Breakneck Creek | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States of America |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type5: | Cities |
Subdivision Name5: | Valencia, PA, Mars, PA, Callery, PA, Evans City, PA |
Source1: | Bakerstown Hill |
Source1 Location: | Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.6606°N -79.9767°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 1290feet |
Mouth: | Connoquenessing Creek |
Mouth Location: | Eidenau, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.7975°N -80.0978°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 902feet |
Progression: | Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
Tributaries Left: | Kaufman Run, Wolfe Run |
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 northwest 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.
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]