Interstate 564

Interstate 564 marker

Interstate 564
Admiral Taussig Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 3.03 mi[1] (4.88 km)
Existed: mid-1970s – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 337 in Norfolk
 

SR 406 in Norfolk

US 460 / SR 165 in Norfolk
East end: I64 in Norfolk
Location
Counties: City of Norfolk
Highway system
US 522I581

Interstate 564 (I-564) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Admiral Taussig Boulevard, the Interstate runs 3.03 miles (4.88 km) from Virginia State Route 337 (SR 337) east to I-64 within the city of Norfolk. I-564 is the primary access highway to Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest naval base. The Interstate also links I-64 with Norfolk International Terminal via SR 406 and the Wards Corner area of Norfolk through connections with U.S. Route 460 (US 460) and SR 165.

Route description

I-564 begins within the reservation of Naval Station Norfolk where Admiral Taussig Boulevard becomes a four-lane freeway; this point is also the eastern terminus of SR 337. The boulevard continues west as a four-lane divided highway to its intersection with Hampton Boulevard at naval station gates 1 and 2, where SR 337 turns south onto Hampton Boulevard toward downtown Norfolk. I-564 curves southeast through a trumpet interchange with the access road to gates 3 and 3A. The ramps to and from the interchange join the Interstate to form a six-lane freeway. I-564 descends into a tunnel to pass under the eastwest runway of Chambers Field, a naval air station that has been consolidated with the larger naval base.[2][3]

East of the tunnel, I-564 heads southeast parallel to a rail line between the naval air station to the north and Camp Allen, a United States Marine Corps base, to the south. The Interstate has a partial interchange with SR 406 (International Terminal Boulevard) that allows access to the highway to Norfolk International Terminal to and from the east. Within the interchange, eastbound I-564 has an exit for westbound I-64 (Hampton Roads Beltway) and US 460 (Granby Street). As I-564 crosses over US 460, the eastbound freeway has a left exit to and the westbound Interstate has a left entrance from I-64's reversible HOV lanes. Eastbound I-564 has an exit for SR 165 (Little Creek Road), which leads to SR 170, before the four-lane freeway merges into I-64 in the direction of Virginia Beach.[2][3]

History

Exit list

All exits are unnumbered. The entire route is in Norfolk.

mi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 SR 337 / to Hampton Boulevard Naval Station Piers, Gates 1, 2 & 5Western terminus; eastern terminus of SR 337
0.390.63Naval Station Gates 3A & 3
2.233.59 SR 406 (Terminal Boulevard) / to Hampton Boulevard (SR 337)Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
2.233.59 I64 west / US 460 (Granby Street) HamptonEastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-64 exit 276
2.904.67 SR 165 (Little Creek Road) to SR 170Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
3.034.88 I64 east Virginia Beach, Norfolk International AirportEastern terminus; I-64 exit 276B; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System". Federal Highway Administration. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  3. 1 2 Google (2011-09-11). "Interstate 564" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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