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Potomac Water Gap
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The Potomac Water Gap is a double water gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, located at the intersection of the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, near Harpers Ferry. At 256 feet (78 m), it is the lowest crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Potomac Water Gap | |
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![]() View of the gap from the Sandy Hook Bridge (U.S. Route 340) | |
Elevation | 256 feet (78 m)[1] |
Traversed by | ![]() |
Location | Loudoun County, Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Frederick County and Washington County, Maryland, United States |
Range | Blue Ridge Mountains Appalachian Mountains |
Coordinates | 39°19′N 77°43′W[2] |
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