Hampton Roads Beltway
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The Hampton Roads Beltway is a loop of Interstate 64 and Interstate 664
, which links the communities of the Virginia Peninsula
and South Hampton Roads
which surround the body of water known as Hampton Roads
and comprise much of the region of the same name in the southeastern portion of Virginia
in the United States
.
The Hampton Roads Beltway crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads at two locations on large four-laned bridge-tunnel
facilities. The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
carries Interstate 64 (and U.S. Route 60) and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
carries Interstate 664. The entire beltway, including the bridge-tunnels, is owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation
.
was built beginning in 1958, from some of the earliest planning stages, there were hopes of a circumferential highway to Interstate highway standards for the Hampton Roads
region. Some proposals envisioned state and local and/or toll funding if necessary to achieve that goal.
Indeed, the first two-laned portion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
was built with toll revenue bond
funding in 1957 prior to the creation of I-64. It carried U.S. Route 60 and State Route 168 designations, and tied in with the new Tidewater Drive in Norfolk
. (Tolls were removed when the other two lanes and tunnel were built adjacently to the immediate south of the older structure with federal Interstate Highway funding in the mid 1970s.)
Building of Interstate 64
was the first priority in the region, and a portion of Interstate 264
through Portsmouth
connecting with the Downtown Tunnel
was completed even as I-64 finally reached its eastern terminus at Bower's Hill in Norfolk County
(which became the City of Chesapeake
in 1963).
I-64, the portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway which was completed first, makes a huge 35 miles (56.3 km) long arc around the area, from Hampton through portions of Norfolk, Virginia Beach
, and Chesapeake and around Portsmouth to reach Bower's Hill
at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp
.
It was a number of years before the newer I-664 portion was built. The 21 miles (33.8 km) roadway connects with I-64 at Bower's Hill in Chesapeake and crosses through portions of Portsmouth and Suffolk to cross Hampton Roads via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
and then pass through eastern Newport News to reconnect with I-64 in Hampton. This completed the loop in 1992.
In January, 1997, a 56 miles (90.1 km)-long I-64/I-664 loop was designated by the Virginia Department of Transportation
(and signed) as the Hampton Roads Beltway.
.
As of January 2007, recent studies and proposed legislation in the Virginia General Assembly
supported by many local members in both the State Senate and the House of Delegates
may require that tolls
on existing facilities (which are currently toll-free) be collected in the future to help pay for the enormous costs associated with a future so-called "third crossing" (in actuality, the fourth) and other regional transportation needs.
Under legislation from the 2007 session, the General Assembly empowered the creation of a special authority as a political subdivision of the state, upon concurrence of seven of the 12 counties and cities within the designated area, the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority
. HRTA was created in July, 2007, with powers to raise revenue through a variety of specific local taxes and user fees, such as tolls
.
This Transportation Authority met strong resistance from voters and many in the General Assembly. By 2008, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Transportation Authorities created by the Assembly (there was one created for Northern Virginia as well) were unconstitutional because Virginia's Constitution only permits the General Assembly to impose taxes. With that ruling, the Transportation Authorities were deemed moot and powerless, and legislation was passed in 2008 to de-establish them. They never imposed any taxes or collected any money for transportation.
and Norfolk
. I-664 heads west as an eight-lane freeway that has a southbound-only exit ramp to US 13 and US 460 (Military Highway
) and crosses over Military Highway and a Norfolk Southern Railway
rail line. The Interstate has a cloverleaf interchange
with Military Highway, which here carries US 58 in addition to US 13 and US 460. The interchange also provides access to US 460 Alternate, which follows US 58 east into Portsmouth. I-664 curves north as a four-lane freeway that crosses Goose Creek and has a diamond interchange
with SR 663 (Dock Landing Road) and a cloverleaf interchange with SR 337
(Portsmouth Boulevard).
