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
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.
See also
Coordinates: 40°43′21″N 80°01′36″W / 40.72262°N 80.02662°W