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# Norfolk, VA - Portlock

NS intermodal ramp in Chesapeake, VA. Handles COFC. NS lifts and grounds the boxes here. Trucks enter from Narrow St.. This page pulls together the carriers running through Chesapeake, the lanes the market connects to, and live loads moving in and out — one starting point for planning a drayage move or an intermodal leg.

## Key facts
- **Location:** Chesapeake, VA
- **Railroads:** NS
- **Handles:** COFC
- **SPLC:** 261206
- **Region:** Southeast

## Lanes from Chesapeake, VA
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Albuquerque, NM](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-albuquerque-nm) — 5–8 days · 1,980 mi · Southeast → South Central
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Allentown, PA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-allentown-pa) — 2–4 days · 328 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Austin, TX](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-austin-tx) — 4–6 days · 1,537 mi · Southeast → South Central
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Bakersfield, CA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-bakersfield-ca) — 7–10 days · 2,769 mi · Southeast → Pacific
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Boise City, ID](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-boise-city-id) — 6–9 days · 2,512 mi · Southeast → Mountain West
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Boston, MA](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-boston-ma) — 2–4 days · 572 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Buffalo, NY](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-buffalo-ny) — 2–4 days · 528 mi · Southeast → Northeast
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Chicago, IL](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-chicago-il) — 3–5 days · 825 mi · Southeast → Midwest
- [Virginia Beach, VA → Cincinnati, OH](https://truckscanner.co/freight/virginia-beach-va-to-cincinnati-oh) — 2–4 days · 550 mi · Southeast → Midwest

## Live loads
- [Pickups & deliveries at Norfolk, VA - Portlock](https://truckscanner.co/loads/depot/norfolk-va-portlock-va-ns)

## Frequently asked questions
### Where is the Norfolk, VA - Portlock?

Norfolk, VA - Portlock is at 1710 Atlantic Avenue, Chesapeake, VA 23324. Truck access is from Narrow St..

### Which railroads serve Norfolk, VA - Portlock?

NS serves this ramp directly. The serving railroad determines which intermodal network your box can move on and how a drayage leg gets scheduled, so confirm it before you tender.

### What equipment does Norfolk, VA - Portlock handle?

The facility is filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as handling COFC. TOFC is trailer-on-flatcar, COFC is container-on-flatcar — a ramp that only handles one of them cannot take the other, which is a common cause of a rejected delivery.

### What is the SPLC for Norfolk, VA - Portlock?

The Standard Point Location Code for this point is 261206. SPLC identifies the freight location on rate tables, bills of lading and EDI messages — it is city-level, so nearby facilities can share one.

### Which lanes run through Chesapeake?

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC market connects to Albuquerque, NM, Allentown, PA, Austin, TX among others. See the lane links on this page for miles, transit time and live loads.

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