Just south of its partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 659 (Pughsville Road), I-664 crosses a rail line; a spur from that rail line heads north in the median of the freeway as the highway enters the city of Suffolk. The rail spur leaves the median and heads northeast toward Portsmouth just south of its interchange with SR 164 (Western Freeway) and US 17
(Bridge Road). SR 164 heads east toward downtown Portsmouth while US 17 heads northwest to the James River Bridge
. There is no access from southbound I-664 to southbound US 17; that movement is made via the next interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with SR 135
(College Drive) that serves satellite campuses of Tidewater Community College
and Old Dominion University
and the community of Churchland.
North of SR 135, northbound I-664 has a vehicle inspection station and crossovers before the highway enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-tunnel passes to the west of Craney Island
, an artificial island in the city of Portsmouth that lies to the west of the mouth of the Elizabeth River
. West of the highway is the confluence of the James River
and Nansemond River
to form Hampton Roads, as well as the James River Bridge a short distance to the north on the namesake river. I-664 heads north-northeast along a causeway for 3 miles (4.8 km) to a point west of the Newport News Middle Ground Light
, where the pair of bridges curve to the north-northwest onto an artificial island where the highway descends into a pair of tunnels under the estuary's main shipping channel. The Interstate resurfaces on another artificial island at Newport News Point east of the coal piers in the city of Newport News.
I-664 has a southbound vehicle inspection station adjacent to its first interchange in Newport News, with Terminal Avenue. The Interstate parallels the southern end of CSX
's Peninsula Subdivision as it passes through interchanges with several streets to the east of downtown Newport News. The southern interchange has ramps to and from 25th, 26th, and 27th streets; the first two streets carry eastbound and westbound US 60
, which is unmarked from I-664. The northern interchange has ramps to and from 35th Street and Jefferson Street; Jefferson Street is SR 143
, which is also unmarked from the Interstate. I-664 curves east as a six-lane freeway away from the railroad and has an oblique crossing of SR 351
(39th Street) prior to half-diamond interchanges with Roanoke Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Interstate enters the city of Hampton and has diamond interchanges with Aberdeen Road and Powhatan Parkway before reaching its northern terminus at I-64. I-664 meets its parent highway at a directional T interchange above Newmarket Creek just south of Hampton Coliseum
. The Hampton Roads Beltway continues east along I-64 through Hampton before crossing Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
into the city of Norfolk.
of Hampton
, Norfolk
, Virginia Beach
, Chesapeake
, Suffolk
, and Newport News
.
{| class=wikitable
!City
!Mile
!Exit
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=5|Hampton
|
|align=center|264
|
|Northern terminus of I-664; I-664 Exit 1; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-664 south
|-
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 align=center|265
|La Salle Avenue south / Rip Rap Road
|Split into exits 265A (La Salle) and 265C (Rip Rap Road) on inner loop
|-
|
|Split into exits 265A (east) and 265B (west) on outer loop
|-
|
|align=center|267
|
|West end of concurrency with US 60
|-
|
|align=center|268
|
|
|-
|colspan=5 align=center|Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
– Hampton Roads
|-
|rowspan=12|Norfolk
|
|align=center|272
|West Ocean View Avenue – Willoughby Spit
|
|-
|
|align=center|273
|
|East end of concurrency with US 60
|-
|
|align=center|274
|Bay Avenue – Naval Station
|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
|-
|
|align=center|276
|
|Split into exits 276A (east) and 276B (I-564 west) on outer loop; no access from outer loop to westbound US 460 and eastbound US 460 to inner loop
|-
|
|align=center|276C
|
|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
|-
|
|align=center|277
|
|Split into exits 277A (north) and 277B (south)
|-
|
|rowspan=2 align=center|278
|
|Inner loop exit and outer loop entrance
|-
|
|
|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
|-
|
|align=center|279
|Norview Avenue – Norfolk International Airport
|Split into exits 279A (west) and 279B (east) on outer loop; no access from inner loop to Norview Avenue west or from Norview Avenue east to outer loop; Norview Avenue is unsigned SR 247
|-
|
|align=center|281
|
|Split into exits 281A (Robin Hood Road to SR 165 north) and 281B (SR 165 south to US 13 south) on inner loop
|-
|
|align=center|282
|
|No access from inner loop to southbound US 13 or from northbound US 13 to outer loop.
