State Route 194 (SR 194) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of

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. The state highway runs from

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north to U.S. Route 60 (US 60) within the

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. SR 194 is a major north–south thoroughfare in the eastern part of Norfolk.

Route description

SR 194 begins at an intersection with SR 166 (Princess Anne Road) east of

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and north of Norfolk Industrial Park. The state highway heads north as two-lane undivided Sewells Point Road. North of a grade crossing of a

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rail line, SR 194 expands to a five-lane road with a

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at Azalea Garden Road. The state highway passes through the Elmhurst neighborhood to a six-way intersection with Norview Avenue and Chesapeake Boulevard. SR 247 heads southwest as Chesapeake Boulevard and east as Norview Avenue; westbound Norview Avenue and northbound Sewells Point Road are unnumbered streets. SR 194 continues north through the Norview neighborhood on Chesapeake Boulevard, a six-lane

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. North of

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, SR 194 has a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-64 (Hampton Roads Beltway) that only contains ramps in the northeast and southwest quadrants of the interchange. Northbound SR 194 has an exit ramp to and an entrance ramp from westbound I-64. Southbound SR 194 has an exit ramp to and an entrance ramp from eastbound I-64. The missing connections with I-64 are made via SR 247 to the south and SR 165 (Little Creek Road) to the north of the Interstate. North of SR 165, SR 194 becomes a four-lane divided highway north to its terminus at US 60 (Ocean View Avenue) in the Ocean View neighborhood of Norfolk.

Major intersections

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External links

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Virginia Highways Project: VA 194

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State Route 194