Valeria once had a single Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) mainline, now abandoned. The right-of-way has since been reused as part of the Chicaqua Valley Trail. In addition, the Colfax & Northern Railway operated an interurban line to the town, which was abandoned in the early 20th Century.
Random Bridges
Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29
Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #K241.29
This unusual stone and concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over an unnamed creek northeast of County Road F34 near Valeria
Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900 and c. 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
1-10' stone arch and 1-10' concrete arch
Description:
Stone and concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K241.01
Chicago Great Western Railway Culvert #K241.01
This small stone railtop culvert carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway mainline over a cattle pass northeast of County Road F34 in Valeria
Owner: Jasper County Conservation Board
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
9'x8' stone railtop culvert
Description:
Stone railtop culvert over cattle pass
Significance: