| A second set of signs for the impending U.S. 13 north
& 460 east parting from U.S. 58. Interstate 664 connects the U.S. highway trio with the cities of
Newport News and Hampton via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel. Traffic to the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Tunnel (U.S. 13) is advised to stay on Interstate 64 Outer. Top photo taken 12/17/01; bottom photo taken 05/01.
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| Traffic to Interstate 264 eastbound and U.S. 13 & 460
departs U.S. 58 east. The official routing of U.S. 13 & 460 however, continues eastward along U.S. 58 to
Joliff Road. From there the paired highways turn southward on Joliff to the Military Highway.
Ramps to Interstate 264 and the Hampton Roads Beltway (Interstate 64 & 664) otherwise depart within one half mile.
U.S. 460 remains overlapped with U.S. 13 on the Military Highway through to the intersection with
Bainbridge Boulevard (Virginia 166). Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| U.S. 460 Alternate begins at the U.S. 58 split with U.S.
13 south & 460 east at the Airline Boulevard/Joliff Road intersection. Virginia 191 follows Joliff Road to
the north from U.S. 13-58-460-460A. Traffic wishing to access Interstate 664 northbound departs from
the trio in one half mile. Ahead is the Interstate 664 overcrossing and Exit 13B on-ramp merge from
the Hampton Roads Beltway southbound. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The lane added from Exit 13B of Interstate 664 southbound
becomes exit-only for Interstate 664 northbound. The Hampton Roads Beltway links U.S. 13-58-460 and the city
of Suffolk with Newport News and Hampton to the north of the James River. U.S. 58 & 460A meanwhile part with
U.S. 13 & 460 eastward into the city of Portsmouth. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| U.S. 58 eastbound descends from the Martin Luther King
Junior Freeway into the two-lane Elizabeth River Tunnel. The crossing emerges as the Midtown Tunnel Expressway
with an interchange at Brambleton Avenue. U.S. 58 turns southward onto Brambleton with Virginia 337 into the
central business district of Norfolk. Photo taken 03/17/01.
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| Reassurance shields posted for the U.S. 58 & Virginia 337 overlap on
Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk. The pair cross Smith Creek and enter the Norfolk central business district
in 1,000 feet. Photo taken 03/17/01.
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| Entering Downtown Norfolk on U.S. 58 east & Virginia 337
south (Brambleton Avenue) at the intersection of Duke Street. U.S. 58 east turns north onto Duke Street for
two blocks to make the connection between Brambleton Avenue and Virginia Beach Boulevard. Virginia 337
continues eastward on Brambleton Avenue
through the Saint Pauls Boulevard intersection onto U.S. 460 east to Tidewater Drive (Virginia 168)
Traffic to Interstate 264 is advised to take Saint Pauls Boulevard (U.S. 460 Alternate) southward from
U.S. 58-460 & Virginia 337 to the Exit 9 interchange of the freeway. Photo taken 03/17/01.
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| U.S. 58 (Virginia Beach Boulevard) eastbound at Glenrock Road
near the Military Circle Mall. The six to eight lane arterial enters the city of Virginia Beach in 1.5 miles
at Virginia 403 (Newtown Road) at Davis Corner. In the background is the Hampton Roads Beltway (Interstate 64)
overcrossing. There are no ramps between U.S. 58 and Interstate 64 here. Photo taken 03/09/01.
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| Nearing the intersection with Birdneck Road on U.S. 58
(Laskin Road) eastbound. Birdneck Road intersects the final mainline interchange of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk
Expressway (Interstate 264) at Exit 22. The city of Virginia Beach has installed a few state-named Interstate
64 trailblazers for Interstate 264 as of 2001. Photo taken 03/09/01.
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| The eastern terminus of U.S. 58 occurs at the intersection
of Laskin Road with Atlantic Avenue at the Oceanfront of Virginia Beach. U.S. 60 (Pacific Avenue) travels
north-south one block to the west. There are no signs indicating that Laskin Road is U.S. 58 on either Atlantic
or Pacific Avenues, nor is there an end sign for the highway. Photo taken 03/09/01.
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| U.S. 58 West
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| The first westbound U.S. 58 shield is posted two blocks west of
U.S. 60 (Pacific Avenue) on Laskin Road. There are no signs for U.S. 58 at all east of here in Virginia Beach.
Laskin Road carries five lanes westward to Oriole Drive. Photo taken 03/09/01.
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| Interstate 64 & 264 trailblazers posted within the median
of Laskin Road ahead of the U.S. 58 intersection with Birdneck Road. Birdneck Road is one of several north-south
surface highways between U.S. 58 and Virginia Beach Boulevard (U.S. 58 Business). Photo taken 03/09/01.
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| Interstate 664 northbound traffic merges onto U.S. 13 south
& U.S. 58 & 460 westbound. U.S. 13 south & 460 west depart the Military Highway underneath Interstate 664
to merge with U.S. 58 & 460 Alternate at Bowers Hill. From there U.S. 460 Alternate ends and the trio turn
westward to cross paths with the Hampton Roads Beltway again. Displayed here is the Interstate 664 southbound
cloverleaf ramp of U.S. 13 south and U.S. 58 & 460 west. Photo taken 12/17/01.
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| The final Virginia based interchange of Interstate 81 (Exits 1B/A)
sees the departure of U.S. 58 westbound from the freeway after an 18-mile overlap. Depicted here is the
1.50 mile overhead for the U.S. 58 & 421 interchange at the Wagner Road (Virginia State Secondary 680)
underpass. Photo taken 08/23/03.
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| Drawing to within one half mile of the Interstate 81 southbound
& U.S. 58 westbound split. U.S. 58 departs the freeway onto U.S. 421 north (Gate City Highway) for a 42
mile overlap to the village of Duffield. The two highways travel 25 miles west to Gate City (pop. 2,159) where
they join U.S. 23. Photo taken 08/23/03.
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| Business U.S. 58 (Virginia Beach)
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| The intersection of 17th Street (Business U.S. 58) and
Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach. Business U.S. 58 follows the original U.S. 58 eastward from Laskin
Road along Virginia Beach Boulevard. Once Virginia Beach Boulevard enters the Oceanfront
area it becomes 17th Street. There are no end signs posted here for Business U.S. 58 nor are there signs
for the highway posted on either Atlantic Avenue or U.S. 60 (Pacific Avenue). Photo taken 03/09/01.
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Page Updated February 8, 2004.