|-
|
|align=center|284
|
|Split into exits 284A (I-264) and 284B (Newtown Road) on inner loop; split into exits 284A (I-264 west) and 284B (I-264 east) on outer loop; Newtown Road is unsigned SR 403
|-
|Virginia Beach
|
|align=center|286
|Indian River Road
|Split into exits 286A (west) and 286B (east)
|-
|rowspan=12|Chesapeake
|
|align=center|289
|Greenbrier Parkway
|Split into exits 289A (south) and 289B (north)
|-
|
|align=center|290
|
|Split into exits 290A (north) and 290B (south); east end of concurrency with SR 168
|-
|
|align=center|291
|
|Split into exits 291A (north) and 291B (south); west end of concurrency with SR 168; east end of concurrency with US 17; access from outer loop to southbound US 17 is via exit 292
|-
|
|align=center|292
|
|Outer loop exit only
|-
|
|align=center|296
|
|Split into exits 296A (north) and 296B (south) on inner loop; west end of concurrency with US 17
|-
|
|align=center|297
|
|
|-
|
|align=center|299
15
|
|Southern terminus of I-664; eastern terminus of I-64; split into exits 299A (I-264) and 299B (I-664) on inner loop; split into exits 15A (I-264) and 15B (I-64) on outer loop; western terminus of I-264 (Exit 1)
|-
|
|align=center|0C
|
|Southbound exit only
|-
|
|align=center|1
|
|Split into exits 1B (Suffolk) and 1A (east, north, Military Highway)
|-
|
|align=center|2
|
|
|-
|
|align=center|3
|
|Split into exits 3A (east) and 3B (west)
|-
|
|align=center|5
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Suffolk
|
|align=center|7
|
|Split into exits 7B (north, James River Bridge) and 7A (south, east, Portsmouth) northbound; no access to southbound US 17 from southbound I-664
|-
|
|align=center|8
|
|Split into exits 8A (south) and 8B (north)
|-
|colspan=5 align=center|Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
– Hampton Roads
|-
|rowspan=6|Newport News
|
|align=center|14
|Terminal Avenue
|
|-
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 align=center|15A
|25th Street / 26th Street
|Unsigned US 60
; northbound exit, southbound entrance
|-
|26th Street / 27th Street
|26th Street is westbound unsigned US 60
; southbound exit, northbound entrance
|-
|
|align=center|15B
|35th Street / Jefferson Avenue
|Access to Jefferson Avenue (unsigned SR 143
) from northbound exit only
|-
|
|rowspan=2 align=center|17A
|Roanoke Avenue
|Northbound exit, southbound entrance
|-
|
|Chestnut Street
|Southbound exit, northbound entrance
|-
|rowspan=3|Hampton
|
|align=center|17B
|Aberdeen Road
|
|-
|
|align=center|19
|Powhatan Parkway / Power Plant Parkway
|
|-
|
|align=center|20
|
|Northern terminus of I-664; split into exits 20A (I-64 east) and 20B (I-64 west) on inner loop; I-64 Exit 264; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-64 east
Interstate 664
Interstate 664 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Interstate runs from I-64 and I-264 in Chesapeake north to I-64 in Hampton. I-664 forms the west side of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a circumferential highway serving the Hampton Roads metropolitan area...
, which links the communities of the Virginia Peninsula
Virginia Peninsula
The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, USA, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name...
and South Hampton Roads
South Hampton Roads
South Hampton Roads is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States, and is part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA with a population about 1.7 million....
which surround the body of water known as Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
and comprise much of the region of the same name in the southeastern portion of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The Hampton Roads Beltway crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads at two locations on large four-laned bridge-tunnel
Bridge-tunnel
A fixed link, fixed crossing, or bridge-tunnel is a persistent, unbroken road or rail connection across water that uses some combination of bridges, tunnels, and causeways and does not involve intermittent connections such as drawbridges or ferries.The Confederation Bridge was commonly referred to...
facilities. The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the -long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the...
carries Interstate 64 (and U.S. Route 60) and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is the 4.6 mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States...
carries Interstate 664. The entire beltway, including the bridge-tunnels, is owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the agency of state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States. Headquartered in Downtown Richmond, VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges and tunnels in the...
