Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain)

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 / 38.824559°N 77.7158261°WCoordinates: 38°49′28″N 77°42′57″W / 38.824559°N 77.7158261°W

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.

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

1. "Thoroughfare Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.