2014 Hampton Roads Meet, Part 7: Across The Tunnel And Back

We decided to cross the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and go into Hampton briefly. Here we're getting off I-64 onto VA 169.


From VA 169 we took VA 143 down to Fort Monroe. The clouds and wind had both increased here.


Looking back at the Chamberlin hotel. We parked here thinking it may have been the northern ferry landing from Norfolk, but it turns out that it wasn't.


Seawall.


We then moved to the other side of the hotel, where the ferry landing actually is.


The Chamberlin.


Official Fort Monroe port-a-potties.


Not so official trash can.


There's another fort out on the water.


Off in the distance is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.


Leaving. Interesting signals. VA 143 and US 258 both begin here.


Getting back onto I-64.


Another container ship with no Skylines.


Back in Norfolk, on US 60 in Ocean View. Here's some more terrible signage.


I don't remember why I took this picture.


Pretty Lake Avenue probably does not lead to a pretty lake.


Another circle error sign for VA 170.


A somewhat more proper VA 170 shield lurks at the bottom.


Bad shield for US 13 on VA 166. VA 166 follows US 13 to the right of this picture.


This is past where VA 166 leaves Diamond Springs Road. Hooray for Hampton Roads being incompetent at signage.


Starting to head back to the meet spot.


The last photo I took.


After we got back to the meet spot I left while everyone else went out to dinner. I took Greenbrier to Military Highway, and followed that all the way to its end at Bowers Hill. Its speed limit slowly drops from 50 to 45 to 35 to 25. I didn't get any pictures because it mostly happened after sunset. I'd planned on taking another trip this week but I've had car trouble, but I'll be back soon.

2014 Hampton Roads Meet, Part 6: Adventures in Norfolk

The last stop for the entire group was in Norfolk, at what used to be called Atlantic City. It's near the Midtown Tunnel.


Looks like that's less than a mile.


A big anchor in a park.


Scenery.


The official meet group photo. Left to right: MTS, Keith, me, Daniel, Brian, Mike T, Mike P, Laura, H.B., C.P., Mapmikey (standing), Froggie (kneeling), and Oscar.


After a bit of discussion deciding who wants to do what, those of us in the cars of Froggie and Mapmikey decided to go looking around at signs in the area. Here we're leaving Atlantic City and heading onto VA 337.


Norfolk makes some horrible shields these days.


This used to be a BP, and before that it was an Amoco.


VA 337 passes Old Dominion University.


On this crosswalk, the numbers flash along with the Don't Walk sign.


Around here we have these for tractors.


After a pit stop, we briefly went onto Norfolk Naval Station to check out this grievous error for I-564.


On another section of the naval base, we saw these ground-mounted flashing signals.


Also interesting are these signs for VA 170, which was once on I-564's right of way. This gate has long since been closed, but it apparently gets used once in awhile.


"Jet Blast Area". Sounds fun.


Weird advisory speed sign/speed limit sign hybrid.


And we'll end this portion with another terrible example of Norfolk signage.


Up next, the final entry from the meet. The last photo contains a clue of where we'll be headed.

2014 Hampton Roads Meet, Part V: Crossing the Jordan

Leaving the US 17 construction sites, we headed north on I-464.

Our next exit was VA 337.


Getting off on VA 337, the Jordan Bridge is right there. It provides some spectacular photos.


At the other end of the Jordan Bridge, we're greeted with the east end of VA 239.


We continue west on 337, towards the next construction site.


This is where a new exit will be, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway extension, which will be VA 164, and I-264.


Old school buses in Portsmouth.


We then headed towards VA 337A again, via US 17.


Here's the construction that stopped me from clinching 337A earlier.


Signage.


Heading onto the MLK Freeway.


Bad exit sign on the left, good one on the right.


I wonder how many of those containers contains a Nissan Skyline.


In the now-tolled Midtown Tunnel. It was about here that my boss texted me to ask if I could come into work. Not exactly close by...


Emerging from the tunnel in Norfolk.