Downtown Tunnel - 1989: 4 Lanes and I-264

1989: 4 Lanes and I-264

In 1988 and 1989, during an expansion of I-264, the Downtown Tunnel and the Berkley Bridge were rebuilt and expanded. Tolls were also removed. The interchange with I-464 at the eastern end of the tunnel at the Berkley Bridge was added in 1991.

"Anytime you build a complex interchange in a downtown metropolitan area with an underwater tunnel and a bridge with a liftspan for river traffic, you have a real challenge. Nowhere else in Virginia can you come out of a tunnel and cross a drawbridge."
Jack Hodge, Former VDOT Chief Engineer, discussing the complexity of building I-264 in Hampton Roads.
Transportation in the Hampton Roads Region
Highways
  • I-64
  • I-264
  • I-464
  • I-564
  • I-664
  • Western Freeway
  • Chesapeake Expressway
Bridges
  • Berkley Bridge
  • Campostella Bridge
  • Coleman Bridge
  • Gilmerton Bridge
  • High Rise Bridge
  • James River Bridge
  • Jordan Bridge
  • Lesner Bridge
  • Steel Bridge
  • West Norfolk Bridge
  • Great Bridge Bridge
Tunnels
  • Downtown Tunnel
  • Midtown Tunnel
Bridge-Tunnels
  • Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
  • Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
  • Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
Vehicle Ferry
  • Jamestown-Scotland Ferry
Airports
  • Norfolk International Airport
  • Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Mass Transit
  • HRT Bus
  • The Tide light rail
  • Elizabeth River Ferry
  • Williamsburg Area Transport
Train
  • Amtrak Northeast Regional (Newport News station) (Norfolk station)

Coordinates: 36°49′58.5″N 76°17′37″W / 36.832917°N 76.29361°W / 36.832917; -76.29361

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