.
History
Even before Interstate 64Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...
was built beginning in 1958, from some of the earliest planning stages, there were hopes of a circumferential highway to Interstate highway standards for the Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
region. Some proposals envisioned state and local and/or toll funding if necessary to achieve that goal.
Indeed, the first two-laned portion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the -long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the...
was built with toll revenue bond
Revenue bond
A revenue bond is a special type of municipal bond distinguished by its guarantee of repayment solely from revenues generated by a specified revenue-generating entity associated with the purpose of the bonds, rather than from a tax...
funding in 1957 prior to the creation of I-64. It carried U.S. Route 60 and State Route 168 designations, and tied in with the new Tidewater Drive in Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. (Tolls were removed when the other two lanes and tunnel were built adjacently to the immediate south of the older structure with federal Interstate Highway funding in the mid 1970s.)
Building of Interstate 64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...
was the first priority in the region, and a portion of Interstate 264
Interstate 264 (Virginia)
Interstate 264 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from a junction with Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 near Bowers Hill in Chesapeake east into Portsmouth and through the Downtown Tunnel under the South Branch of the Elizabeth River into Norfolk...
through Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
connecting with the Downtown Tunnel
Downtown Tunnel
The Downtown Tunnel on Interstate 264 crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in the South Hampton Roads area. It links the independent City of Portsmouth with the independent City of Norfolk...
was completed even as I-64 finally reached its eastern terminus at Bower's Hill in Norfolk County
Norfolk County, Virginia
Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691. After the American Civil War, for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county reduced as they became parts of the separate...
(which became the City of Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
in 1963).
I-64, the portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway which was completed first, makes a huge 35 miles (56.3 km) long arc around the area, from Hampton through portions of Norfolk, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, and Chesapeake and around Portsmouth to reach Bower's Hill
Bower's Hill, Virginia
Bower's Hill is a community located in the independent city of Chesapeake, Virginia in the United States. It is located in the South Hampton Roads region at the northeastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp, an area consisting of generally low-lying sandy terrain of the coastal plain.Popular legend...
at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp
Great Dismal Swamp
The Great Dismal Swamp is a marshy area on the Coastal Plain Region of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the United States. It is located in parts of southern Chesapeake and Suffolk in Virginia, as well as northern...
.
It was a number of years before the newer I-664 portion was built. The 21 miles (33.8 km) roadway connects with I-64 at Bower's Hill in Chesapeake and crosses through portions of Portsmouth and Suffolk to cross Hampton Roads via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is the 4.6 mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States...
and then pass through eastern Newport News to reconnect with I-64 in Hampton. This completed the loop in 1992.
In January, 1997, a 56 miles (90.1 km)-long I-64/I-664 loop was designated by the Virginia Department of Transportation
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the agency of state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States. Headquartered in Downtown Richmond, VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges and tunnels in the...
(and signed) as the Hampton Roads Beltway.
Loop designations
The beltway has the clockwise direction (as looking down at a map of the area) signed as the Inner Loop, and the counter-clockwise direction signed as the Outer Loop. Essentially, I-64 forms the eastern portion and I-664 the western portion of the beltway.Future
There are indications that a fourth highway crossing of Hampton Roads might be essential to avoid traffic gridlock in the near future. Already, miles-long backups are common on the approaches to the Hampton Roads Bridge-TunnelHampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the -long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the...
.
As of January 2007, recent studies and proposed legislation in the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...
supported by many local members in both the State Senate and the House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
may require that tolls
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
on existing facilities (which are currently toll-free) be collected in the future to help pay for the enormous costs associated with a future so-called "third crossing" (in actuality, the fourth) and other regional transportation needs.
