Editing Hampton, Virginia (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
{{Main|Transportation in Hampton Roads}}

====Roads and highways====
In the Hampton Roads region, water crossings are a major issue for land-based transportation. The city is fortunate to have a good network of local streets and bridges to cross the various rivers and creeks. Many smaller bridges, especially those along [[Mercury Boulevard]], were named to honor the original NASA astronauts, who had trained extensively at NASA's Langley facilities.

The city is located contiguously to the neighboring independent cities of both Newport News and Poquoson. Many roads and streets are available to travel between them. Likewise, Williamsburg, Yorktown and the counties of James City and York are also located nearby in the Peninsula sub-region, and many roads lead to them.

To reach most of its other neighbors in the [[South Hampton Roads]] sub-region, it is necessary to cross the harbor and/or the mouth of the [[James River]]. There are 3 major motor vehicle crossings. Among these are the [[Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel]] (HRBT) and the [[Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel]] (MMMBT), each forming part of the [[Hampton Roads Beltway]]. The HRBT is located on [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]] near downtown Hampton and the MMMBT is a few miles away on [[Interstate 664]] near downtown Newport News. (These two major interstates converge in Hampton near the [[Hampton Coliseum]].) The third crossing option is the [[James River Bridge]], also in Newport News, which connects to [[Isle of Wight County, Virginia|Isle of Wight County]] and the town of [[Smithfield, Virginia|Smithfield]].

Hampton is also served by several major primary and secondary highways. These notably include U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|17]], [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|60]] and [[U.S. Route 258 in Virginia|258]], and Virginia State Routes [[Virginia State Route 134|134]] and [[Virginia State Route 143|143]].

====Local and regional public transportation====
The Hampton Transit Center, located close to the downtown area at the intersection of West Pembroke Avenue and King Street, offers a hub for local and intercity public transportation. It hosts HRT buses, Greyhound/Trailways services and taxicabs.

[[Hampton Roads Transit]] (HRT) is the local provider of transit service within the city, as well offering a regional bus system with routes to and from seven other cities in [[Hampton Roads]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hrtransit.org/ |title=- Hampton Roads Transit - |author=Hampton Roads Transit |access-date=December 5, 2015 |archive-date=January 23, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123231009/http://www.hrtransit.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Intercity bus service====
[[Intercity bus service]] is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]] and its Carolina Trailways affiliate. The buses serve the Hampton Transit Center. Low cost curbside intercity bus service is also provided by [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], with service to Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.

====Amtrak====
Hampton is served by several [[Amtrak]] trains a day, with direct service from [[Newport News station]] in nearby [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] (on [[Warwick Boulevard]] just west of Mercury Boulevard) through Williamsburg and [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] to points along the [[Northeast Corridor]] from Washington DC through Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City all the way to Boston. At Richmond, connections can be made for other Amtrak destinations nationwide.

====Air====
Hampton is served by two commercial airports. [[Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport]] {{Airport codes|PHF}} is in Newport News, and [[Norfolk International Airport]] {{Airport codes|ORF|KORF|ORF}} is across the harbor in Norfolk. Both are along portions of [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]].

The primary airport for the Virginia Peninsula is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News. Originally known as Patrick Henry Field (hence its airline code letters "PHF"), it was built on the site of Camp Patrick Henry, formerly a World War II facility. It is one of the fastest growing airports in the country, and it reported having served 1,058,839 passengers in 2005. The airport recently added a fourth airline carrier, Frontier Airlines, becoming the first new airline to come to the region in over eight years, despite the economic recession conditions. 2010 was to be the busiest year by passenger count in the airport's history.<ref name="Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport">{{cite web |url=http://www.nnwairport.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001204184500/http://www.nnwairport.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 4, 2000 |title=Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport |access-date=February 25, 2008 |publisher=Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport }}</ref>

The larger [[Norfolk International Airport]] (often known locally by its code letters "ORF") also serves the region. The airport is near the Chesapeake Bay, along the city limits between [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]].<ref name="ORF History">{{cite web |url=http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/missionhistory.htm |title=Norfolk International Airport Mission and History |access-date=October 2, 2007 |publisher=Norfolk International Airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928203630/http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/missionhistory.htm |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> Seven airlines provide nonstop services to 25 destinations. During 2006, ORF had 3,703,664 passengers take off or land at its facility and 68,778,934 pounds of cargo were processed through its facilities.<ref name="ORF Statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/orfstats.pdf |title=Norfolk International Airport Statistics |access-date=October 2, 2007 |publisher=Norfolk International Airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025202830/http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/orfstats.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2007 }}</ref>

The [[Chesapeake Regional Airport]] provides [[general aviation]] services. It is in [[South Hampton Roads]] in the independent city of Chesapeake.<ref name="Chesapeake Regional Airport">{{cite web |url=http://www.chesapeakeairport.com/ |title=Chesapeake Regional Airport |access-date=January 12, 2008 |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207221109/http://www.chesapeakeairport.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>