Look back: Our roads and bridges

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Oct. 1, 1988 construction of I-64

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July 4, 1974 Hot temperatures buckled I-64 in Hampton areas.

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1955 photo of tunnel being readied to go from PA to VA

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I-664 opening day 1/16/92

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Ft. Eustis Blvd. 1964

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HRBT construction

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July 1977 A buckle across both westbound lanes of I-64 in Denbigh area.

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Highways I-664 Dec. 1983 First district Rep. Herbert Bateman leads a procession of antique cars down the new section of I-664

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I-64 needs repair, 1974

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Charles and Mildred Thompson came from Gloucester to Cox High School in Virginia Beach to protest new tolls on area highways in 1990.

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July 3, 1993 shows traffic moving freely before the holiday weekend. Viewed from Mallory St. overpass over the interstate

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HRBT toll booth June 3, 1976

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I-64 westbound traffic congestion on Nov. 8, 1990

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Ft. Eustis Blvd. 1964

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Bridge work Oct. 1, 1988

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Construction to widen parts of I-64 to three lanes August 1993

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First tube for second HRBT crossing floats at refurbished pier.

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May, 1978 LaSalle Avenue's I-64 ramp poses traffic hazards now.

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Opening ceremonies with parade of antique autos. In foreground, Hampton Mayor Eason on northbound lanes of I-664

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HRBT construction

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HRBT construction

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12-20-68 I-64 length topped 100 miles when this 10-mile successor to Rt. 250 opened at Short Pump.

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Transportation photo archive, HRBT

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Fabrication of tubes at Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in Eddystone, Pa.

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Miss Williamsburg, Jeanne Weymouth, opens I-64 between Patrick Henry Airport (now Newport News-Williamsburg airport) and Camp Peary.

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Buckled up highway being fixed June, 16, 1981

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Interstate extension opened near airport, Oct. 16, 1965 Opening of a 18-mile extension, from left Hampton councilman John Mittelmaier, Newport News Mayor Donald Hyatt, Rodgers Smith, vice-chairman of the York County Board of Supervisors.

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Ft. Eustis Blvd. 1964

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I-64 and Route 199 in York County, Sept. 4, 1975

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Oct. 1, 1988 construction of I-64

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Oct. 28, 1982 Eastbound lane between Route 143 and Fort Eustis Blvd. on I-64

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Hampton Roads bridge tunnel construction May 1976

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Model shows the proposed changes in traffic circulation in Newport News included in the I-664 project. February, 1977

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Construction of HRBT second tunnel May 1976

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Scotch broom along I-64 near Ft. Eustis is considered third best landscape treatment in nation. Photo from VBOT

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HRBT construction, first tube of second tunnel, July 1972

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Removal of tolls June 1976 on the Hampton Roads Bridge tunnel

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Heavy rain and traffic near the HRBT on Sept. 9, 1992

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highway I664 April 03, 1980

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Early highway, Washington-Richmond road at Dumfries in 1919, photo courtesy of VDOT

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Traffic illustration by former staff artist Gloria Coker

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North Island being built