| Becks Run | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Becks Run Road at East Agnew |
| Length | 2.82 mi (4.54 km) |
Becks Run is a tributary of the Monongahela River. As an urban stream, it is heavily polluted, receiving combined sewer outflow from Carrick (Pittsburgh) [1]and Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania. There is a waterfall on a tributary, just downstream from a slate dump, near the intersection of Wagner Avenue and Mountain Avenue. There were coal mines along the stream, including Becks Run #2 , owned by the estate of James H. Hays [2], served by an incline and the H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad. Other mines were operated by Jones & Laughlin, and the Birmingham Coal Company.[3] It is the namesake of the Pittsburgh and Beck's Run Railroad (1877-1880), which ran from the Smithfield Street Bridge to the Jones and Laughlin Iron Works, and was absorbed by the P&LE Railroad.
A former town, located where Becks Run enters the Monongahela, was also named Becks Run.
