30-476: (Redirected from I-264 ) Interstate 264 is the designation for two Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 64 : Interstate 264 (Kentucky) , a bypass of Louisville, Kentucky Interstate 264 (Virginia) , a route through Norfolk, Virginia and a spur to Virginia Beach, Virginia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
60-539: A few major north–south arterial highways, such as US 231 , SR 37 , and SR 135 and offers access to I-65 to Indianapolis via I-265 before crossing into Kentucky on the Sherman Minton Bridge . The 123.33-mile (198.48 km) route in Indiana can be described as being somewhat winding, especially the farther east one travels within the state. The longest straight line distance along
90-818: A grand opening ceremony and dedication, I-64 was completed in its entire length in Missouri from the Poplar Street Bridge to I-70 in Wentzville . As of December 7, 2009, I-64 is now complete and signed all the way to I-70 in Wentzville. All stoplights have been removed. The portion of I-64 in St. Louis has been named the Jack Buck Memorial Highway, in honor of the late sportscaster . I-64 enters Illinois from St. Louis, Missouri, via
120-734: A higher, faster ramp that eventually bears left, but may be built as a right or left exit. A cloverleaf or partial cloverleaf contains some 270 degree loops, which can slow traffic and can be difficult to construct with multiple lanes. Where all such turns are replaced with flyovers (perhaps with some underpasses) only 90 degree turns are needed, and there may be four or more distinct levels of traffic. Depending upon design, traffic may flow in all directions at or near open road speeds (when not congested). For more examples, see Freeway interchange . A pedestrian overpass allows traffic to pass without affecting pedestrian safety. Railway overpasses are used to replace level crossings (at-grade crossings) as
150-627: A proposed routing around the US ;50 corridor in Illinois when the Interstates were first planned. Local pressure pushed the routing closer to the US ;460 corridor because of the cheaper cost and shorter mileage compared to the original routing, but not before construction was started on a short section that is now US 50 between Vincennes, Indiana , and Lawrenceville, Illinois . It
180-592: A road only) in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, is a bridge , road , railway or similar structure that is over another road or railway. An overpass and underpass together form a grade separation . Stack interchanges are made up of several overpasses. The world's first railroad flyover was constructed in 1843 by the London and Croydon Railway at Norwood Junction railway station to carry its atmospheric railway vehicles over
210-425: A state-retained engineering consultant was for the northern route, but, due in large part to the efforts of a Virginia Senator Mosby Perrow Jr. from Lynchburg, the state changed the location to the southern route in 1959. Despite assurances from the federal government that the route would be decided by the state, Virginia's 1959 decision was overturned in favor of the northern route through Charlottesville. I-64 had
240-625: Is also the southernmost portion of the Avenue of the Saints . An interchange at Highway N in O'Fallon opened on December 13, 2004. This interchange also accommodates the tie-in of the Route ;364 freeway to I-64. In April 2007, construction started to rebuild 10.5 miles (16.9 km) of I-64 in St. Louis from Spoede Road to Kingshighway. This project included repaving the entire road, rebuilding
270-454: Is also worth noting that the apparent route of I-64 would have taken it through the southern end of Carlyle Lake which was also under construction at this time. I-64 signs started going up in August 1987 on the US 40 freeway in St. Louis. This change was made in part due to truck drivers deliberately using US 40 to avoid mandatory fines for overweight trucks. On September 9, 2011,
300-704: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 64 Interstate 64 ( I-64 ) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States . Its western terminus is at I-70 , U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri . Its eastern terminus is at the Bowers Hill Interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bower's Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia . I-64 connects Greater St. Louis ,
330-485: The Brighton Main Line . In North American usage, a flyover is a high-level overpass, built above main overpass lanes, or a bridge built over what had been an at-grade intersection . Traffic engineers usually refer to the latter as a grade separation . A flyover may also be an extra ramp added to an existing interchange, either replacing an existing cloverleaf loop (or being built in place of one) with
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#1732780030945360-756: The Eastern Time Zone (ET; Dubois County ). Between mileposts 60 and 80, I-64 crosses the CT–ET zone boundary five times. With most timezone changes on highways maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), changes in timezone are not usually marked with any roadside signage. The final crossing into the ET zone at the Perry – Crawford county border, however, is marked with road signage. Between Evansville and New Albany , I-64 intersects
390-547: The Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel and then through Norfolk and a small portion of Virginia Beach to end in Chesapeake . I-64 itself does not reach the Oceanfront area of Virginia Beach, as it continues through the western portion of Virginia Beach as part of the circumferential Hampton Roads Beltway . At its terminus, eastbound I-64 runs over 12 miles (19 km) westbound (and westbound I-64 eastbound) as
420-684: The Louisville metropolitan area , the Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area , the Charleston metropolitan area , the Greater Richmond Region , and Hampton Roads . I-64 has concurrencies with I-55 , I-57 , I-75 , I-77 , I-81 , and I-95 . I-64 does not maintain exit number continuity for any of the overlaps, as each of the six north–south routes maintain their exit numbering on their respective overlaps with I-64. Of all
450-797: The Sherman Minton Bridge was closed down by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels after construction crews found cracks in the main load bearing structural element. Mainline traffic was redirected to I-265 , then south on I-65 across the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge before rejoining I-64 at the Kennedy Interchange in Louisville. Repairs were completed in a few months later, and the Sherman Minton Bridge reopened at 11:50 pm on February 17, 2012. Overpass An overpass , called an overbridge or flyover (for
480-409: The overpasses and interchanges , adding a fourth lane between Spoede Road and I-170 , and connecting I-64 to I-170 in all directions. Construction resulted in the complete closure of portions of the expressway in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, I-64 was closed from I-270 to I-170, reopening December 15, 2008. Beginning December 15, 2008, I-64 from I-170 to Kingshighway was closed. On December 6, 2009, with
510-787: The Ohio River on the Indiana–Kentucky border, were completed by the early 1960s. The Interstate was complete between St. Louis and Charleston with the completion of the 9th Street overpass in Louisville in December 1976. In Virginia, the proposed southern route between Clifton Forge and Richmond called for the Interstate to follow from Richmond via US 360 and US 460, via Lynchburg to Roanoke and US 220 from Roanoke to Clifton Forge, then west following US 60 into West Virginia. The initial 1957 recommendation by
540-597: The Poplar Street Bridge, where it overlaps I-55 as it crosses the Mississippi River. After crossing the city of East St. Louis and the rest of suburban St. Clair County , the freeway heads southeast through rural Southern Illinois . Shortly after passing MidAmerica St. Louis Airport at exit 23, I-64 enters Clinton County and then Washington County . After providing access to towns such as Carlyle , Breese , Nashville , and Centralia ,
570-695: The capital city of Charleston . It has only two major junctions within the state: I-77 in Charleston and in Beckley. It also crosses the Kanawha River a total of four times in a 20-mile (32 km) stretch (twice west of Charleston, immediately before entering the downtown Charleston area, then approximately five miles (8.0 km) east of downtown Charleston in Kanawha City ). Between I-64's two junctions with I-77, I-64 and I-77 overlap. From
600-912: The final crossing of the Kanawha River east of Charleston to their split at exit 40 south of Beckley, the two Interstates are tolled, forming a part of the West Virginia Turnpike . While the two expressways overlap, the exit signs are those for I-77. Thus, eastbound travelers entering from Kentucky will see exit numbers increase until exit 60, at which time I-77's exit numbers are used, decreasing from exit 100. I-64 in Virginia runs east–west through central Virginia from West Virginia via Covington , Lexington , Staunton , and Charlottesville to Richmond . From Lexington to Staunton, it overlaps I-81 (using I-81 exit numbers). In Richmond, it overlaps I-95. From Richmond, I-64 continues southeasterly through Newport News and Hampton to
630-532: The freeway overlaps I-57 through the Mount Vernon area for approximately five miles (8.0 km). East of Mount Vernon in Illinois, services along I-64 are slim to none. It is an almost completely flat and empty freeway, crossing Jefferson , Wayne , and White counties as it progresses east toward Indiana and the Evansville, Indiana , area. East of the St. Louis area, there are numerous oilwells dotting
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#1732780030945660-680: The highway towers more than 100 feet (30 m) above the surrounding terrain. I-64 enters Kentucky at Louisville , paralleling the Ohio River along the Riverfront Expressway. It intersects with several downtown interchanges before coming to the Kennedy Interchange , where it intersects I-65 and I-71 in a tangle of ramps often referred to as the "Spaghetti Junction". Moving eastward, I-64 passes through Shelbyville , Frankfort , Midway , Lexington , Winchester , Mount Sterling , Owingsville , and Morehead , before leaving
690-541: The landscape. The section from Illinois Route 127 (IL 127) to I-57 opened on October 4, 1974. The section from IL 161 to IL 127 opened in December 1973. The section in Metro East , except for a short section near I-55/I-70, opened on December 23, 1975. The section from US 460 (later IL 142 ) to US 45 opened on August 7, 1975. I-64 crosses the Wabash River and enters
720-554: The overlaps, I-64 only goes northeast and southwest with I-55 and I-81, while going southeast and northwest with the other Interstates. In Missouri, the stretch was originally labeled as the Daniel Boone Expressway then only as US 40, and, as such, is still known to some locals in Greater St. Louis as Highway 40, even though the road has been designated as both I-64 and US 40 since 1988. This road
750-620: The route forms a fishhook around Norfolk. I-264 intersects the beltway, providing access to other parts of Norfolk and Chesapeake and extending east to the Oceanfront. Access to the Oceanfront area is accomplished from I-64 via a portion of I-264, a roadway originally built as the Virginia Beach Expressway , funded by tolls to retire revenue bonds . Elements of I-64, such as the Sherman Minton bridge over
780-657: The route is the nine-mile (14 km) stretch from the SR ;65 exit to mikemarker 26, one mile (1.6 km) east of US 41. There are many points along the route where the two halves of the highway are nearly 500 feet (150 m) apart, especially around the Hoosier National Forest and points to the east. In addition, there are several points, especially in the very sharp valleys along its route in Dubois, Perry, Crawford, and Harrison counties, where
810-433: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_264&oldid=1161043693 " Categories : Road disambiguation pages Interstate 64 Hidden categories: Short description
840-483: The scenic Hoosier National Forest , with exits leading to Dale and Huntingburg ( US 231 ; exit 57); Santa Claus and Ferdinand ( SR 162 ; exit 63); French Lick and Tell City ( SR 37 ; exit 79); and Indiana's first state capital, Corydon ( SR 135 ; exit 105). Near milepost 61, there is a time change from the Central Time Zone (CT; Spencer County ) to
870-441: The state near Ashland at Catlettsburg . It overlaps I-75 as it makes an arc around the northeast of Lexington's urban core, with the exit numbers for I-75 used for the concurrent portion. The two Interstates separate a few miles east of downtown Lexington. I-64 travels for 188.75 miles (303.76 km) within the state of West Virginia , passing by the major cities of Huntington , Beckley , and Lewisburg and directly through
900-474: The state of Indiana. It passes Griffin ( State Road 69 , or SR 69; exit 4) and Poseyville ( SR 165 ; exit 12) and also passes under nearby SR 68 (no direct interchange serves SR 68, though one can access said route from either SR 165 or SR 65 ). The Interstate then passes three officially marked exits for Evansville (SR 65, US 41 , and I-69 [formerly designated as I-164 ]) then proceeds through part of
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