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EspañolINTERSTATE 64 IN VIRGINIA
(Redirected from Interstate 64 (Virginia))
'Interstate 64 in Virginia' runs west to east through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region.
Entering from West Virginia, I-64 passes through Covington, to Lexington. From Lexington to Staunton I-64 is multiplexed with Interstate 81 in the Shenandoah Valley. From Staunton, I-64 leaves I-81 and passes through Waynesboro and crosses Afton Mountain and passes by Charlottesville to reach Richmond. Through Richmond, I-64 is multiplexed with Interstate 95 for several miles. From Richmond, I-64 continues southeasterly past Williamsburg and through Newport News and Hampton on the Virginia Peninsula to reach the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel which it utilizes to cross the main shipping channel of Hampton Roads. In South Hampton Roads, I-64 passes through Norfolk and a portion of Virginia Beach to end in Chesapeake at Bowers Hill, where it meets both the western terminus of Interstate 264 and the southern terminus of Interstate 664.
Main articles: Hampton Roads Beltway
I-64 east from a point near the Hampton Coliseum forms part of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a circumferential highway which passes through each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads. At the terminus of I-64, Interstate 664 begins, passing through Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk before crossing the harbor on via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel to reach Newport News and Hampton, completing the loop. The beltway is signed Inner Loop and Outer Loop to help avoid confusion.
The eastern terminus of I-64 is not the road's easternmost point. After crossing Hampton Roads through the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and entering Norfolk, the road makes a wide loop toward Virginia Beach and through that city's northwest side. The road then curves toward its final destination on the west side of Chesapeake. From the point where the road enters Chesapeake, I-64 "east" actually runs ''westward'', ending at a location known as Bowers Hill near the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp where it becomes Interstate 664. Today, I-64 is no longer signed as east or west between Bowers Hill and the east junction with I-264 to limit possible confusion; instead it is signed as the inner or outer loop of the Hampton Roads Beltway. All entrance ramps between these two locations are signed with control cities that differ according to the location of the exit. For inner (eastbound) traffic, Suffolk is the most common control city used, although Norfolk is used at two entrances in Chesapeake to indicate the most direct route to Norfolk (via Interstate 464). For outer (westbound) traffic, Norfolk, Hampton, and Virginia Beach are variously used.
Interstate 64 in the Hampton Roads area is gradually being augmented with HOV-2 lanes. In the 1990s, reversible HOV-2 lanes were added between I-564 and I-264. A relatively simple design, it only allows direct exits to the aforementioned termini, slip ramps beyond them, and an additional pair of slip ramps just west (compass north) of the I-264 interchange. The reversible lanes operate westbound from around midnight to noon and eastbound from around noon to midnight. HOV restrictions are only in place during rush hour periods; at other times, any vehicle may use the lanes except during reversals at noon and midnight. Access is controlled by clock-controlled automated gates, and each ramp has multiple gates to provide a safeguard against malfunction. Beyond the reversible lanes, increasing lengths of Interstate 64 (and its spur routes) are receiving HOV-designated left lanes, subject to restrictions during rush hours. Such extensions are ongoing.
Since 2006, from Exit 200 (Interstate 295) to Exit 273 (U.S. Route 60 east of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel), a contraflow lane reversal system is in place to hasten an evacuation of the Hampton Roads area. Hurricane gates are installed at eastbound Interstate 64 entrance and exit ramps, and crossover roads are in place near the aforementioned exits. During a hurricane evacuation, the eastbound lanes of I-64 will be reversed into westbound lanes so hundreds of thousands of residents can evacuate.[2]
Interstate 64 has two three-digit bypasses that are shorter than the main leg for through traffic, both in the Hampton Roads area. Interstate 664, which connects the Virginia Peninsula to South Hampton Roads on the western side of Chesapeake (and to the eastern terminus of I-64), is about 15 miles (24 km) shorter than the bypassed main leg. Interstate 264, which passes through downtown Norfolk, is about a mile (1.6 km) shorter than the main leg it bypasses.
