Interstate 464 Virginia

Overview

Interstate 464 is a mostly six lane urban connector linking I-64, U.S. 17 and SR 168 in Chesapeake with I-264 and the tolled Downtown Tunnel at Berkley in Norfolk. I-464 links directly with SR 168 and the Chesapeake Expressway, a limited access toll road southward to the North Carolina State line and the Outer Banks.

Construction for the I-64/I-464 Interchange (Exit 291) Ramp Improvements Project got underway in February 2025. Improvements at the cloverleaf interchange joining I-64 with I-464/SR 168 and U.S. 17 include expanding Exit 291 A along the inner loop of I-64 to two lanes and adding a flyover from I-64 inner to SR 168 (Chesapeake Expressway) south. Work also reconstructs the I-464 southbound overpass to accommodate two 12-foot wide travel lanes and 12-foot wide shoulders. The existing loop ramp at Exit 291 A will be repurposed to link I-64 inner with U.S. 17 (Dominion Boulevard) southbound. The $105.9 million design-build contract was awarded in early 2024. Completion is anticipated by Summer 2027 or later (VDOT, 2025a).

History

Interstate 464 opened between I-64 and U.S. 13 (Military Highway) in May 1967. The freeway was extended north from Military Highway to SR 337 (Poindexter Street) in July 1987 (Roberson, 2015).

The northernmost portion of Interstate 464 was opened to northbound traffic as part of the Berkley interchange project along I-264 in Norfolk. Work along I-264 doubled capacity at the adjacent Downtown Tunnel to the west while expanding the interchange with I-464. A ceremony preceded the reopening of the 1952 tunnel, which was renovated for a year, on December 20, 1988 (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1988).

Work along the Berkeley Bridge, the movable span linking Chesapeake with Downtown Norfolk via Interstate 264, continued to May 24, 1990. Opening at that time was the second span for eastbound traffic, which serves departing traffic from I-464 north. The $41 million project also focused on refurbishing the original 1952 bridge, which was switched to westbound traffic for I-264 (Swift, 1990). The westbound Berkley Bridge closed for a year starting on October 19, 1990 (The Virginian-Pilot, 1990). It reopened on June 27, 1991 (Suo, 1991).

Tying into the south end of Interstate 464 is the Oak Grove Connector, a limited access link between the Hampton Roads Beltway and the Great Bridge Bypass. Designated as State Route 168, the Oak Grove Connector opened northbound in May 1999 and southbound after a ribbon cutting ceremony held on July 22, 1999. Planned since the 1960s, $38 million in construction on the connector commenced in August 1997 (Misselhorn, 1999).

Further south, the 10.2 mile long Chesapeake Expressway extends the high speed route of SR 168 to North Carolina. Costing $116 million and built by the Public Private Transportation Act, construction on the toll road broke ground on July 12, 1999 (Peter, 1999). The expressway opened following a ceremony held on the morning of May 23, 2001.

North End  ‐ Norfolk, VA

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Interstate 464 north ended at the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 4) with SR 337 (Poindexter Street) until 1987. 12/14/17

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The Berkeley Bridge westbound carries four lanes of traffic across the Elizabeth River Eastern Branch to the exchange with Interstate 464 south. 07/29/25

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Exit 8 loops away from I-264 east to Interstate 464 south to the city of Chesapeake. I-264 east next spans the Berkley Bridge into Downtown Norfolk. 07/29/25

North End – Past Views

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Interstate 464 crosses the Norfolk/Chesapeake city line at the D Street underpass a half mile south of Exit 5. This set of signs was replaced after 2008. 12/17/01

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Overheads along I-264 west for Exit 8 / I-464 were replaced in 2023. I-664 was added to the pull through panels. 12/14/17

South End  ‐ Chesapeake, VA

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I-464 meets U.S. 13 (Military Highway) at a diamond interchange (Exit 2) one mile from I-64, U.S. 17 and SR 168. The exchange with U.S. 13 was partially open between 1967 and 1987. 07/29/25

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Exit 15 A for I-64 along the outer loop of the Hampton Roads Beltway departs ahead of the ramp bringing U.S. 17 north onto SR 168/I-464. 07/29/25

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I-464 connects Downtown Norfolk with central areas of Chesapeake and the area of Great Bridge of south of Interstate 64. 07/29/25

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Construction started in Summer 2018 built a new High Rise Bridge for eastbound traffic along I-64. The $409.6 million project also widened nine miles of I-64 from I-264 to a point 0.9 miles east of I-464 (VDOT, 2025b). The new span opened to traffic on July 16, 2022 (Jones, 2022). 07/29/25

South End – Past Views

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When the Oak Grove Connector extended SR 168 northward to directly tie into Interstate 464, an interchange with U.S. 17/old SR 104 was constructed. 12/27/00