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Gap is a census-designated place and community in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a zip code of 17527. The population was 1,931 at the 2010 census. U.S. Route 30 passes through the town, which is also the terminus for four Pennsylvania highways: 772, 741, 897, and the heavily used 41, which goes toward Wilmington, Delaware. Gap lies approximately 18 miles east of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and 53 miles west of Philadelphia.

Gap has a history which can be dated as far back as William Penn's first visits to the area. Isaac Taylor erected the first house in what would become the Gap in 1747.[3] The area around Gap had a copper mine and what at the time was the only nickel mines in the United States.[4] The town was named after The Gap in the Appalachian Mountains.[citation needed] A stretch of railroad line was laid through areas of Sadsbury Township and Salisbury Township, which portions of each township share the Gap ZIP code (17527) and the town name of Gap.[citation needed] Roads[edit] Pequea Avenue is among the most heavily traveled roads in Gap.[citation needed] The Gap Fire Co. is located along this street. Gap Fire Company. The fire company was originally located atop Pequea Avenue by their water refilling area. The original fire house was renovated into a home that is leased out. A new facility was built to house all of the rescue trucks. the fire house is also used to host many fundraisers and civic gatherings. Up the street another block is a very historic building which was used for the Pequea Feeds Company.[citation needed] Pennsylvania Route 41 connects central Gap to Newport, Delaware, and begins a block east of Pequea Avenue at the intersection of US 30, also known as the Lincoln Highway. Route 41 is the highway that connects the north to the south. It is a very relied-on route for commercial transporters who do not want to travel out to Philadelphia's bridges to deliver goods to the Northern states.[citation needed] In 1997 a study was conducted which said that PA 41 is the 3rd most deadly highway in the United States.[citation needed] Following a PennDOT conducted survey, improvements have been planned starting in 2014.[citation needed] Pennsylvania Route 772 starts in Gap about 5 blocks west from the intersection of Route 41 and US 30 along Lincoln Highway Route 772 is popular with visitors to view local farms and farm lands.[citation needed] The road goes northwest to Mount Joy. PA 772 takes motorists to towns such as Intercourse; Leola; New Holland; and Ephrata.[citation needed] Pennsylvania Route 897 starts in Gap one block east from Route 41 at the intersection of US 30. Many residents and merchants choose to avoid this route simply because of the Welsh mountain of which the highway was paved upon.[citation needed] Many tourists use the PA 897 corridor to travel north to Reading.[citation needed] PA 897 takes motorists to towns such as: Cambridge, Narvon and Myerstown. Pennsylvania Route 741 starts at the intersection of PA 41 and Bridge Street. The route extends westbound to Millersville.[citation needed] The Gap Gang[edit] In the mid 19th century there was a group of men known as "The Gap Gang". They would engage in raids and robberies of citizens traveling the Lancaster Philadelphia Turnpike. They were notoriously known for kidnapping free blacks, and escaped slaves and selling them back to slave traders in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. The Gap Gang were most noted for their involvement in the Christiana Riot.[5] Geography[edit] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), all of it land. Demographics[edit]