State Route 403 (SR 403 / Newtown Road) is a primary
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
that runs along the border of the
independent cities of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
and
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
in
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
, United States, that connects
Virginia State Route 165
State Route 165 (SR 165) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 Business (US 17 Business) in Chesapeake north to SR 337 in Norfolk. SR 165 is a C-shaped route that connects Chesapeake ...
(SR 165) with
U.S. Route 58 (US 58). It also connects with
Interstate 264 (I‑264).
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Route description
SR 403 begins at an intersection with SR 165 (Kempsville Road/Princess Anne Road), just northeast of the
Newtown Road station (the eastern terminus of
Hampton Roads Transit
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), incorporated on October 1, 1999, began through the voluntary merger of PENTRAN ( Peninsula Transportation District Commission) on the Virginia Peninsula and TRT ( Tidewater Regional Transit a.k.a. Tidewater Transit ...
's
Tide Light Rail
The Tide is a light rail line in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, owned and operated by Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). It connects Eastern Virginia Medical School, downtown Norfolk, Norfolk State University, and Newtown Road. Service began on ...
). The roadway continues southerly as South Newtown Road (an unnumbered street). From its southern terminus SR 403 heads north-northeasterly through
commercial area
Commercial areas in a city are areas, districts, or neighborhoods primarily composed of commercial buildings, such as a strip mall, office parks, downtown, central business district, financial district, " Main Street", or shopping centers. Comm ...
as Newton Road, a four-lane
divided highway
A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...
that closely parallels the boundary between the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Just short of a third of a mile ( km) along its route, SR 403 has a
partial cloverleaf interchange
A partial cloverleaf interchange or parclo is a modification of a cloverleaf interchange.
The design has been well received, and has since become one of the most popular freeway-to-arterial interchange designs in North America. It has also bee ...
with I‑264 (Virginia Beach Expressway), with provides access to I-64 (Hampton Roads Beltway)--at the interchange of the Interstate Highways just to the west of the SR 403 interchange. After connecting with multiple minor side streets (Eathan Allen Lane/Cleveland Street, Coliss Avenue, Hawk Street, Elam Avenue, Taft Street, and Seal Street), SR 403 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 58 (Virginia Beach Boulevard). Beyond the intersection Newtown Road continues as an unnumbered highway that enters the city of Virginia Beach.
City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, and City of Chesapeake
(PDF)
Major intersections
The entire route is on the
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
/
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
line.
See also
*
List of state highways in Virginia
*
List of highways numbered 403
References
External links
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Virginia Highways Project: VA 403
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State Route 403