Lick Run (Peters Creek tributary) explained

Lick Run
Source1 Location:South Park Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Location:Peters Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:U.S.A. (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Mouth Elevation:797feet

Lick Run is a 6.7adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] urban stream in southern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a tributary of Peters Creek.[2] The former Lick Run coal mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company had its mouth near the stream, along the B&O Railroad line.[3]

Several stone arch bridges cross the stream. One carries Brownsville Road over the stream near Broughton. A National Landmark stone arch bridge carries Cochran Mill Road over the stream further downstream.

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
  2. Web site: Peters Creek Watershed Association.
  3. News: Baltimore and Ohio's Cutt Off . New York Times. 3 July 1883 . 19 December 2010. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/07/03/103438623.pdf