Under legislation from the 2007 session, the General Assembly empowered the creation of a special authority as a political subdivision of the state, upon concurrence of seven of the 12 counties and cities within the designated area, the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority
Hampton Roads Transportation Authority
Hampton Roads Transportation Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States that has the responsibility for funding several major traffic projects in the Hampton Roads area...
. HRTA was created in July, 2007, with powers to raise revenue through a variety of specific local taxes and user fees, such as tolls
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
.
This Transportation Authority met strong resistance from voters and many in the General Assembly. By 2008, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Transportation Authorities created by the Assembly (there was one created for Northern Virginia as well) were unconstitutional because Virginia's Constitution only permits the General Assembly to impose taxes. With that ruling, the Transportation Authorities were deemed moot and powerless, and legislation was passed in 2008 to de-establish them. They never imposed any taxes or collected any money for transportation.
Route description
I-664 begins at a full Y interchange with I-64 and I-264 that serves as the terminus of all three Interstates in the Bowers Hill section of the city of Chesapeake. I-64 heads southeast as a continuation of the Hampton Roads Beltway through Chesapeake while I-264 heads east toward PortsmouthPortsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
and Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. I-664 heads west as an eight-lane freeway that has a southbound-only exit ramp to US 13 and US 460 (Military Highway
Military Highway
Military Highway is a four-lane roadway built in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia, USA during World War II.- Original construction :...
) and crosses over Military Highway and a Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
rail line. The Interstate has a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
with Military Highway, which here carries US 58 in addition to US 13 and US 460. The interchange also provides access to US 460 Alternate, which follows US 58 east into Portsmouth. I-664 curves north as a four-lane freeway that crosses Goose Creek and has a diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with SR 663 (Dock Landing Road) and a cloverleaf interchange with SR 337
Virginia State Route 337
State Route 337 is a primary state highway in the South Hampton Roads area of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs east from Suffolk to Portsmouth, where it dead-ends at the decommissioned Jordan Bridge...
(Portsmouth Boulevard).
Just south of its partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 659 (Pughsville Road), I-664 crosses a rail line; a spur from that rail line heads north in the median of the freeway as the highway enters the city of Suffolk. The rail spur leaves the median and heads northeast toward Portsmouth just south of its interchange with SR 164 (Western Freeway) and US 17
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
U.S. Route 17 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida to Winchester, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 in Winchester. US 17 is a major highway...
(Bridge Road). SR 164 heads east toward downtown Portsmouth while US 17 heads northwest to the James River Bridge
James River Bridge
The James River Bridge is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads...
. There is no access from southbound I-664 to southbound US 17; that movement is made via the next interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with SR 135
Virginia State Route 135
Virginia State Route 135 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as College Drive, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 north to the entrance of Tidewater Community College, where the highway continues as SR 367, within the independent city of Suffolk...
(College Drive) that serves satellite campuses of Tidewater Community College
Tidewater Community College
Tidewater Community College is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach — and serving approximately 46,000 students. The school is known locally by its abbreviation, TCC.-History:The school was founded...
and Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...
and the community of Churchland.
North of SR 135, northbound I-664 has a vehicle inspection station and crossovers before the highway enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-tunnel passes to the west of Craney Island
Craney Island (Virginia)
Craney Island is a point of land in the independent city of Portsmouth in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. The location, formerly in Norfolk County, is near the mouth of the Elizabeth River opposite Lambert's Point on Hampton Roads. It is managed by the U.S...
, an artificial island in the city of Portsmouth that lies to the west of the mouth of the Elizabeth River
Elizabeth River (Virginia)
The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk...
. West of the highway is the confluence of the James River
James River
The James River may refer to:Rivers in the United States and their namesakes* James River * James River , North Dakota, South Dakota* James River * James River * James River...
and Nansemond River
Nansemond River
The Nansemond River is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Nansemond River Bridge crosses the river near its mouth. Both it and the former State Route 125 bridge, demolished in 2008, were once toll bridges. The river begins at the outlet of Lake Meade north of...
to form Hampton Roads, as well as the James River Bridge a short distance to the north on the namesake river. I-664 heads north-northeast along a causeway for 3 miles (4.8 km) to a point west of the Newport News Middle Ground Light
Newport News Middle Ground Light
Newport News Middle Ground Light is a lighthouse near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel on Interstate 664 in Hampton Roads. It is the oldest caisson lighthouse in Virginia.-History:...