From the time it was added to the proposed Interregional Highway System, I-64 was to use the U.S. Route 250 alignment west of Richmond.[3][4][5][6] In the late 1950s, a number of interested citizens proposed that I-64 be realigned to run along U.S. Route 220, U.S. Route 460, State Route 307, and U.S. Route 360 from Clifton Forge via Cloverdale (near Roanoke), Lynchburg, and Farmville to Richmond. The state continued planning for the piece of the US 250 alignment from Richmond to Short Pump, which would be needed anyway to handle traffic.[7]
Exit locations courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.[8]
★ Interstate 264
★ Interstate 464
★ Interstate 564
★ Interstate 664
★ Hampton Roads Beltway
★ State Route 164
1. Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. prepares for hurricanes, April 30, 2006
3. , page 12
4. , ca. 1943
5. , August 2, 1947
6. , September 1955
7. , page 23
8. Interstate 64 Exits - Virginia Department of Transportation: "Virginia Interstate Exits". Accessed 6 July, 2007.
'Interstate 64 in Virginia' runs west to east through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region.
Entering from West Virginia, I-64 passes through Covington, to Lexington. From Lexington to Staunton I-64 is multiplexed with Interstate 81 in the Shenandoah Valley. From Staunton, I-64 leaves I-81 and passes through Waynesboro and crosses Afton Mountain and passes by Charlottesville to reach Richmond. Through Richmond, I-64 is multiplexed with Interstate 95 for several miles. From Richmond, I-64 continues southeasterly past Williamsburg and through Newport News and Hampton on the Virginia Peninsula to reach the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel which it utilizes to cross the main shipping channel of Hampton Roads. In South Hampton Roads, I-64 passes through Norfolk and a portion of Virginia Beach to end in Chesapeake at Bowers Hill, where it meets both the western terminus of Interstate 264 and the southern terminus of Interstate 664.
| Contents |
| Hampton Roads Beltway |
| Notes |
| History |
| Exit list |
| See also |
| References |
Hampton Roads Beltway
Main articles: Hampton Roads Beltway
I-64 east from a point near the Hampton Coliseum forms part of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a circumferential highway which passes through each of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads. At the terminus of I-64, Interstate 664 begins, passing through Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Suffolk before crossing the harbor on via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel to reach Newport News and Hampton, completing the loop. The beltway is signed Inner Loop and Outer Loop to help avoid confusion.
Notes
The eastern terminus of I-64 is not the road's easternmost point. After crossing Hampton Roads through the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and entering Norfolk, the road makes a wide loop toward Virginia Beach and through that city's northwest side. The road then curves toward its final destination on the west side of Chesapeake. From the point where the road enters Chesapeake, I-64 "east" actually runs ''westward'', ending at a location known as Bowers Hill near the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp where it becomes Interstate 664. Today, I-64 is no longer signed as east or west between Bowers Hill and the east junction with I-264 to limit possible confusion; instead it is signed as the inner or outer loop of the Hampton Roads Beltway. All entrance ramps between these two locations are signed with control cities that differ according to the location of the exit. For inner (eastbound) traffic, Suffolk is the most common control city used, although Norfolk is used at two entrances in Chesapeake to indicate the most direct route to Norfolk (via Interstate 464). For outer (westbound) traffic, Norfolk, Hampton, and Virginia Beach are variously used.
Interstate 64 in the Hampton Roads area is gradually being augmented with HOV-2 lanes. In the 1990s, reversible HOV-2 lanes were added between I-564 and I-264. A relatively simple design, it only allows direct exits to the aforementioned termini, slip ramps beyond them, and an additional pair of slip ramps just west (compass north) of the I-264 interchange. The reversible lanes operate westbound from around midnight to noon and eastbound from around noon to midnight. HOV restrictions are only in place during rush hour periods; at other times, any vehicle may use the lanes except during reversals at noon and midnight. Access is controlled by clock-controlled automated gates, and each ramp has multiple gates to provide a safeguard against malfunction. Beyond the reversible lanes, increasing lengths of Interstate 64 (and its spur routes) are receiving HOV-designated left lanes, subject to restrictions during rush hours. Such extensions are ongoing.
