23rd Street viaduct, Kansas City

#202 among attractions in Kansas City

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The 23rd Street viaduct is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River, and south of the Rock Island Bridge. It was built in 1921, and rebuilt in 2007. It is an elevated deck truss, and about 3,000 feet long. It survived the 1951, and 1993 Kansas City floods. It has two side approaches, one to the south, one to the north, and rises above the south part of the West Bottoms, and the parking lot to Kemper Arena. Its real name is the Kansas Avenue Bridge, but, because the primary half of it is in Missouri, it is called the 23rd Street viaduct more than the Kansas Avenue Bridge. ()

Opened: 1921 (103 years ago)Coordinates: 39°5'24"N, 94°36'31"W

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West Kansas City (Armourdale)Kansas City United States

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23rd Street viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National World War I Museum and Memorial, Municipal Auditorium, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Barney Allis Plaza.

1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, View point
National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City
36 min walk • The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, stands as a poignant tribute to the sacrifices and impacts of the First World War. Opened in 2006, this museum offers an immersive journey through the history of the Great War from an international...
1.3 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Architecture
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City
34 min walk • Municipal Auditorium is a multi-purpose facility located in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in 1935 and features Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture and architectural details.
1.2 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City
30 min walk • The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, at 16th and Broadway, near the Power & Light District, the T-Mobile Center and the Crossroads Arts District.
1.4 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Barney Allis Plaza, Kansas City
36 min walk • The Barney Allis Plaza is a park located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri at the intersection of 12th Street and Wyandotte. It is named after the prominent Kansas City hotelier, and owner of the Standard Theater, Barney Allis.
1.3 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City
33 min walk • The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Joseph it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
1.2 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City
31 min walk • Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in the Quality Hill neighborhood of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri.
1.4 miSE
Museum
National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City
35 min walk • The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri was opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial. In 2004, it was designated by the United States Congress as the country's official war memorial and museum dedicated to World War I.
1.3 miE
Museum, Science museum
Science City, Kansas City
33 min walk • Science City at Union Station is a family-friendly interactive science center that features traveling exhibitions, The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium, City Extreme Screen theatre, and more than 120 hands-on displays. It is located inside Union Station at 30 West Pershing Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
1.3 miSE
Monuments and statues
The Scout, Kansas City
34 min walk • The Scout is a famous statue by Cyrus E. Dallin in Kansas City, Missouri. It is more than 10 feet tall, and depicts a Sioux Indian on horseback surveying the landscape. The Scout was conceived by Dallin in 1910, and exhibited at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, where it won a gold medal.
1 miNW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Central Avenue Bridge is two level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 1918, and rebuilt in 1984. It is just south of the Kansas City Southern Bridge, and north of the I-670 Viaduct over the Kansas River.
1.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Lyric Theatre, Kansas City
37 min walk • The Lyric Theatre was a theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. The 4+1⁄2-story structure designed by Owen Saylor and Payson opened on December 18, 1926 as the Ararat Shrine Temple. It cost the Shriners $1 million and had a seating capacity of 3,000.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to 23rd Street viaduct?

Nearby attractions include Rock Island Bridge, Kansas City (2 min walk), Highline Bridge, Kansas City (11 min walk), Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge, Kansas City (15 min walk), Missouri Pacific Bridge, Kansas City (15 min walk).

How to get to 23rd Street viaduct by public transport?

The nearest stations to 23rd Street viaduct:

Bus

14th at Wyoming • Lines: 9 (16 min walk)
Wyoming at 12th • Lines: 9 (19 min walk)