| The final Suffolk interchange of the Hampton Roads Beltway
northbound is the Exit 8B/A cloverleaf with Virginia 135 (College Drive). Virginia 135 constitutes a shot spur
between U.S. 17 and Chesapeake northward to Tidewater Community College (Portsmouth Campus).
Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Exit 8A departs Interstate 664 northbound for Virginia 135
(College Drive) north. All traffic north of the off-ramp enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel
system of the Hampton Roads Beltway. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Interstate 664 at the south banks of the James River on
the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The city limits between Suffolk and Newport News spread
out over the James River. Attached to mast arm supported lane control signals is the city limits for the city
of 180,150. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The south artificial island of the
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel along Interstate 664 northbound. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Descending into the tunnel portion of the
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Passing is prohibited within the tunnel portion of the
Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. Few tunnels actually see passing allowed within the Interstate system.
One that comes to mind is the George C. Wallace Tunnel of Interstate 10 at Mobile, Alabama. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Interstate 664 returns to land within the city of Newport
News. Exit 7 links the Hampton Roads Beltway with Terminal Avenue and the Newport News Marine Terminal. Terminal
Avenue parallels the Interstate 664 viaduct from Exit 7 northward to 21st Street (near Exit 6).
Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Auxiliary guide sign for Exit 6 to the Newport News Marine
Terminal. 26th Street also serves the Newport News City Hall and Christopher Newport Park. 25th and 26th
Streets carry U.S. 60. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The Interstate 664 viaduct ends at the Exit 6 directional
interchange. Intersecting the Hampton Roads Beltway is a series of ramps to/from the 25th & 26th Street
one-way pair (U.S. 60 east & west). Virginia 143 travels the network of surface streets
nearby via the 27th & 28th Street one-way pair to the east and along Jefferson Avenue to the north.
Jefferson Avenue and 16th Street used to carry Virginia 167.1. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Exit 5 traffic eminating from Jefferson Avenue and 35th Street
merge onto Interstate 664 northbound. The upcoming exits sign here displays the off-ramps for Exits 4-3-2.
A split diamond interchange exists at Roanoke and Chestnut Avenues. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The northernmost reaches of Interstate 664 expand to six lanes
overall. Depicted here is the Exit 3 off-ramp for Aberdeen Road. Aberdeen Road is one of several north-south
arterials between Virginia 143 (27th Street) and U.S. 258 (Mercury Boulevard).
Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Beyond the Exit 3 diamond interchange is the final upcoming
exits sign of Interstate 664 north. Two interchanges remain, Exit 2 with Powhatan Parkway (diamond) and
Exits 1A/B (directional) with Interstate 64. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The one-mile guide sign of Exits 1A/B (Interstate 64) is posted
within the Powhatan Parkway diamond interchange. The Hampton Roads Beltway departs Interstate 664 northbound
for Interstate 64 eastbound via Exit 1B. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Entering the final half mile of Interstate 664 northbound
near the Queen Street (Virginia 415) undercrossing. The mainline of Interstate 664 northbound defaults onto
Interstate 64 west (Exit 1A). Three additional interchanges serve the city of Hampton (pop. 146,437) on the
road to Williamsburg (pop. 11,998). Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Interstate 664 northbound concludes at the ramp partition of
Interstate 64 (Exits 1A/B). The right-hand panel sees a green-out over the "East Interstate 64" with Downtown
Hampton. The central business district of the city is accessible via Exits 265A & C. The capital city of
Richmond (pop. 197,790) resides 74 miles to the west. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| Interstate 664 South
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| End Interstate 664 & (begin) Interstate 264 eastbound
shield assembly on the Exit 14 transition ramp from the Hampton Roads Beltway to Interstate 264 eastbound.
A similar assembly exists on the ramp to Interstate 64 Outer. Photo taken 05/01.
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| Scenes Related to Interstate 664
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| Virginia 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) eastbound at the
Exit 11 cloverleaf interchange of Interstate 664. Portsmouth Boulevard transitions from the Nansemond Parkway
to the east of Virginia 125 at the community of Driver. East of Interstate 664 Virginia 337 travels to
Chesapeake Square Mall and the city of Portsmouth. Photo taken 03/17/01.
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| Interstate 664 trailblazer posted at the intersection of
Virginia 351 (Pembroke Avenue) northbound at Powhatan Parkway. Powhatan Parkway intersects the Hampton
Roads Beltway via a diamond interchange at Exit 2 to the north. Beyond Interstate 664, Powhatan Parkway
continues to Virginia 415 (Queen Street). Photo taken 03/17/01.
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Page Updated February 8, 2004.
