Congestion pricing seems to have turned the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge from a historically toll-free span into a trap that hammers unsuspecting drivers with the new $9 charge — even if they’re not heading into the toll zone.

The scheme primarily affects motorists on the lower level of the bridge exiting at East 60th Street — where the congestion pricing zone starts — onto First Avenue, which runs uptown.

Those who take the upper level of the 115-year-old span can get off at East 62nd Street and head towards the FDR, avoiding the levy entirely.
But drivers from Queens get dropped off on East 60th Street are likely to get hit with the tax — regardless of their direction — because the congestion pricing zone dips in and out of the area.

People crossing back into Queens will also get charged, since there’s no way to avoid the congestion zone to get onto the bridge.