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Spring Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 55.

Spring Gap is located in the valley of the North Branch Potomac River along the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal at mile marker 173. Just west of the community is the National Park Service Spring Gap Recreation Area, which offers camping sites and a place to relax for hikers and bikers of the C&O towpath. The park is easy to access by car and provides canoe access to the river. The Spring Gap Recreation Area is a popular location to pick up, drop off, or park when hiking or biking the C&O canal towpath to or from Cumberland, 11 miles (18 km) upriver.

Some of the best fishing in the Potomac River is in the section from Spring Gap to Hancock.

Maryland Route 51 runs through Spring Gap, leading northwest to Cumberland and east to Oldtown, and Paw Paw, West Virginia. The mainline CSX railroad runs up the Potomac valley across the river from Spring Gap in West Virginia.

Spring Gap CDP overview:
Name:Spring Gap CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Maryland
County:Allegany County
Elevation:641 ft (195 m)
Total Area:0.65 sq mi (1.68 km²)
Land Area:0.65 sq mi (1.68 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:52
Population Density:80.37/sq mi (31.04/km²)
ZIP code:21560
FIPS code:2474350
GNISfeature ID:2583690

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Geography

  • Elevation: 641 feet (195 m)
  • Latitude: 39.5652
  • Longitude: -78.71658

See also

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Map of Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name Allegany may come from a local Lenape word, welhik hane or oolikhanna, which means ‘best flowing river of the hills’ or ‘beautiful stream’. A number ... Read more
Map of Allegany County, Maryland

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