Cuttalosa Creek (Delaware River)

Cuttalosa Creek
pushpin map showing location of Cuttalosa Creek
Cuttalosa Creek
Native name Quatalossi
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Solebury
Physical characteristics
Main source 410 feet (120 m)
40°22′13″N 75°1′20″W / 40.37028°N 75.02222°W / 40.37028; -75.02222
River mouth 70 feet (21 m)
40°24′9″N 75°2′12″W / 40.40250°N 75.03667°W / 40.40250; -75.03667Coordinates: 40°24′9″N 75°2′12″W / 40.40250°N 75.03667°W / 40.40250; -75.03667
Basin features
Progression Cuttalosa Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system Delaware River
Bridges Aquetong Road
Greenhill Road
Creamery Road
North Sugan Road
Cuttalosa Road (five crossings)
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)

Course

Cuttalosa Creek rises from two springs just over a mile to the west of the village of Solebury in Solebury Township at an elevation of 410 feet (120 m) and is oriented to the northeast, then turns north, then northeast, then north until it reaches its confluence with the Delaware at Cuttalossa (Lumberton) about a mile upstream of Hendricks Island at an elevation of 70 feet (21 m). Cuttalosa Road crosses over the stream five times.

Etymology

The name Cuttalosa was derived from the Lenape name Quatalossi for their village nearby.

Geology

Cuttalosa Creek lies on the Stockton Formation, a layer of bedrock consisting of light-gray to light brown sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone, laid down in the Late Triassic.[1]

History

At one time, the Lenape occupied a village in the valley. Later, there were several mills along the creek. One was built by Samuel Armitage in 1752 which operated until his descendant, Amos Armitage, closed the mill in 1929.[2]

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

[3]

CrossingNBI NumberLengthLanesSpansMaterial/DesignBuiltReconstructedLatitudeLongitude
Aquetong Road---------
Greenhill Road---------
Creamery Road---------
North Sugan Road---------
Cuttalosa Road---------
Cuttalosa Road---------
Cuttalosa Road753923 feet (7.0 m)--continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder with concrete cast-in-place deck and bituminous surface1932-40°23'49"N75°1'13"W
Cuttalosa Road753826.9 feet (8.2 m)--continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam girder with concrete cast-in-place deck and bituminous surface1932-40°23'52"N75°1'10"W
Cuttalosa Road---------

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PaGEODE". gis.dcnr.state.pa.us. PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P91.
  3. ↑ http://www.uglybridges.com/, retrieved 20 February 2018.
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