View from the Presidio of San Francisco, 2017
South tower seen from walkway, with Art Deco elements
Below Golden Gate Bridge
Panorama of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset, as seen from just north of Alcatraz Island