, where the pair of bridges curve to the north-northwest onto an artificial island where the highway descends into a pair of tunnels under the estuary's main shipping channel. The Interstate resurfaces on another artificial island at Newport News Point east of the coal piers in the city of Newport News.
I-664 has a southbound vehicle inspection station adjacent to its first interchange in Newport News, with Terminal Avenue. The Interstate parallels the southern end of CSX
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
's Peninsula Subdivision as it passes through interchanges with several streets to the east of downtown Newport News. The southern interchange has ramps to and from 25th, 26th, and 27th streets; the first two streets carry eastbound and westbound US 60
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....
, which is unmarked from I-664. The northern interchange has ramps to and from 35th Street and Jefferson Street; Jefferson Street is SR 143
Virginia State Route 143
Virginia State Route 143 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from Camp Peary near Williamsburg east to U.S. Route 258 at Fort Monroe in Hampton. SR 143 is a major local thoroughfare on the Virginia Peninsula portion of the Hampton Roads metropolitan...
, which is also unmarked from the Interstate. I-664 curves east as a six-lane freeway away from the railroad and has an oblique crossing of SR 351
Virginia State Route 351
State Route 351 is a primary state highway in Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, United States. It makes no turns, following 39th Street and Pembroke Avenue from Huntington Avenue northwest of downtown Newport News east to Second Street, one block past State Route 169, in the Buckroe Beach area...
(39th Street) prior to half-diamond interchanges with Roanoke Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Interstate enters the city of Hampton and has diamond interchanges with Aberdeen Road and Powhatan Parkway before reaching its northern terminus at I-64. I-664 meets its parent highway at a directional T interchange above Newmarket Creek just south of Hampton Coliseum
Hampton Coliseum
The Hampton Coliseum is a multi-use cultural, entertainment and sports arena in Hampton, Virginia. Construction on the arena began on May 24, 1968 and the venue opened in 1970 as the first large multi-purpose arena in the Hampton Roads region and the state of Virginia, opening a year prior to...
. The Hampton Roads Beltway continues east along I-64 through Hampton before crossing Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the -long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the...
into the city of Norfolk.
Exit list
The entire route is in the independent citiesIndependent city
An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...
of Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
, Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
, Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
, and Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
.
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|rowspan=5|Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
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|align=center|264
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|Northern terminus of I-664; I-664 Exit 1; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-664 south
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 align=center|265
|La Salle Avenue south / Rip Rap Road
|Split into exits 265A (La Salle) and 265C (Rip Rap Road) on inner loop
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|Split into exits 265A (east) and 265B (west) on outer loop
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|align=center|267
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|West end of concurrency with US 60
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|align=center|268
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|colspan=5 align=center|Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is the -long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60. It is a four-lane facility comprising bridges, trestles, man-made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the...
– Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
|-
|rowspan=12|Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
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|align=center|272
|West Ocean View Avenue – Willoughby Spit
Willoughby Spit
Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States. It is bordered by water on three sides: the Chesapeake Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and Willoughby Bay to the south.- History :...
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|align=center|273
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|East end of concurrency with US 60
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|align=center|274
|Bay Avenue – Naval Station
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean...
|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
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|align=center|276
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|Split into exits 276A (east) and 276B (I-564 west) on outer loop; no access from outer loop to westbound US 460 and eastbound US 460 to inner loop
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|align=center|276C
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|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
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|align=center|277
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|Split into exits 277A (north) and 277B (south)
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|rowspan=2 align=center|278
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|Inner loop exit and outer loop entrance
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|Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance
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|align=center|279
|Norview Avenue – Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport
-Baggage Claims:Southwest Airlines #1,Delta Airlines #2,US Airways | American Airlines #3,Continental Airlines|United Express #5- Facilities and aircraft :...
|Split into exits 279A (west) and 279B (east) on outer loop; no access from inner loop to Norview Avenue west or from Norview Avenue east to outer loop; Norview Avenue is unsigned SR 247
Virginia State Route 247
State Route 247 is a primary state highway in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It runs north and northeast of downtown, from State Route 337 east to State Route 165 .-External links:*...
