Superior

Superior is a hamlet in Luzerne Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Superior is situated nearby to the hamlet Allison Heights, as well as near Century.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church and Dunlap’s Creek Bridge.

St. Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ikcerog, Public domain.

The Historic Church of St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Greensburg. The Historic Church of St. Peter also has a partner parish in Grindstone, Pennsylvania named St. St. Peter’s Church is situated 2½ miles north of Superior.

Dunlap’s Creek Bridge

Monument

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

Dunlap's Creek Bridge is the first arch bridge in the United States built of cast iron. It was designed by Richard Delafield and built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Dunlap’s Creek Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Superior.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allison and Merrittstown.

Allison

Village

Allison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place, which is located in Luzerne and Redstone townships in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Merrittstown

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Merrittstown is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 166, 3.5 miles south of Brownsville. Merrittstown has a post office, with ZIP code 15463. Merrittstown is situated 1½ miles southeast of Superior.

West Brownsville

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

West Brownsville is a former important transportation nexus and a present-day borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. West Brownsville is situated 2 miles north of Superior.

Superior

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Luzerne Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.99202° or 39° 59′ 31″ north

Longitude

-79.89283° or 79° 53′ 34″ west

Elevation

915 feet (279 metres)

Open location code

87F2X4R4+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158486886

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4561616

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