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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Gap in Virginia | |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m)[1] |
| Traversed by |  Virginia Route 55
 Interstate 66 |
| Location | Fauquier / Prince William counties, Virginia, United States |
| Range | Bull Run Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Coordinates | 38°49′28″N 77°42′57″W |
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]
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