The Lehigh Gap or Lehigh Water Gap is a water gap located in the townships of Lehigh, Washington, Lower Towamensing, and East Penn in the Lehigh Valley and Coal Region regions of eastern Pennsylvania.
The Shawangunk Formation at Lehigh Gap in October 2008
Aerial view of Lehigh Gap in Pennsylvania, including Lower Towamensing and East Penn Township in Carbon County, Washington Township in Lehigh County, and Lehigh Township in Northampton County
Lehigh Gap Nature Center in Slatington, Pennsylvania in October 2015
Pennsylvania Route 873 is a north-south, two-lane road in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, mainly located in northern Lehigh County with a small section in Northampton County. Its southern te
Lehigh Gap
…connecting the two Lehigh Valley cities Allentown and Bethlehem to the smaller Carbon County boroughs of Palmerton, Bowmanstown and Lehighton. PA Routes 873 and 145 connect to PA Route 248 just south of the gap. Besides vehicular travel, the gap also provides a crossing through the mountain for hikers on…
PA 873 northbound past its southern terminus at PA 309 in Schnecksville
PA 873 northbound in Slatington