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Burkes Corner: I-64 - MM 234.8 - WB
Burkes Corner occupies a wooded transport corridor on Virginia’s Atlantic Coastal Plain, northwest of Williamsburg. Interstate 64 runs through the area as a principal east–west route between Hampton Roads, Richmond and central Virginia. Low, gently rolling ground and continuous tree cover typify this part of Tidewater, where major roads pass dispersed housing and land once used more extensively for farming. Williamsburg is the wider area’s best-known cultural reference: its historic core preserves the setting of Virginia’s colonial capital. Burkes Corner has little urban character of its own; its importance lies in its position on a key regional highway connecting Virginia Peninsula communities with the state’s interior.
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