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|align=center|281
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|Split into exits 281A (Robin Hood Road to SR 165 north) and 281B (SR 165 south to US 13 south) on inner loop
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|align=center|282
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|No access from inner loop to southbound US 13 or from northbound US 13 to outer loop.
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|align=center|284
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|Split into exits 284A (I-264) and 284B (Newtown Road) on inner loop; split into exits 284A (I-264 west) and 284B (I-264 east) on outer loop; Newtown Road is unsigned SR 403
Virginia State Route 403
State Route 403 is a primary state highway in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It runs along Newtown Road from State Route 165 north across Interstate 264 to U.S. Route 58 .-External links:*...
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|Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
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|align=center|286
|Indian River Road
|Split into exits 286A (west) and 286B (east)
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|rowspan=12|Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
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|align=center|289
|Greenbrier Parkway
|Split into exits 289A (south) and 289B (north)
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|align=center|290
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|Split into exits 290A (north) and 290B (south); east end of concurrency with SR 168
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|align=center|291
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|Split into exits 291A (north) and 291B (south); west end of concurrency with SR 168; east end of concurrency with US 17; access from outer loop to southbound US 17 is via exit 292
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|align=center|292
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|Outer loop exit only
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|align=center|296
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|Split into exits 296A (north) and 296B (south) on inner loop; west end of concurrency with US 17
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|align=center|297
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|align=center|299
15
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|Southern terminus of I-664; eastern terminus of I-64; split into exits 299A (I-264) and 299B (I-664) on inner loop; split into exits 15A (I-264) and 15B (I-64) on outer loop; western terminus of I-264 (Exit 1)
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|align=center|0C
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|Southbound exit only
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|align=center|1
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|Split into exits 1B (Suffolk) and 1A (east, north, Military Highway)
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|align=center|2
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|align=center|3
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|Split into exits 3A (east) and 3B (west)
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|align=center|5
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|-
|rowspan=2|Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
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|align=center|7
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|Split into exits 7B (north, James River Bridge) and 7A (south, east, Portsmouth) northbound; no access to southbound US 17 from southbound I-664
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|align=center|8
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|Split into exits 8A (south) and 8B (north)
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|colspan=5 align=center|Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is the 4.6 mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States...
– Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
|-
|rowspan=6|Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
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|align=center|14
|Terminal Avenue
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 align=center|15A
|25th Street / 26th Street
|Unsigned US 60
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....
; northbound exit, southbound entrance
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|26th Street / 27th Street
|26th Street is westbound unsigned US 60
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....
; southbound exit, northbound entrance
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|align=center|15B
|35th Street / Jefferson Avenue
|Access to Jefferson Avenue (unsigned SR 143
Virginia State Route 143
Virginia State Route 143 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from Camp Peary near Williamsburg east to U.S. Route 258 at Fort Monroe in Hampton. SR 143 is a major local thoroughfare on the Virginia Peninsula portion of the Hampton Roads metropolitan...
) from northbound exit only
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|rowspan=2 align=center|17A
|Roanoke Avenue
|Northbound exit, southbound entrance
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|Chestnut Street
|Southbound exit, northbound entrance
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|rowspan=3|Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
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|align=center|17B
|Aberdeen Road
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|align=center|19
|Powhatan Parkway / Power Plant Parkway
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|align=center|20
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|Northern terminus of I-664; split into exits 20A (I-64 east) and 20B (I-64 west) on inner loop; I-64 Exit 264; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-64 east
Further reading
- 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state
- Virginia Department of Transportation Travel Center - Hampton Roads Tunnels and Bridges