Interstate 64 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length: | 297.62 mi (478.97 km) | |||
Existed: | 1957 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I‑64 / US 60 at West Virginia state line | |||
I‑81 from near Lexington to Staunton US 250 various times in Richmond I‑95 in Richmond I‑295 near Richmond I‑664 in Hampton I‑564 in Norfolk I‑264 in Norfolk I‑464 in Chesapeake |
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East end: | I‑264 / I‑664 / US 58 / US 13 / US 460 in Chesapeake | |||
Highway system | ||||
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I‑81 from near Lexington to Staunton
US 29 in Charlottesville
US 15 near Gum Spring
In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 64 runs east–west through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region, a total of 298 miles (480 km). It is notable for crossing the mouth of the harbor of Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the first bridge-tunnel to incorporate artificial islands. Also noteworthy is a section through Rockfish Gap, a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which was equipped with an innovative system of airport-style runway lighting embedded into the pavement to aid motorists during periods of poor visibility due to fog or other conditions.