Route information | ||||
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Maintained by VDOT and Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission | ||||
Length | 129.06 mi (207.70 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
History | Established as SR 4 in 1918 Established as SR 34 in 1918 | |||
Tourist routes | Virginia Byway | |||
Restrictions | No hazardous goods allowed on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 13 at North Carolina state line near Somerton | |||
North end | US 13 at Maryland state line near New Church | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Virginia | |||
Counties | City of Suffolk, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach, Northampton, Accomack | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway established in 1926 that runs for 518 miles (834 km) from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina, north to US 1 in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 13 runs north–south through the Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore regions of the state, using the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel to get between the two. In the Hampton Roads area, it uses Military Highway to bypass the city centers. It is most usually a four-lane highway, sometimes up to freeway or expressway standards with controlled access.