Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain)

Thoroughfare Gap is a water gap in the Bull Run Mountains created by Broad Run between High Point Mountain to the north and Bisquit Mountain to the south. It is located on the border of Prince William and Fauquier counties in Virginia.

Thoroughfare Gap
Thoroughfare Gap is located in Virginia
Thoroughfare Gap
Location of the Gap in Virginia
Elevation423 ft (129 m)[1]
Traversed by Virginia Route 55
Interstate 66
LocationFauquier / Prince William counties, Virginia, United States
RangeBull Run Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates38°49′28″N 77°42′57″W / 38.824559°N 77.7158261°W / 38.824559; -77.7158261

True to its name, the small gap is traversed by Interstate 66, Virginia State Route 55 and the Manassas Gap Railroad.

The ruins of historic Beverley Mill are located at the gap.

The gap was the site of the 1862 Battle of Thoroughfare Gap during the American Civil War. The Thoroughfare Gap Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Thoroughfare Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.