Adams Hollow Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Adams Hollow Creek |
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 Adams Hollow Creek
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Borough | Bristol |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | 20 feet (6.1 m) 40°6′38″N 74°51′20″W / 40.11056°N 74.85556°W |
| River mouth | 0 feet (0 m) 40°5′58.5″N 75°5′40″W / 40.099583°N 75.09444°W |
| Length | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Adams Hollow Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
| River system | Delaware River |
| Bridges | Radcliffe Street Wood Street Pond Street U.S. Route 13 |
| Slope | 16 feet per mile (3.0 m/km) |
Adams Hollow Creek is a short tributary of the Delaware River meeting with it just upstream from Mill Creek in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
History
Former communities on the east side of the creek, Harriman and Pine Grove are now part of Bristol Borough.
The bridge carrying Radcliffe Street was built in 1911 to replace the former King's Bridge.
Crossings and bridges
- Radcliffe Street - NBI Structure Number 7158, bridge is 22 feet (6.7 m) long, 2 lane, single span, steel stringer-multi-beam or girder, concrete cast-in-place deck, built 1911.
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