An 8.6 mile long route, SR 164 is the Western Freeway and Martin Luther King Freeway between Belleville in the city of Suffolk and the city of Portsmouth near Norcum Park. The Western Freeway branches 7.13 miles west from U.S. 58 along the West Norfolk Bridge spanning the Elizabeth River Western Branch to U.S. 17 beyond I-664. U.S. 58/SR 164 overlap southward along the M.L. King Freeway to SR 141 at London Boulevard.
The M.L. Freeway Extension opened 0.75 miles south to I-264/U.S. 460 ALT on November 29, 2016. The elevated roadway was constructed at a cost of $300 million with work commencing in November 2013. The extension was completed ahead of schedule by Elizabeth River Crossing (ERC), a private company that also manages the Downtown Tunnel along I-264 and Midtown Tunnel along U.S. 58. Tolls were originally proposed for SR 164, but the state of Virginia paid ERC $78 million in July 2015 to eliminate them.1
East
SR 164 (Western Freeway) separates from U.S. 17 (Bridge Road) at a wye interchange preceding Interstate 664 at Belleville in Suffolk.
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SR 164 eastbound reassurance shield posted between Cedar Lane and Norfolk Road. Passing below the Western Freeway here is Coast Guard Boulevard.
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Crossing the West Norfolk Bridge over the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River toward Downtown Portsmouth.
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West
The exit from I-264/U.S. 460 ALT east to SR 164 (M.L. King Freeway) partitions from the ramp leading to U.S. 17 (Frederick Boulevard), well ahead of the trumpet interchange at Exit 6.
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SR 164 (M.L. King Freeway) connects with High Street at a half diamond interchange.
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U.S. 58 joins SR 164 (MLK Freeway) north from London Boulevard and SR 141.
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East West
U.S. 58 branches east from SR 164 at a three-wye interchange to the tolled Midtown Tunnel.
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A loop ramp to Cleveland Street west to Port Norfolk precedes the SR 164/U.S. 58 north split.
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U.S. 58 crosses the Elizabeth River through the Midtown Tunnel to SR 337 at Brambleton Boulevard and Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk.
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West
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West Norfolk Road connects SR 164 (Western Freeway) with the community of West Norfolk in one mile.
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The West Norfolk Bridge spans the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River north of Hull Creek and southwest of Lovett Point.
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Entering the folded diamond interchange with West Norfolk Road.
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Virginia International Gateway Boulevard spurs north from a diamond interchange with SR 164 to Virginia International Gateway along the Elizabeth River.
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SR 164 (Western Freeway) passes over two railroad lines at Kingman.
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Cedar Lane meets SR 164 (Western Freeway) at a parclo interchange.
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The exchange with Cedar Lane lies west of US Coast Guard Base Portsmouth by the Merrifields and North Siesta Gardens neighborhoods in Portsmouth.
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Towne Point Road connects SR 164 with Poplar Hill Road south to U.S. 17 (Western Branch Boulevard) at Churchland.
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Towne Point Road turns west from Twin Pines Road just north of the diamond interchange with SR 164 to Huntersville.
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SR 135 (College Drive) stems 0.07 miles north from parallel U.S. 17 (Bridge Road) to a half diamond interchange with the Western Freeway.
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SR 164 leads west directly onto U.S. 17 northbound at Belleville. The south end of SR 135 links with U.S. 17 southbound back into Portsmouth.
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A 2.20 mile long route, SR 135 (College Drive) continues north to I-664 and a roundabout with Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk.
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SR 164 proceeds west from SR 135 (College Drive) into a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 664 (Hampton Roads Beltway).
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The west end of SR 164 (Western Freeway) merges with U.S. 17 (Bridge Road) northbound just ahead of Harbour View Boulevard.
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- "MLK Expressway in Portsmouth opens a month early." The Virginia-Pilot (Norfolk), November 30, 2016.
Connect with:
Interstate 264
Interstate 664
U.S. 17
U.S. 58
Page Updated 04-14-2021.