Breakneck Creek
Breakneck Creek | |
River | |
![]() Breakneck Creek seen from a bridge in Mars, Pennsylvania. | |
Country | United States of America |
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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. 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.[2][3]
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Coordinates: 40°43′21″N 80°01′36″W / 40.72262°N 80.02662°W