Breakneck Creek
| Breakneck Creek | |
|---|---|
 Breakneck Creek seen from a bridge in Mars, Pennsylvania. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Cities | Valencia, PA, Mars, PA, Callery, PA, Evans City, PA |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bakerstown Hill |
| • location | Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°39′38″N 79°58′36″W / 40.66056°N 79.97667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,290 ft (390 m) |
| Mouth | Connoquenessing Creek |
• location | Eidenau, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°47′51″N 80°05′52″W / 40.79750°N 80.09778°W[1] |
• elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kaufman Run, Wolfe Run |
Breakneck Creek is a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek that flows in a northwardly direction in Western Pennsylvania. It forms in the village of Bakerstown in Allegheny County[2] then flows northwest through the borough of Valencia in Butler County.
From there, it continues northwest through the boroughs of Mars, Callery, and Evans City. Breakneck flows a few more miles until it reaches the village of Eidenau where it flows into Connoquenessing Creek.
History
The only known train station to span a waterway was located in Evans City. The Evans City Station was constructed on a platform above Breakneck in downtown. This structure was included in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! archive. The building is no longer standing.[3][4]
References
Sources
- An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania, Mechling Bookbindery., 2006, ISBN 978-0-9760563-9-3.
- Cole, Wayne A., Ghost Rails VI Harmony Route, ColeBooks, 2009, ISBN 0-9727397-5-0.
- Parisi, Larry D., Butler County, Arcadia Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-7385-3517-6.