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48-713: The Greater Richmond Region is located in the central part of Virginia. It straddles the Fall Line , where the coastal plain and the Piedmont come together on the James River at Richmond and the Appomattox River at Petersburg. The English established each as a colonial port in the 17th century. The Greater Richmond Metro region is considered to be the southern extension of the Northeast megalopolis . Since

96-871: A bit below 200,000 but coming back in 2008 to 204,000 people again. The region is located approximately equidistant from Northern Virginia , Hampton Roads , and Lynchburg . The area is home to the state's center of gravity of population—which, in 1980, was located thirty miles west of Richmond near the Powhatan-Goochland County border. The median age for the MSA was 36.7 years. For people reporting one race alone, 66 percent were White; 30 percent were Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent were American Indian and Alaskan Native; 2.75 percent were Asian; less than 0.5 percent were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 1 percent were some other race. One percent reported two or more races. Three percent of

144-539: 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

192-818: 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

240-608: A major gain, with the building or renovations of many new arenas, including the Landmark Theater , Carpenter Center, CenterStage, and the creation of an art walk, the First Fridays Art Walk, occurring on the first Friday of every month on Broad Street in Downtown Richmond , drawing crowds of over 20,000 people. The population has seen its ups and downs, with the city of Richmond itself dropping

288-534: A portion of I-95 and I-85. I-295 opened in 1992. It was the last segment of Virginia's interstate system, forming an eastern bypass of Richmond and Petersburg. The Richmond-Petersburg region is also located along several major rail lines operated by CSX Transportation , Norfolk Southern Railway , and the Buckingham Branch Railroad . The area has four passenger stations served by Amtrak : The Department of Rail and Public Transportation of

336-627: 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

384-629: A state constitutional change in 1871, all incorporated cities in Virginia have been independent cities and are not legally located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents to define MSAs in Virginia. Each MSA is listed by its counties, then cities, each in alphabetical order and not by size. The area includes four independent cities (listed in order of population): The three smaller cities (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) are located near each other in an area south of Richmond and are known collectively as

432-425: 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

480-533: Is a 900-mile (1,400 km) escarpment where the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain meet in the eastern United States . Much of the Atlantic Seaboard fall line passes through areas where no evidence of faulting is present. The fall line marks the geologic boundary of hard metamorphosed terrain—the product of the Taconic orogeny —and the sandy, relatively flat alluvial plain of

528-625: 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

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576-454: 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,

624-528: Is based on family composition, size, and income level. In the Richmond/Petersburg MSA, nine percent of children under age 18 were below the poverty line, and eight percent of people 65 years old and over were below the poverty line. Five percent of all families, and 15 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level. The unemployment rate was 4.6%. In 2004, there were 397,000 households in

672-457: Is growing steadily, adding nearly 400,000 residents in the past two decades. This has resulted in major suburban sprawl, particularly in Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, which have populations over 300,000. This also resulted in boosts in its economy, the building of malls, more national attention, and major sporting events and concerts coming to Richmond. Its arts and culture scene has also seen

720-756: 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

768-605: 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

816-684: 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

864-787: The Tennessee border. [2] An international deepwater terminal is located at the Port of Richmond on the James River which is navigable for shipping to Hampton Roads , the Chesapeake Bay , and the Atlantic Ocean . Richmond International Airport is located in Henrico County , five miles east of the city center. The airport serves domestic destinations, primarily in the Midwest, South, and Northeast, and as recently as

912-409: 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

960-570: The " Tri-cities ". The following counties are included in the Richmond MSA: The Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area includes many unincorporated towns and communities . Note: This is only a partial listing. The Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes three other cities (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) and adjacent counties, is home to approximately 1.3 million Virginians or 15.1% of Virginia's population. The Richmond region

1008-635: The 1980s. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat to carry the metropolitan area in decades. Since then, it has remained Democratic at the presidential level and, along with northern Virginia , has kept the state of Virginia in the Democratic column. The applicable Metropolitan Statistical Area for the Richmond-Petersburg region is the Richmond, VA MSA . The Richmond MSA employs a total of approximately 677,000 workers. In order of

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1056-486: The 2010s, it served international destinations, including Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. In recent years, it has seen remarkable growth in demand, adding non-stop routes such as San Francisco , Las Vegas , Los Angeles , New Orleans , and Phoenix–Sky Harbor , with seasonal routes to Providence and Minneapolis/St. Paul , among other destinations. The Virginia State Capitol is in the historic Capitol Square. Also,

1104-711: The Greater Richmond Partnership bring together elected leadership of local government with leaders from business and industry to coordinate initiatives to foster economic prosperity. In the non-profit sector, The Community Foundation for a greater Richmond, one of the largest Community Foundations in the country, supports a wide range of projects with both competitive results-based grants and donor-directed philanthropy as well as more than 60 academic scholarship programs. Visit Central Virginia Atlantic Seaboard fall line Download coordinates as: The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line , or Fall Zone ,

1152-846: 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

1200-696: The Piedmont–Coastal Plain fall line include the following (from north to south): 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 ,

1248-597: 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 ,

1296-414: The Richmond/Petersburg MSA. The average household size was 2.6 people. In 2004, 85 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school, and 33 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19 years old, nine percent were not in school; they were not enrolled and had not graduated from high school. Several of the most heavily traveled highways in the state transverse

1344-851: The State of Virginia has studies underway for extending high-speed passenger rail service to the Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads areas with a rail connection at Richmond to service along both the Northeast Corridor and the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor . [1] . Another project, known as Transdominion Express , would extend from Richmond west to Lynchburg and from Washington, DC ( Alexandria ) south via an existing Virginia Railway Express route to Manassas , extending on south to Charlottesville , Lynchburg, Roanoke and Bristol on

1392-541: The area, which includes the junctions of Interstate 64 (which runs east-west), and Interstate Highways 85 and 95 (which run north-south). A comprehensive network of Interstate bypasses and spurs and several non-interstate expressways also serve the area. Tolls fund several of these local roads, although tolls have long been removed from the area's first limited access highway, the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike , which opened in 1958 and now forms

1440-511: The ascent of the tide; the falls of every river within that space being precisely at the head of the tide; pursuing thence southwardly a direction nearly parallel to the mountains, it recedes from the sea, leaving in each southern river an extent of good navigation between the tide and the falls. Other falls of less magnitude are found at the gaps of the Blue Ridge , through which the rivers have forced their passage... Some cities that lie along

1488-695: 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

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1536-474: The entire Richmond-Petersburg region, helps insulate it from hardship due to economic fluctuation in particular sectors of the economy. The region's central location also allows it to benefit from growth in other regions of Virginia and the state as a whole. Several economic and community development entities, both public and private, serve the Greater Richmond area. Government-linked entities such as

1584-516: The fall line as an obstacle to improved national communication and commerce between the Atlantic seaboard and the western river systems: The most prominent, though not perhaps the most insuperable obstacle in the navigation of the Atlantic rivers, consists in their lower falls, which are ascribed to a presumed continuous granite ridge, rising about one hundred and thirty feet above tide water. That ridge from New York to James River inclusively arrests

1632-912: 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

1680-532: 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

1728-750: 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

1776-541: 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

1824-411: The necessary portage around them. Numerous cities initially formed along the fall line because of the easy river transportation to seaports, as well the availability of water power to operate mills and factories, thus bringing together river traffic and industrial labor. U.S. Route 1 and I-95 link many of the fall-line cities. In 1808, Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin noted the significance of

1872-793: The new U.S. Courthouse was opened in 2010, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is located in Richmond, as well, along with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond . Richmond itself and Petersburg are strongly Democratic . The suburbs began trending Republican nationally as early as the 1950s; Henrico County , for instance, went Republican in every election from 1952 to 2004. However, conservative Byrd Democrats continued to hold most suburban local offices and state legislative seats well into

1920-426: The number of workers, the major employment categories of the region are services; retail trade; manufacturing; state government; finance, insurance and real estate; local government; construction; wholesale trade; transportation and public utilities and federal government. Important manufacturing categories include tobacco, chemicals, printing and publishing, paper, and wood products. This economic diversity, typical of

1968-554: 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

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2016-423: The people in the Richmond/Petersburg MSA were Hispanic. Sixty-three percent of the people in the Richmond/Petersburg MSA were White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The median house income for the MSA was $ 59,468. The median family income was $ 65,289. The Per Capita income was $ 27,887. In 2004, seven percent of people were in poverty. Poverty status is determined by the U.S. Census Bureau and

2064-620: 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

2112-657: 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

2160-416: 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

2208-441: 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

2256-474: 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

2304-446: The upper continental shelf, formed of unconsolidated Cretaceous and Cenozoic sediments . Examples of Fall Zone features include the Potomac River's Little Falls and the rapids in Richmond, Virginia , where the James River falls across a series of rapids down to its own tidal estuary. Before navigation improvements, such as locks, the fall line was generally the head of navigation on rivers due to their rapids or waterfalls, and

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