Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain)

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Thoroughfare Gap
Elevation 390ft./130m.
Location Virginia Flag of the United States United States
Range Bull Run Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates 38°49′27″N, 77°42′40″W
Traversed by Virginia Route 55
Interstate 66

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.