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{{For|the former State Route 164|State Route 164 (Virginia 1933)}}
{{Short description|State highway in southeastern Virginia, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox road
{{Infobox road
|state=VA
|state = VA
|type=VA
|type = VA
|route=164
|route = 164
|alternate_name=Western Freeway
|alternate_name =
|maint = [[Virginia Department of Transportation|VDOT]] and [[Elizabeth River Crossings]]
|map=VA 164 map.svg
|map = VA 164 map (2016).svg
|length_mi=7.27
|map_notes = SR 164 highlighted in red
|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>
|length_mi = 12.17
|length_round=2
|length_round = 2
|established=by 1969<ref>{{CTB minutes|04-1969-01}}, page 79</ref>
|length_ref = <ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>
|direction_a=West
|established = by 1969<ref>{{CTB minutes|04-1969-01|page= 79}}</ref>
|direction_b=East
|direction_a = West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=VA|US|17}} in [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]]
|direction_b = East
|junction={{jct|state=VA|I|664}} in Suffolk<br>
{{jct|state=VA|SR|135}} in Suffolk
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=VA|US|17}} in [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]]
|junction = {{plainlist|
|terminus_b={{jct|state=VA|US|58}} in [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]]
*{{jct|state=VA|I|664}} in Suffolk
|counties=[[Suffolk, Virginia|City of Suffolk]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia|City of Portsmouth]]
*{{jct|state=VA|SR|135}} in Suffolk
|previous_type=VA
*{{jct|state=VA|US|58|VA|141}} in [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]]}}
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|next_type=VA
|previous_type = VA
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|next_type = VA
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|counties = [[Suffolk, Virginia|City of Suffolk]], [[Portsmouth, Virginia|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 {{convert|7.27|mi|km}} from [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|U.S. Route 17]] (US 17) in [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]] east to [[U.S. Route 58|US 58]] in [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]]. SR 164 is a four- to six-lane [[freeway]] that connects the northern parts of Suffolk and Portsmouth&mdash;and [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] and [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]] via [[Interstate 664]] (I-664)&mdash;with [[Downtown Portsmouth, Virginia|Downtown Portsmouth]] and through the [[Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)|Midtown Tunnel]] to [[Downtown Norfolk, Virginia|Downtown Norfolk]].
'''State Route 164''' ('''SR 164''') is a {{convert|7.27|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} primary [[state highway]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Virginia]] that connects the northern parts of [[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]] and [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]] with [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] and [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]] via [[Interstate 664]] (I-664) with [[Downtown Portsmouth, Virginia|Downtown Portsmouth]] and [[Downtown Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] through either the [[Downtown Tunnel|Downtown]] or [[Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)|Midtown Tunnels]].


The first section, known as the '''Western Freeway,''' is a four- to six-lane [[freeway]] that runs from [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|U.S. Route 17]] (US 17) in Suffolk east to the Pinners Point Interchange, which was its previous terminus. However, when the extension to the [[Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway (Portsmouth)|'''Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway''']] opened in December 2016, the terminus was relocated to an interchange with [[Interstate 264 (Virginia)|Interstate 264]].
Although SR 164 is a freeway, [[bicycle]]s and [[pedestrian]]s, but not [[moped]]s<!--or animals/self-propelled machinery or equipment-->, are allowed over the [[West Norfolk Bridge]] between West Norfolk Road and a pair of special ramps to Bayview Boulevard and Florida Avenue.<ref>[[Google Street View]] photographs, September 2012</ref>

Although SR 164 is a freeway, [[bicycle]]s and [[pedestrian]]s, but not [[moped]]s, are allowed over the West Norfolk Bridge between West Norfolk Road and a pair of special ramps to Bayview Boulevard and Florida Avenue.<ref name=GM_PedRamps>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@36.854421,-76.3424902,3a,75y,111.39h,93.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saWL_0muyKN9JDrVyzBY8zA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en-US |title=Google Street View imagery (October 2015) showing pedestrian/bicycle exit ramp on SR 164 |access-date=May 13, 2017}}</ref>


