Interstate 564
{{Short description|Highway in Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox road
|state=VA
|type=I
|route=564
|alternate_name=Admiral Taussig Boulevard
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|frame-lat=36.930|frame-long=-76.288|zoom=12|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 564}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=I-564 highlighted in red
|length_mi=3.03
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{cite web |first = Kevin |last = Adderly |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/interstate_highway_system/routefinder/table02.cfm |work = Route Log and Finder List |title = Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018 |publisher = Federal Highway Administration |date = May 6, 2019 |access-date = March 29, 2020 }}
|established=mid-1970s
|spur_type=I
|spur_of=64
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=VA|SR|337}} in Norfolk
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=VA|SR|406}} in Norfolk
- {{jct|state=VA|US|460|SR|165}} in Norfolk
}}
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=VA|I|64}} in Norfolk
|counties=City of Norfolk
|previous_type=US
|next_type=I
|previous_route=522
|next_route=581
}}
Interstate 564 (I-564) is an Interstate Highway in the US state of Virginia. Known as Admiral Taussig Boulevard, after US Navy Rear Admiral Edward D. Taussig, the Interstate runs {{convert|3.03|mi|km}} from 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 Terminals 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 east–west runway of Chambers Field, a naval air station that has been consolidated with the larger naval base.{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Virginia Department of Transportation Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Including Vehicle Classification Estimates {{!}} Jurisdiction Report 64 {{!}} City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, and City of Chesapeake |url=https://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_064_Norfolk_2009.pdf |access-date=2011-09-11 |website=Virginia Department of Transportation}}{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Admiral+Taussig+Blvd&daddr=I-564+E&hl=en&sll=36.943892,-76.309367&sspn=0.001476,0.002411&geocode=Fau5MwIdpJ1z-w%3BFYpPMwIdwT10-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=14 |title = Interstate 564 |access-date = September 11, 2011 }}
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 US 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 Terminals 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.
History
I-564 replaced former SR 170, which linked Norfolk to northeastern North Carolina via North Carolina Highway 170. West of I-564, original SR 170 crossed a ferry to Hampton Roads, where it headed west along current I-64 to SR 30 northwest of Williamsburg.{{Cite news|url=https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-564_va.html|title=Interstate-Guide: Interstate 564 Virginia|access-date=March 24, 2017|language=en}}{{self-published source|date=May 2017}}
Future
Long-range plans may extend I-564 westward to Hampton/Newport News via a new bridge–tunnel. Traffic demands are increasing on I-64 and I-664. These are the only two connections between the eastern Tidewater cities with those to the northwest. The metropolitan area sees over 1.5 million people.{{what?|date=September 2018}} Therefore, extending I-564 would provide needed relief if the present bridges and tunnels are not expanded from their current capacity.
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Exit list
All exits were unnumbered until 2018 when the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) added exit numbers as part of the VDOT's I-564 Intermodal Connector project that started back in 2015.
{{jcttop|exit|state=VA|indep_city=Norfolk|length_ref=}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|337|road|to Hampton Boulevard|location1=Naval Station Piers|location2=Gates 1, 2 & 5}}
|notes=Western terminus; eastern terminus of SR 337
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=0.39
|exit=–
|road=Naval Station Gates 3A & 3
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=2.23
|exit=1
|road=NIT North Gate / Hampton Blvd / Truck Inspection / NAVSTA Norfolk Gates 5 & 6
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=2.23
|exit=2
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|406|name1=Terminal Boulevard|road|to Hampton Boulevard (SR 337)}}
|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance. Eastern terminus of SR 406
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=2.23
|exit=3A
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|64|dir1=west|US|460|name2=Granby Street|city1=Hampton}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-64 exit 276
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=2.90
|exit=3B
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|165|name1=Little Creek Road|to2=to|SR|170}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|mile=3.03
|exit=–
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|64|dir1=east|city1=Virginia Beach|extra=airport|location2=Norfolk International Airport}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; I-64 exit 276B; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}
References
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External links
{{commonscat|Interstate 564}}
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
- [http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/i064.htm#i564 Virginia Highways Project: I-564]
- [http://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=i0564va AARoads: I-564]
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