West Norfolk is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...
in the
independent city
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province).
Historical precursors
In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...
of
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is an Independent city (United States), independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River (Virginia), Elizabeth River from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ...
. It was part of the city of
Chesapeake Chesapeake most often refers to:
*Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
*Chesapeake Bay
*Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula
Chesapeake may also refer to:
Populated places In Virginia
* ...
until January 1, 1968,
and lies west of the
Western Branch Elizabeth River
The Western Branch Elizabeth River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tidal river which bisects the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, in the United States. I ...
. The
Churchland Bridge (
US 17
U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that spans in the Southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its len ...
) and
West Norfolk Bridge
State Route 164 (SR 164) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that connects the northern parts of Suffolk and Portsmouth with Newport News and Hampton via Interstate 664 (I-664) with Downtown Portsmouth and Norfolk through ...
(
SR 164) connect West Norfolk to the rest of Portsmouth.
References
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Neighborhoods in Virginia
{{PortsmouthVA-geo-stub