Breakneck Creek is a

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that flows in a northwardly direction in

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. It forms in the village of Bakerstown in

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then flows northwest through the borough of

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in Butler County. From there, it continues northwest through the boroughs of

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, 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

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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

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archive. The building is no longer standing.Parisi, pp. 105.

References

Sources

*''An Historical Gazetteer of Butler County, Pennsylvania'', Mechling Bookbindery., 2006, . *Cole, Wayne A., ''Ghost Rails VI Harmony Route'', ColeBooks, 2009, . *Parisi, Larry D., ''Butler County'', Arcadia Publishing, 2004, .

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