Newtown Creek is a tributary, rising near Stoop Road in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Delaware River watershedNeshaminy Creek and is located entirely in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P278. 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 .
Tributaries Newtown Creek has one unnamed tributary on the left bank near Wright's Road.
Geology Appalachian Highlands Division Piedmont Province Gettysburg-Newark Lowland Section Lockatong Formation Newtown Creek rises in the Lockatong Formation, sedimentary rock deposited during the Upper Triassic. Mineralogy includes argillite, shale, some limestone and calcareous shale.
Municipalities Middletown Township Newtown Township Newtown Borough
Crossings and Bridges
Crossing NBI Number Length Lanes Spans Material/Design Built Reconstructed LatitudeLongitudePennsylvania Route 532 (Newtown Bypass)700321Steel culvert1974 40°13'6"N74°56'24"WBarclay Street751011Steel stringer/multi-beam or girder1917200740°13'19.2"N74°56'17.8"WWest Centre Avenue728922Masonry arch-deck1796187540°13'40.4"N74°56'18"WWest Washington Avenue 21Steel girder or floorbeam system1903199640°13'45.8"W74°56'16.3"WJefferson Street728221Steel girder or floorbeam system1903199640°14'0"N74°56'12"WPennsylvania Route 532 (Washington Crossing Road)705021Prestressed concrete box beam or girders1967 40°14'32.6"N74°56'2"WWrights Road751721Prestressed concrete box beam or girders-multiple1983 40°15'18"N74°56'18"WEagle Road South Drive North Drive Stoopville Road
See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania List of rivers of the United States List of Delaware River tributaries
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