Since 2006, from Exit 200 (Interstate 295) to Exit 273 (U.S. Route 60 east of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel), a contraflow lane reversal system is in place to hasten an evacuation of the Hampton Roads area. Hurricane gates are installed at eastbound Interstate 64 entrance and exit ramps, and crossover roads are in place near the aforementioned exits. During a hurricane evacuation, the eastbound lanes of I-64 will be reversed into westbound lanes so hundreds of thousands of residents can evacuate.[2]
Interstate 64 has two three-digit bypasses that are shorter than the main leg for through traffic, both in the Hampton Roads area. Interstate 664, which connects the Virginia Peninsula to South Hampton Roads on the western side of Chesapeake (and to the eastern terminus of I-64), is about 15 miles (24 km) shorter than the bypassed main leg. Interstate 264, which passes through downtown Norfolk, is about a mile (1.6 km) shorter than the main leg it bypasses.
History
From the time it was added to the proposed Interregional Highway System, I-64 was to use the U.S. Route 250 alignment west of Richmond.[3][4][5][6] In the late 1950s, a number of interested citizens proposed that I-64 be realigned to run along U.S. Route 220, U.S. Route 460, State Route 307, and U.S. Route 360 from Clifton Forge via Cloverdale (near Roanoke), Lynchburg, and Farmville to Richmond. The state continued planning for the piece of the US 250 alignment from Richmond to Short Pump, which would be needed anyway to handle traffic.[7]
Exit list
Exit locations courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.[8]
| County | Location | Number | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old | New | ||||
 | |||||
| Alleghany | 1 | 1 |  | ||
| 2 | 7 |  | |||
| 3 | 10 |  20 px   | US 60 joins Westbound, leaves Eastbound | ||
| Covington | 4 | 14 |  | ||
| 5 | 16 |     | U.S. 60 joins Eastbound, leaves Westbound U.S. 220 South joins Eastbound, U.S. 220 North leaves Westbound | ||
| 6 | 21 |  | |||
| 7 | 24 |  | Dabney S. Lancaster Community College | ||
| 8 | 27 |  | US 220 joins westbound, leaves Eastbound | ||
| 9 | 29 |   | |||
| 10 | 35 |  | |||
| Rockbridge | 11 | 43 |  | ||
| 12 | 50 | | US 60 joins Westbound, leaves Eastbound | ||
| Lexington | 13 | 55 |  | Access to Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University | |
 | |||||
| 14 52 | 56 191 |  | Interstate 81 North joins Eastbound Interstate 81 South leaves Westbound | ||
| 50 | 195 | | |||
| 53A | 200 | SR 710 - Fairfield | |||
| Raphine | 54 | 205 |  | ||
| Augusta | 55 | 213 |    | ||
| 55A | 217 | SR 654 - Mint Spring | |||
| Staunton | 55B | 220 |  | ||
| End | |||||
| 15 56 | 87 221 | | Interstate 81 South Joins Westbound Interstate 81 North leaves Eastbound | ||
| Fishersville | 16 | 91 |   | ||
| 17 | 94 | | |||
| Waynesboro | 18 | 96 |  | ||
| Rockfish Gap | 19 | 99 |  | Access to Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive from U.S. 250 | |
| Albemarle | Crozet | 20 | 107 | | |
| 21 | 114 |  | |||
| Charlottesville | 22 A-B | 118 A-B |  | Divided into 118A (US 29 South) 118B (US 29 North) access to The University of Virginia | |
| 23 | 120 |  | |||
| 24 | 121 |  | EB: Exits 121A (20 South) and 121B (20 North) Access to Piedmont VA Comm. Coll. and Monticello | ||
| 25 | 124 | | |||
| 26 | 129 |  | |||
| Louisa | 27 | 136 |  | ||
| 28 | 143 |  | |||
| Goochland | 29 | 148 |  | ||
| 30 | 152 |  | |||
| Louisa | 31 | 159 |  | ||
| Goochland | 32 | 167 |  | ||
| Manakin-Sabot | 33 | 173 |  | ||
| 175 |  | Western bypass around Downtown Richmond | |||
| Henrico | Short Pump | 34 | 177 |  | Northern Terminus of Northeast Bypass around Richmond |
| 35 A-B | 178 A-B | | Exits 178A (U.S. 250 West) and 178B (U.S. 250 East) | ||
| 36 A-B | 180 A-B | Gaskins Road | Divided into 180A (West) and 180B (East) | ||
| 37 | 181 |  | Westbound: Divided into 181A (West) and 181B (East) | ||
| 38 | 183 |  | Eastbound: Collector/distributor road with ramps for both roads Westbound: Divided into 183A (Glenside Dr), 183B (U.S. 250 East), and 183C (U.S. 250 West) | ||
| 39 | 185 |  | Access to Amtrak Station Eastbound: 185A - Dickens Rd 185B - Staples Mill Rd | ||
| City of Richmond | 40 | 186 |    | ||
 | |||||
| 41 15A | 187 79 | | I-95 joins Eastbound and leaves Westbound | ||
| 14 | 78 |  | |||
| 13 | 76B |   | No northbound exit. | ||
| 12 | 76A | Chamberlayne Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance. | ||
| End | |||||
| 43 11 | 190 75 | 20 px | I-95 joins Westbound and leaves Easttbound | ||
| Henrico | 44 | 192 |  | Eastbound: Divided into 192A (360 West) and 192B (360 East) | |
| 45 A-B | 193 A-B |  | Divided into 193A (VA 33 West) and 193B (VA 33 East) | ||
| 46 | 195 |  | |||
| Highland Springs | 47 | 197 |  | Access to Richmond Airport | |
| 48 | 200 |  | Collector/Distributor roads | ||
| New Kent | Bottoms Bridge | 49 | 205 |  | VA 33 joins Eastbound, leaves Westbound |
| 50 | 211 |  | |||
| Providence Forge | 51 | 214 |  | Colonial Downs Race Track | |
| West Point | 52 | 220 | | VA 33 joins Westbound, leaves Eastbound | |
| James City | 53 | 227 |  | ||
| Norge | 54 | 231 |  | Divided into 231A (Norge) and 231B (Croaker) | |
| York | Williamsburg | 55 | 234 |   | Westbound: Divided into 234A (VA 199) and 234B (VA 646) |
| 56 | 238 |  | Access to Camp Peary, Colonial Parkway | ||
| 57 | 242 | | Divided into 242A (West) and 242B (East) Access to Cheatham Annex, Water Country USA | ||
| 243A | | Access to Busch Gardens Europe | |||
| 58 | 243B | | Westbound exit is on the left | ||
| Lee Hall | 59 | 247 |  | Eastbound Exit 247 Access to Yorktown Naval Weapons Station | |
| City of Newport News | | Westbound Exit 247 Access to Yorktown Naval Weapons Station | |||
| 60 | 250 |  | Divided into 250A (Fort Eustis) and 250B (Yorktown) Access to Fort Eustis, Newport News Park | ||
| 61 | 255 | | Divided into 255A (VA 143 East) and 255B (VA 143 West) Access to Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport | ||
| 61A | 256 |  | Divided into 256A (Oyster Pt Rd) and 256B (Victory Blvd) | ||
| 62 | 258 |  | Divided into 258A (US 17 South) and 258B (US 17 North) Access to Christopher Newport University | ||
| City of Hampton | 62AB | 261 | Hampton Roads Center Parkway | Eastbound:Divided into 261A (West) and 261B (East) Westbound:Exit 261A only | |
