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This page is about the creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. For the creek in New York City, see Newtown Creek.
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Newtown Creek
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Newtown Creek Bridge
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Newtown Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Newtown, Middletown
Borough Newtown
Physical characteristics
Main source 320 feet (98 m)
40°15′56″N 74°57′51″W / 40.26556°N 74.96417°W / 40.26556; -74.96417
River mouth 69 feet (21 m)
40°12′39″N 74°56′34″W / 40.21083°N 74.94278°W / 40.21083; -74.94278
Length 5.66 miles (9.11 km)
Basin features
Progression Newtown Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay
River system Delaware River
Basin size 6.29 square miles (16.3 km2)
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. It is part of the Delaware River watershed and is located entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Newtown Creek Bridge over Centre Avenue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Statistics

Newtown Creek rises near Stoopville Road east of Pennsylvania Route 413, flows generally in a southerly direction to its confluence at the Neshaminy Creek's 16.1 river mile passing along the western side of Newtown Borough. Its watershed is approximately 6.29 square miles (16.3 km2).

Tributaries

Newtown Creek has one unnamed tributary on the left bank near Wright's Road.

Geology

Newtown Creek rises in the Lockatong Formation, sedimentary rock deposited during the Upper Triassic. Mineralogy includes argillite, shale, some limestone and calcareous shale.

Municipalities

Crossings and Bridges

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
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