Cheat River
The Cheat River is a 78.3-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in eastern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States. Via the Ohio River, the Cheat and Monongahela are part of the Mississippi River watershed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Ach-sin-ha-nac”, “Achsinhanac”, “Cheal River”, “Chealt River”, “Eleat River”, and “Wilmoths River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge and Friendship Hill.
Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge that carried vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Friendship Hill
Protected area
Photo: ScottyBoy900Q, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Friendship Hill was the home of early American politician and statesman Albert Gallatin. Gallatin was a U.S. Congressman, the longest-serving Secretary of the Treasury under two presidents, and ambassador to France and Great Britain. Friendship Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cheat River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dilliner and Lake Lynn.
Dilliner
Hamlet
Dilliner is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Monongahela River and Pennsylvania Route 88, 1.7 miles northwest of Point Marion. Dilliner has a post office with ZIP code 15327.
Lake Lynn
Hamlet
Lake Lynn is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lake Lynn is located on the Cheat River, 2 miles east-southeast of Point Marion. Lake Lynn had a post office with ZIP code 15451. Lake Lynn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cheat River.
Hoard
Hamlet
Hoard is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after the local Hoard family. Hoard is situated 3 miles southwest of Cheat River.
Cheat River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cheat River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cheat”
- Catalan: “Cheat”
- Cebuano: “Cheat River”
- Croatian: “Cheat”
- Dutch: “Cheat River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشيات”
- French: “Cheat River”
- French: “Cheat”
- German: “Cheat River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cheat”
- Japanese: “チート川”
- Russian: “Чит (река)”
- Russian: “Чит”
- Swedish: “Cheat River”
- Venetian: “Cheat”
- Welsh: “Afon Cheat”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Point Marion and Point Marion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cagey Cemetery and Evergreen Memorial Park.
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