| 63 | 262 |  | Westbound Exit Only (labeled as 262B) | ||
| 64 | 263 |  | Westbound: Divided into 263A (South) and 263B (North) Access to Hampton Coliseum | ||
| 65 | 264 |  | Beginning of I-664 | ||
Eastbound tagged as Inner Loop, Westbound tagged as Outer Loop | |||||
| 66 | 265A | | Inner Loop Exit (signed as 265A) | ||
| Outer Loop Exit (divided into 265A (LaSalle Ave) and 265B (Armistead Ave) | ||||
| 67 | 265C | Rip Rap Rd | Outer Loop Exit only | ||
| 68 | 267 | | Settlers Landing Rd (Inner Loop Exit), Woodland Rd (Outer Loop Exit) Access to Hampton University U.S. 60 joins Inner Loop, leaves Outer Loop | ||
| Phoebus | 69 | 268 |  | ||
| |||||
| City of Norfolk | 70 | 272 | West Ocean View Ave - Willoughby Spit | Inner Loop: Exit onto Bayville St, taking you to Ocean View Ave U.S. 60 joins Outer Loop | |
| Ocean View | 71 | 273 | | U.S. 60 leaves Inner Loop | |
| 72 | 274 | Bay Ave | Outer Loop exit only | ||
| 73 | 276 |   | Outer Loop: Divided into 276A (U.S. 460) and 276B (I-564 left exit) | ||
| 74 | 276C |  | Outer Loop exit only | ||
| 75 | 277 |  | Divided into 277A (168 South) and 277B (168 North) | ||
| 76 | 278 |  | |||
| 77 | 279 |  | Outer Loop: Divided into 279A (247 West) and 279B (247 East) Access to Norfolk International Airport | ||
| 78 | 281 | | Inner Loop: Divided into 281A (Robin Hood Rd) and 281B (Military Hwy) | ||
| 79 | 282 |   | Divided into 282A (U.S. 13 South) and 282B (U.S. 13 North) Access to Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and Virginia Wesleyan College | ||
| 80 | 284 |  | Divided into 284A (I-264 West) and 284B (I-264 East) Inner Loop: Both diections accessible from 284A, but access to Newtown Rd only from 284B | ||
| Direction Banners no longer posted along | |||||
| City of Virginia Beach | 81 | 286 |  | Divided into 284A (407 West) and 284B (407 East) Access to Regent University and Christian Broadcasting Network | |
| City of Chesapeake | 82 | 289 | Greenbrier Parkway | Divided into 289A (North) and 289B (South) | |
| 83 | 290 | | Divided into 290A (168 North) and 290B (168 South) | ||
| 84 | 291 |  | Divided into 291A (I-464) and 291B (U.S. 17 and VA 168) No Access to U.S. 17 Outer Loop U.S. 17 North Joins Inner Loop | ||
| 85 | 292 |  | Outer Loop Exit Only U.S. 17 South leaves Outer Loop | ||
| 86 | 296 | | U.S. 17 South joins Outer Loop, U.S. 17 North leaves Inner Loop Inner Loop: Divided into 296A (17 North) and 296B (17 Business) | ||
| 87 | 297 | | |||
| 88 | 299 |  | 'Inner Loop Only' Divided into 299A (I-664 North Left Exit) and 299B (I-264 East) | ||
Hampton Roads Beltway Inner loop continues onto I-664 North | |||||
See also
★ Interstate 264
★ Interstate 464
★ Interstate 564
★ Interstate 664
★ Hampton Roads Beltway
★ State Route 164
References
1. Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
2. Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. prepares for hurricanes, April 30, 2006
3. , page 12
4. , ca. 1943
5. , August 2, 1947
6. , September 1955
7. , page 23
8. Interstate 64 Exits - Virginia Department of Transportation: "Virginia Interstate Exits". Accessed 6 July, 2007.
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