Interstate 64

Interstate 64 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. Its western terminus is just west of an interchange with Missouri Highway K in St. Charles County, Missouri; its eastern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 264 and Interstate 664 in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to extend Interstate 64 to Interstate 70 in Wentzville, Missouri in the next few years.

Length

Miles	km	state
21	34	Missouri
131	212	Illinois
123	199	Indiana
185	300	Kentucky
189	306	West Virginia
298	483	Virginia
947	1,534	Total

Major Cities Along the Route

• Saint Louis, Missouri
• Louisville, Kentucky
• Lexington, Kentucky
• Huntington, West Virginia
• Charleston, West Virginia
• Charlottesville, Virginia
• Richmond, Virginia
• Newport News, Virginia
• Hampton, Virginia
• Norfolk, Virginia
• Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Chesapeake, Virginia

Intersections with other Interstates

• Interstate 55 in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Interstate 70 in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Interstate 57 for 5 miles around Mount Vernon, Illinois
• Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky
• Interstate 71 in Louisville, Kentucky
• Interstate 75 for 6 miles in Lexington, Kentucky
• Interstate 77 in Charleston, West Virginia. They stay connected until Beckley, West Virginia.
• Interstate 81 in Lexington, Virginia. They stay connected until Staunton, Virginia.
• Interstate 95 for 4 miles in Richmond, Virginia

Spur Routes

• Spur to Evansville, Indiana - I-164
• Louisville, Kentucky - I-264; also called the Watterson Expressway (this is the inner beltway at Louisville; the outer beltway is I-265)
• Hampton Roads area, Virginia - I-264, I-464, I-564, I-664

Notes

The eastern terminus of I-64 is not the road's easternmost point. After crossing Hampton Roads and entering Norfolk, the road makes a wide loop toward Virginia Beach and through that city's northwest side. The road then curves toward its final destination on the west side of Chesapeake; by the time it enters Chesapeake, I-64 East actually runs westward.

Interstate 264 in the Hampton Roads area is an unusual 3-digit interstate that contains both a bypass and a spur. The bypass section is a direct connection to downtown Norfolk. The spur section, which runs from I-64 toward Virginia Beach's seaside resort district, was originally a toll road designated as Virginia State Route 44. After Route 44 was converted to a freeway, it was added to I-264.

Interstate 64 has two three-digit bypasses that are shorter than the main leg, both in the Hampton Roads area. Interstate 664, which connects the Virginia Peninsula to the western side of Chesapeake (and to the eastern terminus of I-64), is about 20 miles shorter than the bypassed main leg. The bypass segment of I-264, which passes through downtown Norfolk, is about a mile shorter than the main leg it bypasses.

Some highway mavens think that I-44 and I-64 could and should hook up, become one longer interstate, and be renamed I-60.

Reference

• 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state

Primary Interstate Highways
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