Little Neshaminy Creek | |
Image Alt: | Image of stone bridge that once carried Pennsylvania Route 152 over the Little Neshaminy Creek |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Size: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Little Neshaminy Creek |
Pushpin Map Alt: | pushpin map showing location of |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Montgomery, Bucks |
Subdivision Type4: | Township |
Subdivision Name4: | Horsham Montgomery Warrington Warminster Warwick Northampton |
Length: | 15.5miles |
Source1 Elevation: | 450feet |
Mouth Elevation: | 125feet |
Progression: | Little Neshaminy Creek → Neshaminy Creek → Delaware River → Delaware Bay |
River System: | Delaware River |
Basin Size: | 43sqmi |
Basin Landmarks: | Windlestrae Park Nikesite Park Lower Nike Park Bradford Reservoir Kemper Park Barness Park |
Tributaries Right: | Park Creek |
Waterbodies: | Bradford Reservoir |
Custom Label: | Slope |
Custom Data: | 20.97ft/mi |
Little Neshaminy Creek is a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River Watershed rising near the intersection of U.S. Route 202 and Pennsylvania Route 309 near Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania and meets its confluence with Neshaminy Creek at the Neshaminy's 24.10 River mile.
There were a number of mills erected on the Little Neshaminy including the Old Hartsville Mill and the Upper and Lower Mearns' Mills. In 1942 there were ten bridges across the creek.[1]
The watershed of the Little Neshaminy Creek is 43sqmi, passing through suburban residential and commercial areas, as well as four public parks in Montgomery County, and Bucks County. The Geographic Name Information System I.D. is 1179624,[2] U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey I.D. is 02638.[3]
Rising in Montgomery Township the Little Neshaminy Creek runs generally east for about 3.5mile passing through Windlestrae Park on the way where it meets unnamed tributary from the left, and another unnamed tributary from the right to the east of the park, then it runs southeast for 1.5mile touching Nike Park, then the Bradford Reservoir Recreation Area and dam where it meets another tributary from the right in the reservoir and meets Park Creek from the right below the reservoir at the Little Neshaminy's 6.32 river mile. Finally, it runs generally east for about 6.25mile picking up one tributary from the left and five on the right where it meets its confluence at the Neshaminy Creek's 24.10 River mile.[4]
The Little Neshaminy lies entirely within the Lockatong geologic formation, consisting of argillite, shale, limestone, and calcareous shale.[5]
Crossing | NBI Number | Length | Lanes | Spans | Material/Design | Built | Reconstructed | Latitude | Longitude | |
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Pennsylvania Route 309 (Bethlehem Pike) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Pennsylvania Route 463 (Horsham Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Stump Road | 27883 | 9m (30feet) | 2 | 2 | Stringer/multi-beam or girder, concrete continuous | 1916 | - | - | - | |
Springhouse Court | - | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kenas Road (SR 2014) | 27606 | 11m (36feet) | 2 | 1 | slab design concrete | 1959 | - | - | - | |
Pennsylvania Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) | 27322 | 13m (43feet) | 2 | 2 | Arch Deck, stone masonry | - | 2012 | - | ||
County Line Road | 7268 | 16m (52feet) | 3 | 1 | Box Beam or Girder - multiple, prestressed concrete | 1985 | - | 40°14'10"N | 75°10'44"W | |
Kansas Road | 7531 | 11m (36feet) | 2 | 1 | Box Beam or Girder - multiple, prestressed concrete | 1979 | - | 40°13'27"N | 75°8'42"W | |
Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) | 7059 | 32m (105feet) | 5 | 2 | Box Beam or Girder - multiple, prestressed concrete | 1963 | - | 40°13'31"N | 75°8'25"W | |
Paul Valley Road | 53690 | 24.4m (80.1feet) | - | - | Concrete Box Beam or girders - single or spread, concrete cast-in-place decking | 2008 | - | 40°13'29"N | 75°8'4"W | |
Pennsylvania Route 132 (West Street Road) | 6904 | 52m (171feet) | 2 | 3 | Stringer multi-beam or girder, prestressed concrete continuous | 1960 | 1995 | - | - | |
Valley Road | 7930 | 40m (130feet) | 2 | 3 | Box Beam or Girder, prestressed concrete | 1965 | - | 40°13'44"N | 75°7'12"W | |
West Bristol Road | 40736 | 91m (299feet) | 2 | 3 | Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder, steel continuous | 1999 | - | 40°13'57"N | 75°6'7"W | |
Old York Road | 7649 | 25m (82feet) | 2 | 1 | Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder, steel | 1930 | 2000 | 40°14'4"N | 75°5'28"W | |
Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Almshouse Road | 7333 | 43m (141feet) | 2 | 2 | Box Beam or Girder, prestressed concrete | 1963 | 2011 | 40°14'21"N | 75°3'40"W | |
Sacketts Ford Road | 7356 | 29m (95feet) | 2 | 1 | Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder, steel | 1973 | - | 40°15'20"N | 75°2'2"W |
Northbound Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Warwick Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 26 January 2008.File:PA 132 WB over Little Neshaminy Creek.JPG | Westbound Pennsylvania Route 132 (Street Road) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Warrington, Pennsylvania, 27 April 2008.File:PA 611 SB over Little Neshaminy Creek.JPG | Southbound Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Warrington, Pennsylvania, 27 April 2008.File:PA 132 EB over Little Neshaminy Creek.JPG | Eastbound Pennsylvania Route 132 (Street Road) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Warrington, Pennsylvania, 25 August 2008.File:PA 611 NB over Little Neshaminy Creek.JPG | Northbound Pennsylvania Route 611 (Easton Road) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Warrington, Pennsylvania, 10 August 2008.File:PA 263 NB past Little Neshaminy Creek.JPG | Northbound Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) past the Little Neshaminy Creek bridge in Warwick Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 26 January 2008.File:PA-Montco-HorshamMontcoBridge.jpg | The Horsham–Montgomery Bridge is a stone bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 152 (Limekiln Pike) over the Little Neshaminy Creek in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. |