Mechanicsburg Gap

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Mechanicsburg Gap
Elevation	876 feet (267 metres)
Location	West Virginia, United States
Range	Mill Creek Mountain Ridge and Valley Appalachians
Topo map	USGS Romney
Traversed by	U.S. Route 50/West Virginia Route 28

Mechanicsburg Gap (also known as Mill Creek Gap) is a mountain pass in Mill Creek Mountain in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Mechanicsburg Gap allows for the passage of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50/West Virginia Route 28) and Mill Creek through Mill Creek Mountain. It takes its name from the community of Mechanicsburg at the gap's western entrance.

Today, Mechanicsburg Gap has a number of interesting features within it. Near The Burg (an 18th century home) lies the Romney Spring which flows from a PVC pipe at the foot of the gap which is visited daily by its patrons along the side of U.S. Route 50. Mechanicsburg Gap is also home to the now closed sandstone rock quarry which has cut a massive hole into the gap's northern wall. Adjacent to the quarry is Evelyn's Restaurant, a popular steakhouse and truck stop.