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Awind gap (orair gap)[1] is agap through which a waterway once flowed that is now dry as a result ofstream capture.[2] Awater gap is a similar feature, but one in which a waterway still flows. Water gaps and wind gaps often provide routes which, due to their gently inclined profile, are suitable fortrails,roads, andrailroads through mountainous terrain.
Examples of wind gaps in theBlue Ridge Mountains ofVirginia includeSwift Run Gap,Rockfish Gap, andBuford's Gap. The last was the original crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains nearBedford for theVirginia and Tennessee Railroad, later theNorfolk and Western Railway, a precursor of today'sNorfolk Southern Railway system. Another wind gap with substantial importance in U.S. history is theCumberland Gap near the junction of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.
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