Breakneck Creek

Breakneck Creek
River
Breakneck Creek seen from a bridge in Mars, Pennsylvania.
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
Tributaries
 - left Kaufman Run, Wolfe Run
Cities Valencia, PA, Mars, PA, Callery, PA, Evans City, PA
Source Bakerstown Hill
 - location Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Secondary source Downieville Reservoir
 - location Downieville, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Connoquenessing Creek
 - location Eidenau, Butler County, Pennsylvania

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[1] then flows northwest through the borough of Valencia in Butler County.

From there, it continues north through the boroughs of Mars, Callery, and Evans City. Breackneck 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.[2][3]

References

  1. An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania, pp. 113.
  2. Cole, pp. 120.
  3. Parisi, pp. 105.

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See also

Coordinates: 40°43′21″N 80°01′36″W / 40.72262°N 80.02662°W / 40.72262; -80.02662


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