Port of Kansas City, Kansas City

Name: Port of Kansas City
Address: Kansas City, United States

#139 among attractions in Kansas City

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The Port of Kansas City is an inland port on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri at river mile 367.1, near the confluence with the Kansas River. Kansas City, the second-largest rail hub and third-largest trucking hub in the country, is on marine highway M-70, which extends as far as Pittsburgh and intersects M-55 at St. Louis, allowing shipping to New Orleans, Chicago, Minneapolis and connections to major cities all over the eastern United States. The Missouri inland waterway allows for barge traffic as far upriver as Sioux City, Iowa; however, most of the commercial traffic on the Missouri is concentrated between Kansas City and St. Louis. ()

Coordinates: 39°6'45"N, 94°36'38"W

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Downtown Kansas City (Central Industrial District)Kansas City United States

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Port of Kansas City – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kaw Point, Airline History Museum.

1.4 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City
36 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.
1.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City
39 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.
~1390 ftN
Park, View point
Kaw Point, Kansas City
7 min walk • Kaw Point is the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. It is also where the Missouri River ceases its southerly course and turns to flow generally east through the state of Missouri to the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
0.7 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Airline History Museum, Kansas City
19 min walk • The National Airline History Museum is located at the Kansas City Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
1.1 miE
Bridge, View point
Buck O'Neil Bridge, Kansas City
29 min walk • The Buck O'Neil Bridge is a triple arch bridge that spans the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. It first opened for traffic September 9, 1956 as the Broadway Bridge. It was built at a cost of $12 million. It was a toll bridge until 1991.
0.5 miW
39°6'48"N • 94°37'10"W
Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, Kansas City
13 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
0.9 miW
Cemetery, Vernacular architecture
Huron Cemetery, Kansas City
22 min walk • The Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas, also known as Huron Park Cemetery, is now formally known as the Wyandot National Burying Ground. It was established circa 1843, soon after the Wyandot had arrived following removal from Ohio.
0.8 miSW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Kansas City
22 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.
0.8 miW
Library
Public Library / Main Library, Kansas City
21 min walk • Kansas City, Kansas Public Library is the public library system of Kansas City, Kansas, headquartered in the Main Library. The Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education controls the library system.
1.6 miSE
Convention center, Event space, Entertainment
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City
41 min walk • The Kansas City Convention Center, often referred to as the Bartle Hall Convention Center or simply Bartle Hall, is a major convention center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It is named for Harold Roe Bartle, a prominent, two-term mayor of Kansas City in the 1950s and early-1960s.
~1670 ftNW
Bridge
Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City
9 min walk • The Intercity Viaduct is an automobile and pedestrian crossing of the Kansas River in the United States. Designed by Waddell and Hedrick, this four lane, two level deck truss bridge opened to the public on January 29, 1907. It rises above the West Bottoms, and several sets of railroad tracks.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Port of Kansas City?

Nearby attractions include Union Pacific Bridge, Kansas City (6 min walk), Kaw Point, Kansas City (7 min walk), Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City (9 min walk), James Street Bridge, Kansas City (9 min walk).

How to get to Port of Kansas City by public transport?

The nearest stations to Port of Kansas City:

Bus

12th at Liberty • Lines: 9 (24 min walk)
Wyoming at 12th • Lines: 9 (24 min walk)