Interstate 264 East - Portsmouth

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I-264 enters the city of Portsmouth ahead of the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 2) with Greenwood Drive.
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The South Norfolk Jordan Bridge spans the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River along SR 337 (Elm Avenue) east from SR 239 (Victory Boulevard).
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Unmarked at Exit 3, Victory Boulevard is SR 239, a 4.46 mile long loop south from SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) to SR 337 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).
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SR 337 and U.S. 460 ALT branch (Portsmouth Boulevard) branch east from Turnpike Road (SR 337 ALT) and U.S. 58 (Airline Boulevard) at Alexander Corner to meet I-264 at Exit 4.
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Exit 4 links I-264 east with SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) east at Douglas Park in Portsmouth. SR 337 continues 2.70 miles east to the tolled South Norfolk Jordan Bridge.
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U.S. 460 ALT combines with I-264 east from SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) ahead of the collector roadway for U.S. 17 (Frederick Boulevard) and SR 164 (Martin Luther King Expressway) west.
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U.S. 17 follows Frederick Boulevard northwest from George Washington Highway (SR 141) to High Street in Portsmouth.
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Two lanes separate from I-264/U.S. 460 ALT east at the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 5) with U.S. 17 (Frederick Boulevard).
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Exit 6 continues beyond the exchange with U.S. 17 (Frederick Boulevard) to the trumpet interchange with SR 164 (M.L. King Expressway) west to U.S. 58 (Midtown Tunnel) for Norfolk.
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I-264/U.S. 460 ALT continue east from U.S. 17 to the inspection station for the Downtown Tunnel.
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Construction of the M.K. King Expressway Extension south to I-264 at Exit 5 included the removal of Exit 6 to Des Moines Avenue.
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The exchange with SR 164 (M.L. King Expressway) north was built 0.75 miles west of the Downtown Tunnel inspection station in 2014-16.
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With the elimination of the Des Moines Avenue off-ramp, the succeeding exit east of SR 164 is for SR 141 (Effingham Street) to the Naval Shipyard and Naval Hospital.
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The inspection station for the Downtown Tunnel precedes the wye interchange (Exit 7A) for SR 161 (Effingham Street) south.
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SR 141 lines Effingham Street south from London Boulevard outside Downtown Portsmouth to George Washington Highway at SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).
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I-264/U.S. 460 ALT span SR 337 (Elm Avenue) ahead of Exit 7A. SR 141 constitutes a 3.30 mile long urban route from U.S. 17 (Frederick Boulevard) to the exchange joining U.S. 58 and SR 164 (MLK Expressway).
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Exit 7B is the last departure point before the tolled Downtown Tunnel. Separate ramps connect with SR 141 (Effingham Street) north and Crawford Street east at Pavilion Drive and Court Street.
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Variable speed limits are used along Interstate 264 at the Downtown Tunnel.
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All electronic toll (AET) collection commenced for the Downtown Tunnel on February 1, 2014.
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The eastbound tube at the Downtown Tunnel is the newer of the two, having opened on March 4, 1987.
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I-264/U.S. 460 ALT emerge from the Downtown Tunnel at the north end of Interstate 464 adjacent to Berkley Avenue.
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The Downtown Tunnel opened to traffic with one lane per direction in 1952.
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