Cuttalosa Creek (Delaware River tributary) explained

Cuttalosa Creek
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Cuttalosa Creek
Pushpin Map Alt:pushpin map showing location of Cuttalosa Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Bucks
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Solebury
Source1 Elevation:410feet
Mouth Elevation:70feet
Progression:Cuttalosa Creek → Delaware RiverDelaware Bay
River System:Delaware River
Bridges:Aquetong Road
Greenhill Road
Creamery Road
North Sugan Road
Cuttalosa Road (five crossings)
Pennsylvania Route 32 (River Road)
Custom Label:Slope

Cuttalosa Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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 410feet 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 70feet. 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]

Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitude
Aquetong Road---------
Greenhill Road---------
Creamery Road---------
North Sugan Road---------
Cuttalosa Road---------
Cuttalosa Road---------
Cuttalosa Road753923feet--continuous concrete stringer/multi-beam or girder with concrete cast-in-place deck and bituminous surface1932-40°23'49"N75°1'13"W
Cuttalosa Road753826.9feet--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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PaGEODE . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20210409185604/http://www.gis.dcnr.state.pa.us/geology/index.html . dead . April 9, 2021 . gis.dcnr.state.pa.us . PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources . 4 October 2017.
  2. MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P91.
  3. Web site: http://www.uglybridges.com/ . www.uglybridges.com . 20 February 2018.