Adams Hollow Creek

Adams Hollow Creek is a short tributary of the Delaware River meeting with it just upstream from Mill Creek in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Adams Hollow Creek
pushpin map showing location of Adams Hollow Creek
pushpin map showing location of Adams Hollow Creek
Adams Hollow Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
BoroughBristol
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates40°6′38″N 74°51′20″W
  elevation20 feet (6.1 m)
Mouth 
  coordinates
40°5′58.5″N 75°5′40″W
  elevation
0 feet (0 m)
Length1.25 miles (2.01 km)
Basin features
ProgressionAdams Hollow Creek → Delaware RiverDelaware Bay
River systemDelaware River
BridgesRadcliffe Street
Wood Street
Pond Street
U.S. Route 13
Slope16 feet per mile (3.0 m/km)

History

Former communities on the east side of the creek, Harriman and Pine Grove are now part of Bristol Borough.[1]

The bridge carrying Radcliffe Street was built in 1911 to replace the former King's Bridge.[2]

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Adams Hollow Creek | Tour Bristol Borough | Historic Tour of Bristol Borough PA". tourbristol.org. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. Municipal Journal, Volume XXXI July - December, 1911, No. 12, Page 396, Municipal Journal and Engineer, Inc., 239 W 39th Street, New York, NY, retrieved 8 July 2017
  3. www.uglybridges.com http://www.uglybridges.com/. Retrieved 8 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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