Breakneck Creek

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^[2] then flows northwest through the borough of Valencia in Butler County.

Breakneck Creek
Breakneck Creek seen from a bridge in Mars, Pennsylvania.
Location
Country	United States of America
State	Pennsylvania
Cities	Valencia, PA, Mars, PA, Callery, PA, Evans City, PA
Physical characteristics
Source	Bakerstown Hill
• location	Bakerstown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°39′38″N 79°58′36″W[1]
• elevation	1,290 ft (390 m)
Mouth	Connoquenessing Creek
• location	Eidenau, Butler County, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°47′51″N 80°05′52″W[1]
• elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Basin features
Progression	Connoquenessing Creek → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries
• left	Kaufman Run, Wolfe Run

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.

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.^[3][4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breakneck Creek
2. An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania, pp. 113.
3. Cole, pp. 120.
4. Parisi, pp. 105.

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

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania