[13] The initial 1957 recommendation by a state-retained engineering consultant was for the northern route, but due in large part to the efforts of a Virginia Senator Mosby G. Perrow, Jr. from Lynchburg, the state changed the location to the southern route in 1959. This project included repaving the entire road, rebuilding the overpasses and interchanges, adding a fourth lane between Spoede Road and I-170, and connecting I-64 to I-170 in all directions. After providing access to towns such as Carlyle, Breese, Nashville, and Centralia, the freeway overlaps I-57 through the Mt. Repairs were completed in a few months later and the Sherman Minton Bridge reopened at 11:50 pm on February 17, 2012. Mainline traffic was redirected to Interstate 265, then south on Interstate 65 across the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge before rejoining Interstate 64 at the Kennedy Interchange in Louisville. Do more with Bing Maps. In the 20th century, the area became the location of Langley Air Force Base, NASA Langley Research Center, and the Virginia Air and Space Center. Beginning December 15, 2008, I-64 from I-170 to Kingshighway was closed. The city's Old Point Comfort, home of Fort Monroe for almost 400 years, was named by the voyagers of 1607 led by Captain Christopher Newport on the mission which first established Jamestown as a British colony. Close . 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. I-64 had a proposed routing around the US 50 corridor in Illinois when the interstates were first planned. RECENTS EDIT Done Delete All No Recent searches yet, but as soon as you have some, we’ll display them here. Access to the Oceanfront area is accomplished from I-64 via a portion of Interstate 264, a roadway originally built as the Virginia Beach Expressway, funded by tolls to retire revenue bonds. Click the red thumb tack in the map above for details and door-to-door directions or scroll down for specific directions from neighboring locations. Current location disabled. The west end of I-64 was located at the approach to the U.S. 40-61 bridge over the Missouri River until 2003. I-64 signs started going up in August 1987 on the US 40 freeway in St. Louis. Take Interstate 64 West. Best Western Hotels & Resorts. From 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. It is now paved and somewhat enlarged compared to the gravel lot shown. Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. It 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 connects the major metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, Louisville and Lexington in Kentucky, Charleston, West Virginia, and Richmond and Hampton Roads in Virginia. From Interstate 64 – Take Exit #63 and drive south on Highway 162 for 7 miles, until 162 comes to a stoplight. Upgrades continued westward to the Missouri Route 94 interchange, and then Highway K in 2004. Follow directions below 'From Interstate 64'. This change was made in part due to truck drivers deliberately using US 40 to avoid mandatory fines for overweight trucks. Interstate 64 travels for 184 miles (296 km) within the state of West Virginia, passing by the major cities of Huntington, Beckley, and Lewisburg, and directly through the Capital city of Charleston. There are many points along the route where the two halves of the highway are nearly 500 feet apart, especially around the Hoosier National Forest and points to the east. In 2008, I-64 was closed from I-270 to I-170, re-opening December 15, 2008. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. 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Interstate 64 in Virginia runs east–west through central Virginia from West Virginia via Covington, Lexington, Staunton, and Charlottesville to Richmond. Explore! August 16, 1987. Menu. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. In addition, there are several points, especially in the very sharp valleys along its route in Dubois, Perry, Crawford and Harrison Counties, where the highway towers more than 100 feet above the surrounding terrain. The portion of Interstate 64 in St. Louis has been named the Jack Buck Memorial Highway, in honor of the late sportscaster. From Points East. After crossing the city of East St. Louis and the rest of suburban St. Clair County, the freeway heads southeast through rural Southern Illinois. As one of the seven major cities that comprise the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Menu. 2 The last section, which opened during a ceremony held at the new interchange at Prospect Road on October 14, 2009, extended Interstate 64 northwest to I-70 in Wentzville. At 953.74 miles, I-64 is the second longest interstate highway not ending with a 5 or 0, after I-94. Learn how to create your own. [7] The section in the Metro East, except for a short section near I-55/70, opened on December 23, 1975. Learn how to create your own. Between I-64's two junctions with I-77, I-64 and I-77 overlap. ... the … COVID-19 Info and Resources ... Click the map and drag to move the map around. It intersects with several downtown interchanges before coming to the Kennedy Interchange, where it intersects Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in a tangle of ramps often referred to as the "Spaghetti Junction". This map was created by a user. 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 5 miles (8.0 km) east of downtown Charleston in Kanawha City). The two interstates separate a few miles east of downtown Lexington. I-64 overlaps with I-55, I-57, I-75, I-77, I-81, and I-95. This map was created by a user. Learn how to create your own. Near milepost 61, there is a time change from Central Time Zone (Spencer County) to Eastern Time Zone (Dubois County). It is an almost completely flat and empty freeway, crossing Jefferson, Wayne, and White counties as it progresses east toward Indiana and the Evansville area. Most recently, the new Peninsula Town Center development opened in May 2010 on the site of the former Coliseum Mall. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 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 the St. Louis area as Highway 40, even though the road has been designated as both I-64 and US-40 since 1988. It passes Griffin (exit 4/State Road 69) and Poseyville (exit 12/State Road 165), and also passes under nearby State Road 68 (no direct interchange serves State Road 68, though one can access said route from either State Road 165 or 65) then passes three officially marked exits for Evansville (State Road 65, US 41, and Interstate 69 [formerly Interstate 164]) then proceeds through part of the scenic Hoosier National Forest, with exits leading to Dale and Huntingburg (Exits 57A-B/US 231), Santa Claus and Ferdinand (exit 63/State Road 162), French Lick and Tell City (exit 79/State Road 37), and Indiana's first state capital, Corydon (exit 105/State Road 135).