The two lane tunnel was added to supplement the Downtown Tunnel and Berkeley Bridge crossing. It is the second crossing between Portsmouth and Norfolk. In 2016, it was expanded with a separate tube, making two lanes in each direction. It was included as part of the Pinner’s Point Connection, linking 164 and the MLK Expressway with I-264 and I-664.
Midtown Tunnel opened
September 6, 1962
The two lane tunnel was added to supplement the Downtown Tunnel and Berkeley Bridge crossing. It is the second crossing between Portsmouth and Norfolk. In 2016, it was expanded with a separate tube, making two lanes in each direction. It was included as part of the Pinner’s Point Connection, linking 164 and the MLK Expressway with I-264 and I-664.