On the toll bridges over the Columbia, they would just “sell the bridge before it was paid off so the “new” owner could reap the profits
I understand that the Astoria, Oregon bridge had its tolls removed some time ago.
On the toll bridges over the Columbia, they would just “sell the bridge before it was paid off so the “new” owner could reap the profits.
I seem to recall that Illinois did this with the Illinois Skyway. They sold it for something north of $1 billion (IIRC), and now the new owner is raking in the cash.