Highways

transportation, chesapeake bay bridge-tunnel Hampton Roads boasts one of the country’s most modern interstate and state highway systems. Interstate 64, a major east-west route, encircles the metropolitan area. Due west are the principal north-south interstate highways, I-85 and I-95. Through Southampton County, I-95 is located just four miles west of the region. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel gives coastal highway traffic direct access to Hampton Roads, and saves 90 miles to the New York/New Jersey corridor.

Average Commute Time (Minutes)

Atlanta, GA	Charlotte, NC	New York, NY	Washington, DC	U.S. Average	Hampton Roads, VA
30.7	25.1	34.8	33.4	25.3	23.3

Distance & Delivery Time from Hampton Roads to Major U.S. Cities

City	Distance		Delivery Time (in days)
	Miles	Kilometers	Motor Carrier	Rail
Washington, DC	193	310	1	2
Philadelphia, PA	387	622	2	3
New York, NY	435	700	2	3
Atlanta, GA	597	960	2	4
Boston, MA	571	918	2	4
Dallas, TX	1,376	2,214	2	4
Detroit, MI	732	1,178	2	5
Chicago, IL	899	1,146	2	5
Miami, FL	959	1,543	3	5
Houston, TX	1,382	2,224	3	7

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2010-09-08 Hampton Roads Among Top 20 Mid-Size Metros For College Students
American Institute for Economic Research names Hampton Roads among the top 20 mid-size metros for college students!!
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2010-08-27 Four local firms make Inc. 500 list
Four Hampton Roads companies have made the Inc. 500 list of the county's fastest-growing, privately held companies.
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2010-08-24 Another record-breaking ship visits the Port of Hampton Roads
Nearly six months to the day after the largest container ship to ever visit the Port of Hampton Roads made history as it pulled into harbor, its record will be broken.
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