Complex toll classification during multi-modal period on roads 100 years ago

Early in the 20th century when muscle and motor power modes coexisted on the roads vehicle classification at toll facilities was complex. That is nicely displayed in this photograph of a posted toll schedule.

The black and white photograph from the Library of Congress collection is rather overexposed or else the print has faded. But fiddling with it in Photoshop (taking Contrast up to about 130) it becomes more or less legible:

TARIFF OF TOLL RATES

Each foot passenger 2c

Bicycles, each rider 2c

Horse and rider 5c

Horse, jack mule, neat beast (cow), sheep or swine, each 2c

Any vehicle drawn by one horse or beast 10c

Any vehicle drawn by two horses or beast 15c

Any vehicle drawn by three horses or beasts 20c

Any vehicles drawn by four horses or beasts 25c

Any vehicle drawn by more than four horses or beasts, for each additional horse or beast 5c (?)

Automobiles, passenger (seven passengers or less) 15c

Automobiles, passenger (more than seven passengers) 25c

Automobile truck, less than 1 ton 15c

Automobile truck, 1 ton or more 25c

Motorcycles, one passenger 5c

Motorcycles, with side car (two passengers) 10c

Motorcycles, with side car (more than two passengers) 15c

Questions

All the caption says is that the Tariff was at a toll bridge at the Connecticut River on the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Anyone know the name of the toll bridge and what entity opperated it?

Likely date? We'd guess it must be from around within the years 1900 to 1925 because the period of switchover from animal to motor power was quite rapid, and this is obviously during the transition.

And when was the sad de-tolling date? And why?

Was it the darned federal gas tax in the 1950s and the construction of I-89 in which case this would be in the White River Junction VT/Lebanon NH area.

Observations

Occupant counts were easier then than in HOV/HOT lanes today. Must've had New York City MTAB&T style gates to allow such discriminating classification.

There are sixteen classes - two for human muscle power, seven animal muscle power, and seven motor power. A neat ordering!

Readers may have some more profound observations.

Anyone at Wilbur Smith, Vollmer, URS or Cambridge Systematics who did the studies for this toll schedule or others who can throw more light on this please be in touch, and we'll add in the information.

Discovery

We wondered what the term "Neat beast" meant. It turns out to mean bovines - cows, heiffers, bulls etc - a usage that has fallen into disuse.

TOLLROADSnews 2007-12-16