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:2017-07-13 12 46 35 View west along Virginia State Route 164 (Western Freeway) just east of Virginia International Gateway Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View west along SR 164 in Portsmouth]]
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, Virginia|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 [[Virginia State Route 135|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.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 164"/>
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, Virginia|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 [[Virginia State Route 135|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.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data" /><ref name="Google Maps VA 164" />


SR 164 and the railroad pass to the north of the community of [[Churchland, Virginia|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 [[Interchange (road)#Full Y interchange|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.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 164"/>
SR 164 and the railroad pass to the north of the community of [[Churchland, Virginia|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 [[Reverse curve|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, which is accessed via ramps with Railroad Avenue within the Pinners Point Interchange where [[U.S. Route 58 in Virginia|US&nbsp;58]] is exiting the [[Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)|Midtown Tunnel]].


After the interchange, SR 164 East and US 58 west both continue south as the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway, connecting to London Boulevard in a full interchange, where it loses its US&nbsp;58 [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]]. It then continues through a partial interchange at High Street before the ending with a full interchange at I-264/[[U.S. Route 460 Alternate (Norfolk–Chesapeake, Virginia)|US&nbsp;460 Alternate]].<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data" /><ref name="Google Maps VA 164" />
==History==
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|location=[[Suffolk, Virginia|Suffolk]]-[[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]]
|formed=Early 1969
|deleted=Late 1969
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}}


==History==
Virginia State Route 164, as its number suggests, was supposed to be a spur of I-64 to Portsmouth.{{contradiction-inline|reason=VA164 connects I-664 and US 58, not I-64.|date=December 2015}} It was to be numbered '''Interstate 164''', though the number was declined since it did not connect to I-64.{{fact|date=December 2015}}
{{expand section|date=May 2017|1=<nowiki />
*Highway's construction timeline
*Extension to I-264}}
In 1968, [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed the [[Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968]], which expanded the [[Interstate Highway System]] by {{convert|1,500|mi|km}}. The [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] resolved in its August 1968 meeting to apply for five new stretches of Interstate: the future [[Interstate 195 (Virginia)|I-195]] and I-664 plus an expansion of the [[Berkley Bridge (Virginia)|Berkley Bridge]] on I-264 were submitted to the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) and approved, while two other segments were instead built as SR&nbsp;164 and [[Virginia State Route 288|SR&nbsp;288]].<ref>{{CTB minutes|08-1968-01|pages=41–42|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> Despite its numbering, AASHTO has no record of Virginia ever making a formal application to add SR&nbsp;164 to the Interstate system from 1968 through the 1978 opening of the Elizabeth River bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://route.transportation.org/Pages/USRN-Application-Database-with-Meeting-Minutes-and-Application-Results.aspx|title=USRN Application Database with Meeting Minutes and Application Results|date=n.d.|publisher=[[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]]|access-date=November 10, 2016|author=Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering}}</ref> The still-unbuilt road was first referred to as SR&nbsp;164 in 1971.<ref>{{CTB minutes|06-1971-01|page=11|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>


