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Horse Shoe Curve: VA-7 - EB - near VA RT-601
Horse Shoe Curve sits on the eastern flank of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains in the United States, where U.S. Route 7 follows a wooded corridor toward Snickers Gap. This part of Loudoun County marks the transition between the broad Piedmont to the east and the ridge country leading toward the Shenandoah Valley. Route 7 is an important east–west link from the Washington, D.C., area through Leesburg and across the Blue Ridge. Nearby Snickers Gap is crossed by the Appalachian Trail, the long-distance footpath extending from Georgia to Maine. The road’s divided carriageways and forested embankments reflect a landscape shaped by both regional travel and mountain terrain.
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Among the regions of the United States, Virginia stands out for its sweep from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. Its varied terrain includes the Shenandoah Valley, the Piedmont of the central counties, and a long Atlantic-facing coast. Richmond, on the James River, is Virginia’s capital and a major centre of American Civil War history; farther east, Jamestown was the site of England’s first permanent settlement in North America, founded in 1607. Shenandoah National Park and its Skyline Drive trace the crest of the Blue Ridge. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Virginia.
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