Hourly Traffic on MTA Bridges and Tunnels, Averages by Direction Column Chart

data.ny.gov | Last Updated 10 Jun 2019

This dataset provides data showing the number of vehicles (including cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles) that pass through each of the bridges and tunnels operated by the MTA each hour of the day. The data is updated weekly.

Tags: bridges and tunnels, hourly traffic

This dataset has the following 4 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
HourhournumberThe hour (0-23) associated with the line data (0 = between 12 AM to 1 AM)
DirectiondirectiontextDirection of Traffic: I = Inbound (IB); O = Outbound (OB); TBX: IB – Manhattan or Queens or Bronx (two Toll Plazas at Queens north bound and Bronx southbound); TBM: OB – Bronx or Queens; BWB: IB – Bronx, OB – Queens; HHB: IB – Manhattan, OB – Bronx; MPB: IB – Rockways, OB – Brooklyn; CBB: IB – Rockways, OB – Queens; QMT: IB – Manhattan, OB – Queens; HCT: IB – Manhattan, OB – Brooklyn; TNB: IB – Bronx, OB – Queens; VNB: OB - Staten Island, IB - Brooklyn (N/A)
# Vehicles - E-ZPassvehicles_e_zpassnumberThe column labeled ETC refers to electronic toll collection. This is the number of vehicles that pass through each bridge or tunnel’s toll plaza using E-ZPass.
# Vehicles - VTollvehicles_vtollnumberThe column labeled VToll is the number of vehicles passing by facilities without E-ZPass Tag or carried malfunctional tag. Toll will be collected by mails later.