Peninsula Neighbors

From Skyscrapers To Country Pastures

Norfolk’s Downtown Skyline

Skyscrapers dot Norfolk’s skyline. Massive aircraft carriers and trading vessels harbor at Portsmouth and Norfolk. The Strip in Virginia Beach rivals any tourist beach. The southern parts of Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach are mostly rural and undeveloped.

No matter who you are, the five cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Chesapeake — known as South Hampton Roads — offer something for ever yone.

Combining the 1.1 million people of South Hampton Roads with the 500,000 on the Peninsula, Hampton Roads becomes the 27th largest metropolitan area in America. Most of South Hampton Roads’ population is concentrated in its northern areas. Yet, in no time you can drive just a few miles south and think you were in no-stop-light, no-fast-food, small-town USA.

The Peninsula’s neighbors to the south are connected by three major arteries: the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the James River Bridge and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. In addition, we have the Harbor Link

Pa ssenger Ferry running between Hampton and Norfolk, and the Elizabeth River Passenger Ferry running between Norfolk and Portsmouth. No matter which route you take, the Peninsula and its neighbors on the Virginia waterfront are only minutes away. People on the Peninsula and in South Hampton Roads can regularly travel back and forth to do business, visit friends, shop, and enjoy each other’s restaurants, entertainment, and recreational and cultural amenities. M