==Exit list==
==Exit list==
{{mileposts}}
All exits are unnumbered.
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{{VAint
{{VAint
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|indep_city=Suffolk
|type=incomplete
|type=
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|lspan=3
|mile=0.00
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|17|dir1=north|location1=[[James River Bridge]]<!--may not be signed on SR 164, but it's the control city on I-664-->}}
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|17|name1=Bridge Road|location1=[[James River Bridge]]<!--may not be signed on SR 164, but it's the control city on I-664-->}}
|notes=Western terminus
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}}
{{VAint
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{{VAint
{{VAint
|indep_city=Portsmouth
|indep_city=Portsmouth
|lspan=6
|lspan=11
|mile=2.38
|mile=2.38
|road=Towne Point Road &ndash; [[Churchland, Virginia|Churchland]]
|road=Towne Point Road&nbsp;– [[Churchland, Virginia|Churchland]]
}}
}}
{{VAint
{{VAint
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{{VAint
{{VAint
|mile=
|mile=
|bridge=[[West Norfolk Bridge]] over [[Elizabeth River Western Branch]]<!--this is the order given on signs-->
|bridge=West Norfolk Bridge over [[Elizabeth River Western Branch]]<!--this is the order given on signs-->
}}
}}
{{VAint
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=7.27
|mile=7.27
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|58|location1=[[Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)|Tunnel]]|city2=Norfolk|city3=Downtown Portsmouth|location4=[[Port Norfolk]]}}
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|58|location1=[[Midtown Tunnel (Virginia)|Tunnel]]|city2=Norfolk|city3=Downtown Portsmouth|location4=[[Port Norfolk]]}}
|notes=Western terminus of concurrency with US&nbsp;58; last eastbound exit before tunnel/toll.}}
|notes=Directional interchange
{{VAint
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|type=

== West Norfolk Bridge ==
|road=[[Port Norfolk]]
|notes=}}
{{Infobox bridge
{{VAint
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|58|dir1=west|name1=London Boulevard}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of concurrency with US&nbsp;58; eastbound (southbound) exit and westbound (north) entrance. No access from SR&nbsp;164 westbound}}
{{VAint
|mile=
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=VA|VA|141|dir1=south|name1=London Boulevard|city1=Downtown Portsmouth}}
|notes=Eastbound (south) exit and westbound(north) entrance. No access from SR&nbsp;164 westbound}}
{{VAint
|mile=
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|road= {{jct|state=VA|road|High Street|to2=to|US|17}}
|notes=Westbound (north) exit and eastbound (south) entrance ramps}}
{{VAint
|mile=
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|notes=Eastern terminus}}


{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete,concur}}
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.


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist|refs=
{{reflist|30em|refs=


<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2010 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2010|accessdate=2011-11-17}}
<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web |author = Virginia Department of Transportation |url = http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp |title = 2010 Traffic Data |publisher = Virginia Department of Transportation |year = 2010 |access-date = November 17, 2011}}
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_061_Nansemond_2010.pdf City of Suffolk] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_061_Nansemond_2010.pdf City of Suffolk] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_064_Norfolk_2010.pdf City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, and City of Chesapeake] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_064_Norfolk_2010.pdf City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, and City of Chesapeake] (PDF)
</ref>
</ref>


<ref name="Google Maps VA 164">{{google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=US-58+W&hl=en&ll=36.861768,-76.393089&spn=0.133773,0.308647&sll=36.849664,-76.333373&sspn=0.008362,0.01929&geocode=FUR7MgIdLoxx-w%3BFTpBMgIdmk1z-w&vpsrc=6&mra=ls&t=h&z=12|title=Virginia State Route 164|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref>
<ref name="Google Maps VA 164">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=US-58+W&hl=en&ll=36.861768,-76.393089&spn=0.133773,0.308647&sll=36.849664,-76.333373&sspn=0.008362,0.01929&geocode=FUR7MgIdLoxx-w%3BFTpBMgIdmk1z-w&vpsrc=6&mra=ls&t=h&z=12 |title =State Route 164 |access-date = November 17, 2011}}</ref>


}}
}}


== External links ==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Virginia State Route 164}}
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*[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va161-180.htm#va164 Virginia Highways Project: VA 164]
*[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va161-180.htm#va164 Virginia Highways Project: VA 164]

{{Crossings navbox
{{Transportation in the Hampton Roads Region}}
|structure = River Crossings|place = [[Western Branch Elizabeth River|Western Branch of the Elizabeth River]]|downstream = [[Churchland Bridge]]|downstream signs = [[Image:US_17.svg|25px]]|bridge = [[West Norfolk Bridge]]|bridge signs = [[Image:Virginia 164.svg|30px]]|upstream = [[Chesapeake Bay]]|upstream signs = }}{{Water Crossings in the Hampton Roads Region}}


