Virginia State Route 164
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State Route 164 | ||||
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Western Freeway | ||||
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Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length: | 7.27 mi[2] (11.70 km) | |||
Existed: | by 1969[1] – present | |||
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Counties: | City of Suffolk, City of Portsmouth | |||
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State Route 164 (SR 164) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as the Western Freeway, the state highway runs 7.27 miles (11.70 km) from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Suffolk east to US 58 in Portsmouth. SR 164 is a four- to six-lane freeway that connects the northern parts of Suffolk and Portsmouth—and Newport News and Hampton via Interstate 664 (I-664)—with Downtown Portsmouth and through the Midtown Tunnel to Downtown Norfolk.
Although SR 164 is a freeway, bicycles and pedestrians, but not mopeds, are allowed over the West Norfolk Bridge between West Norfolk Road and a pair of special ramps to Bayview Boulevard and Florida Avenue.[3]
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Route description
SR 164 begins as a pair of two-lane flyover ramps from southbound US 17 (Bridge Road) and to northbound US 17, in the direction of the James River Bridge, in the Belleville area of the independent city of Suffolk. Eastbound SR 164 receives another ramp from US 17, then the freeway meets I-664 (Hampton Roads Beltway) at a partial cloverleaf interchange that includes a flyover ramp from southbound I-664 to eastbound SR 164. Just east of the interchange, the eastbound carriageway crosses over the Commonwealth Railway, which settles into the media of SR 164. The state highway has a partial diamond interchange with SR 135 (College Drive) that allows access to the crossroad to and from the direction of Portsmouth, which the freeway enters immediately to the east of the interchange.[2][4]
SR 164 and the railroad pass to the north of the community of Churchland, which is served via a diamond interchange with Towne Point Road and a partial cloverleaf interchange with Cedar Lane. East of Cedar Lane, a spur of the Commonwealth Railway splits to the north to serve the Port of Virginia's Virginia International Gateway terminals while the main line exits the median and begins to parallel the south side of the freeway. Truck access to the terminal is provided by a diamond interchange with Virginia International Gateway Boulevard. Within the West Norfolk neighborhood, SR 164 crosses the railroad and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with West Norfolk Road. The state highway crosses the Western Branch Elizabeth River on the West Norfolk Bridge, which passes through an S-curve as it crosses the channel of the river then parallels the shore of the residential Port Norfolk neighborhood. SR 164 expands to six lanes at the south end of the river crossing part of the bridge. East of the bridge, the freeway enters the actual Port Norfolk, curves south, and reaches its eastern terminus at the Pinners Point Interchange, a full Y interchange with US 58 (Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway). US 58 heads east into the Midtown Tunnel toward Norfolk and south toward Downtown Portsmouth. Port Norfolk is accessed via ramps with Railroad Avenue within the interchange.[2][4]
History
Interstate 164 | |
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Location: | Suffolk-Portsmouth |
Length: | 11.70 mi (18.83 km) |
Existed: | Early 1969–Late 1969 |
Virginia State Route 164, as its number suggests, was supposed to be a spur of I-64 to Portsmouth.[contradictory] It was to be numbered Interstate 164, though the number was declined since it did not connect to I-64.[citation needed]
Exit list
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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City of Suffolk | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() |
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0.84 | 1.35 | ![]() |
Exit 9 (I-664); no access from SR 164 east to I-664 south | ||
1.48 | 2.38 | ![]() |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
City of Portsmouth | 2.38 | 3.83 | Towne Point Road – Churchland | ||
3.73 | 6.00 | Cedar Lane | |||
4.50 | 7.24 | Virginia International Gateway Boulevard | |||
5.46 | 8.79 | West Norfolk Road | |||
West Norfolk Bridge over Elizabeth River Western Branch | |||||
7.27 | 11.70 | ![]() |
Directional interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
West Norfolk Bridge
West Norfolk Bridge | |
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File:W. Norfolk Bridge.jpg
Photograph of West Norfolk Bridge. Traffic on the left is westbound towards Suffolk; traffic on the left is eastbound toward Downtown Portsmouth, Norfolk
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Official name | West Norfolk Bridge |
Owner | VDOT |
Maintained by | VDOT with incident management operations by Elizabeth River Crossings |
ID number | 0027133 |
Characteristics | |
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Width | 57.1 feet (17.4 m) |
Height | 36 feet (11 m) |
Number of spans | 1 |
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Constructed by | Skanska |
Construction cost | $187.2 mil USD |
Opened | 2005 |
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The West Norfolk Bridge is a fixed-span bridge that crosses the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River. This bridge is an integral part of the Pinners_Point_Interchange, carrying the Western Freeway over the river to meet U.S. 58 as it turns to the MLK Freeway.
Because of its proximity to the Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, VDOT has contracted out incident management services (snow clearing, car accidents, etc.) to Elizabeth_River_Crossings for the duration of their concession agreement. However, VDOT still is responsible for the maintenance and operations of the bridge.
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External links
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- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015
- State highways in Virginia
- Transportation in Suffolk, Virginia
- Transportation in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Crossings of the Elizabeth River