 The city is connected to I @-@ 64 via I @-@ 264 , which runs from the oceanfront , intersects with I @-@ 64 on the east side of Norfolk , and continues through downtown Norfolk and Portsmouth until rejoining I @-@ 64 at the terminus of both roads in Chesapeake where Interstate 664 completes the loop which forms the Hampton Roads Beltway . Travelers to and from Virginia Beach can access the Hampton Roads Beltway in either direction from I @-@ 264 in Norfolk to use a choice of the two bridge @-@ tunnel facilities to cross Hampton Roads to reach the Peninsula , Williamsburg , Richmond and points north . Other major roads include Virginia Beach Boulevard ( U.S. Route 58 ) , Shore Drive ( U.S. Route 60 ) , which connects to Atlantic Avenue at the oceanfront , Northampton Blvd ( U.S. Route 13 ) , Princess Anne Road ( State Route 165 ) , Indian River Road ( former State Route 603 ) , Lynnhaven Parkway , Independence Boulevard , General Booth Boulevard , and Nimmo Parkway . Streets in the oceanfront hotel and entertainment district are arranged in a fairly regular , grid like pattern , with Atlantic Avenue parallel to the shoreline , then Pacific Avenue , and Arctic Avenue going further inland . 