[[Category:State highways in Virginia|164]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Portsmouth, Virginia|State Route 164]]
[[Category:Transportation in Portsmouth, Virginia|State Route 164]]
[[Category:Crossings of the Elizabeth River|West Norfolk Bridge]]
[[Category:Crossings of the Elizabeth River|West Norfolk Bridge]]
[[Category:Interstate 64|164]]

Latest revision as of 16:04, 15 July 2024

State Route 164 marker
State Route 164
SR 164 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT and Elizabeth River Crossings
Length12.17 mi[1] (19.59 km)
Existedby 1969[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 17 in Suffolk
Major intersections
East end I-264 in Portsmouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesCity of Suffolk, City of Portsmouth
Highway system
← SR 163→ SR 165

State Route 164 (SR 164) is a 7.27-mile-long (11.70 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that connects the northern parts of Suffolk and Portsmouth with Newport News and Hampton via Interstate 664 (I-664) with Downtown Portsmouth and Norfolk through either the Downtown or Midtown Tunnels.

The first section, known as the Western Freeway, is a four- to six-lane freeway that runs from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) in Suffolk east to the Pinners Point Interchange, which was its previous terminus. However, when the extension to the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway opened in December 2016, the terminus was relocated to an interchange with Interstate 264.

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]

Route description

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View west along SR 164 in Portsmouth

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.[1][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, which is accessed via ramps with Railroad Avenue within the Pinners Point Interchange where US 58 is exiting the Midtown Tunnel.

After the interchange, SR 164 East and US 58 west both continue south as the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway, connecting to London Boulevard in a full interchange, where it loses its US 58 concurrency. It then continues through a partial interchange at High Street before the ending with a full interchange at I-264/US 460 Alternate.[1][4]

History

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In 1968, Congress passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968, which expanded the Interstate Highway System by 1,500 miles (2,400 km). The Commonwealth Transportation Board resolved in its August 1968 meeting to apply for five new stretches of Interstate: the future I-195 and I-664 plus an expansion of the Berkley Bridge on I-264 were submitted to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and approved, while two other segments were instead built as SR 164 and SR 288.[5] Despite its numbering, AASHTO has no record of Virginia ever making a formal application to add SR 164 to the Interstate system from 1968 through the 1978 opening of the Elizabeth River bridge.[6] The still-unbuilt road was first referred to as SR 164 in 1971.[7]

Exit list

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All exits are unnumbered.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
City of Suffolk0.000.00 US 17 (Bridge Road) – James River BridgeWestern terminus
0.841.35 I-664 – Newport News, Hampton, ChesapeakeExit 9 (I-664); no access from SR 164 east to I-664 south
1.482.38 SR 135 (College Drive)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
City of Portsmouth2.383.83Towne Point Road – Churchland
3.736.00Cedar Lane
4.507.24Virginia International Gateway Boulevard
5.468.79West Norfolk Road
West Norfolk Bridge over Elizabeth River Western Branch
7.2711.70 US 58 – Tunnel, Norfolk, Downtown Portsmouth, Port NorfolkWestern terminus of concurrency with US 58; last eastbound exit before tunnel/toll.
Port Norfolk

 US 58 west (London Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 58; eastbound (southbound) exit and westbound (north) entrance. No access from SR 164 westbound

 SR 141 south (London Boulevard) – Downtown Portsmouth		Eastbound (south) exit and westbound(north) entrance. No access from SR 164 westbound

 High Street to US 17		Westbound (north) exit and eastbound (south) entrance ramps

 I-264 / US 460 Alt. – Norfolk, Suffolk		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Virginia Department of Transportation (2010). "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  2. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (April 25, 1969). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 79.
  3. ^ "Google Street View imagery (October 2015) showing pedestrian/bicycle exit ramp on SR 164" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "State Route 164" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  5. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 16, 1968). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp. 41–42.
  6. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (n.d.). "USRN Application Database with Meeting Minutes and Application Results". American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (June 17, 1971). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 11.
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