Newtown Creek (Neshaminy Creek tributary)
| Newtown Creek | |
|---|---|
 Newtown Creek Bridge | |
  Newtown Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Newtown, Middletown |
| Borough | Newtown |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°15′56″N 74°57′51″W / 40.26556°N 74.96417°W |
| • elevation | 320 feet (98 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°12′39″N 74°56′34″W / 40.21083°N 74.94278°W |
• elevation | 69 feet (21 m) |
| Length | 5.66 miles (9.11 km) |
| Basin size | 6.29 square miles (16.3 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Newtown Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Landmarks | All Saints Cemetery, Roberts Ridge Park, Newtown Cemetery, Newtown Creek Bridge, George School |
| Slope | 44.35 feet per mile (8.400 m/km) |
Newtown Creek is a tributary, rising near Stoop Road in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is part of the Delaware River watershed[2] and is located entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[3] The Newtown Creek Bridge over Centre Avenue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Statistics
[edit]Newtown Creek rises near Stoopville Road east of Pennsylvania Route 413,[1] flows generally in a southerly direction to its confluence at the Neshaminy Creek's 16.1 river mile[4] passing along the western side of Newtown Borough. Its watershed is approximately 6.29 square miles (16.3 km2).[5]
Tributaries
[edit]Newtown Creek has one unnamed tributary on the left bank near Wright's Road.
Geology
[edit]Newtown Creek rises in the Lockatong Formation, sedimentary rock deposited during the Upper Triassic. Mineralogy includes argillite, shale, some limestone and calcareous shale.
Municipalities
[edit]Crossings and Bridges
[edit]| Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Newtown Bypass) | 7003 | 9 metres (30 ft) | 2 | 1 | Steel culvert | 1974 | 40°13'6"N | 74°56'24"W | |
| Barclay Street | 7510 | 11 metres (36 ft) | 1 | 1 | Steel stringer/multi-beam or girder | 1917 | 2007 | 40°13'19.2"N | 74°56'17.8"W |
| West Centre Avenue | 7289 | 10 metres (33 ft) | 2 | 2 | Masonry arch-deck | 1796 | 1875 | 40°13'40.4"N | 74°56'18"W |
| West Washington Avenue | 17 metres (56 ft) | 2 | 1 | Steel girder or floorbeam system | 1903 | 1996 | 40°13'45.8"W | 74°56'16.3"W | |
| Jefferson Street | 7282 | 22 metres (72 ft) | 2 | 1 | Steel girder or floorbeam system | 1903 | 1996 | 40°14'0"N | 74°56'12"W |
| Pennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road) | 7050 | 12 metres (39 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders | 1967 | 40°14'32.6"N | 74°56'2"W | |
| Wrights Road | 7517 | 12 metres (39 ft) | 2 | 1 | Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple | 1983 | 40°15'18"N | 74°56'18"W | |
| Eagle Road | |||||||||
| South Drive | |||||||||
| North Drive | |||||||||
| Stoopville Road |
See also
[edit]- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- List of rivers of the United States
- List of Delaware River tributaries
References
[edit]- ^ a b Google Maps, 2017, retrieved 7 May 2017
- ^ Neshaminy Creek
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P278.
- ^ paGazetteerOfStreams, lycomingedu, p105, I.D. 02561 (PDF)
- ^ Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS), I.D. 1182427
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search". www.nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2017.