Newport News is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2015, the population was estimated to be 182,385 making it the fifth-most populous city in Virginia.
With many residents employed at the expansive Newport News Shipbuilding, the joint U.S. Air Force-U.S. Army installation at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, and other military bases and suppliers, the city's economy is very connected to the military. The location on the harbor and along the James River facilitates a large boating industry which can take advantage of its many miles of waterfront. Newport News also serves as a junction between the rails and the sea with the Newport News Marine Terminals located at the East End of the city. Served by major east-west Interstate Highway 64, it is linked to others of the cities of Hampton Roads by the circumferential Hampton Roads Beltway, which crosses the harbor on two bridge-tunnels.
The city has a rich historic presence with ties to historic C&O railroad stations, American Civil War battle sites, and several 19th century plantations. The first modern duel of ironclad warships, the Battle of Hampton Roads, took place not far off Newport News Point in 1862. Recovered artifacts from the USS Monitor are displayed at the Mariners' Museum, one of the more notable museums of its type in the world. The Virginia War Museum covers American military history. The U.S. Army Transportation Museum is a United States Army museum of vehicles and other U. S. Army transportation-related equipment and memorabilia.
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| Christopher Newport University |
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| Newport News Deer Park |
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| James River Bridge on demand lift gate |
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| Newport Middle Ground Light |
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| US aircraft carrier being built |
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| Newport News Victory Arch |
