State Route 134 (SR 134) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 11.63 miles (18.72 km) from U.S. Route 60 (US 60) and SR 143 in the independent city of Hampton north to US 17 in Tabb. SR 134 is the main connection between Hampton and southeastern York County and a major artery through Hampton, where the highway runs concurrently with US 258 and Interstate 64 (I-64).
 State Route 134 | ||||
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| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.63 mi[1] (18.72 km) | |||
| Existed | early 1940s–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 60 / SR 143 in Hampton | |||
| North end |  US 17 in Tabb | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | City of Hampton, York | |||
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Route description
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SR 134 begins at an intersection with US 60 and SR 143 (Settlers Landing Road) at the west end of downtown Hampton; Armistead Avenue heads south from the intersection as an unnumbered street. SR 134 heads north as four-lane divided Armistead Avenue, which intersects SR 351 (Pembroke Avenue) and the Phoebus Branch of CSX's Peninsula Subdivision before reaching I-64 (Hampton Roads Beltway). All connections between SR 134 and I-64 are accounted for through intersections with Rip Rap Road, which the highway intersects just north of the railroad crossing; La Salle Avenue, which the highway meets just north of the I-64 overpass; and direct ramps to the north of La Salle Avenue.[1][2]
North of La Salle Avenue, SR 134 crosses Newmarket Creek and intersects US 258 (Mercury Boulevard). Armistead Avenue continues north as an unnumbered street while the state highway turns west onto eight-lane Mercury Boulevard. SR 134 and US 258 head west through a commercial area where the highways meet the eastern end of SR 152 (Cunningham Drive) and intersect Coliseum Drive, which leads south to the Hampton Coliseum and north to Peninsula Town Center. SR 134 leaves US 258 at the highways' interchange with I-64, a partial cloverleaf interchange with flyover ramps from eastbound I-64 to southbound SR 134 and from eastbound US 258 to westbound I-64. SR 134 runs concurrently with I-64 west to the partial interchange where the state highway exits to the north. That interchange includes a ramp from southbound SR 134 to westbound SR 152, which I-64 crosses while it is concurrent with SR 134.[1][2]
SR 134 continues north as Neil Armstrong Parkway (formerly Magruder Boulevard),[3] a four-lane divided highway named after American Astronaut Neil Armstrong. North of its single-point urban interchange with Hampton Roads Center Parkway, the state highway continues through a forested area and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 172 (Commander Shepard Highway), which provides access to Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. SR 134 veers northwest and crosses Brick Kiln Creek into York County. The state highway continues as Hampton Highway, which has intersections with SR 600 (Big Bethel Road), SR 171 (Victory Boulevard), and SR 706 (Yorktown Road) before reaching its northern terminus at a trumpet interchange with US 17 (George Washington Memorial Highway) in the community of Tabb.[1][2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| City of Hampton | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 60 / SR 143 (Settlers Landing Road) | Southern terminus | |
| 0.37 | 0.60 |  SR 351 (West Pembroke Avenue) | |||
| 1.16 | 1.87 |  I-64 (Hampton Roads Beltway) / LaSalle Avenue – Williamsburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Langley AFB | I-64 exit 265; former SR 167 | ||
| 2.29 | 3.69 |   US 258 north (West Mercury Boulevard) | South end of concurrency with US 258 | ||
| 2.53 | 4.07 |   SR 152 south (Cunningham Drive) | |||
| 3.31 | 5.33 |  I-64 east / US 258 south (Mercury Boulevard) – James River Bridge, Norfolk, Virginia Beach | North end of concurrency with US 258; south end of concurrency with I-64; SR 134 south follows exit 263 | ||
| Todds Lane (SR 152 south) | interchange; southbound exit only | ||||
| 3.83 | 6.16 |  I-64 west – Williamsburg, Richmond | westbound exit and eastbound entrance; north end of I-64 overlap; SR 134 north follows exit 262B | ||
| 4.77 | 7.68 |  Hampton Roads Center Parkway to I-64 west / Armistead Avenue / Big Bethel Road – Richmond | Single-point urban interchange | ||
| 6.23 | 10.03 |   SR 172 east (Commander Shepard Boulevard) – NASA Research Center, Langley AFB | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
 Commander Shepard Boulevard to SR 172 – Poquoson, Langley Speedway | former SR 134 south | ||||
| York | Tabb | 10.65 | 17.14 |  SR 171 (Victory Boulevard) – Poquoson | |
| 11.63 | 18.72 | US 17 – Newport News, Yorktown, Gloucester | Trumpet interchange; northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- City of Hampton (PDF)
- York County and City of Poquoson (PDF)
- ^ a b c "Virginia State Route 134" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ Fearing, Sarah (21 June 2021). "Signs going up for Hampton's Neil Armstrong Parkway, formerly named Magruder Boulevard". Wavy 10 News. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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