Kansas Turnpike Bridges, Lawrence

#17 among attractions in Lawrence

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The Kansas Turnpike Bridges are a pair of multi-beam girder bridge that carry the Kansas Turnpike and Interstate 70 over the Kansas River at Lawrence, Kansas. ()

Opened: 1956 (69 years ago)Coordinates: 38°59'32"N, 95°14'22"W

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Lawrence United States

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Kansas Turnpike Bridges – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Watkins Museum of History, St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence Arts Center.

2 miS
Museum, History museum
Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence
50 min walk • The Watkins Museum of History is a museum in Lawrence, Kansas that is managed by the Douglas County Historical Society. It provides programs and public events, educational resources and activities, and changing exhibits about the heritage of Douglas County.
1.8 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, Lawrence
46 min walk • Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 900 New York Street in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
1.5 miS
Library
Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence
38 min walk • The Lawrence Public Library is a public library located in Lawrence, Kansas. It serves the City of Lawrence, and, through its membership in the Northeast Kansas Library System, all of the citizens of the NEKLS multi-county regional library system.
1.8 miS
Classes and workshops, Paint and pottery studios, Art gallery
Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence
46 min walk • The Lawrence Arts Center is located in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. It is a regional hub for visual and performing arts, contemporary exhibitions, film, and lectures.
2 miS
Romanesque architecture
Douglas County Courthouse, Lawrence
51 min walk • The Douglas County Courthouse in Lawrence, Kansas is a three-and-a-half-story stone building built in 1903. It was designed by noted 19th-century architect John G. Haskell in association with another architect, Frederick C. Gunn. It is a Richardsonian Romanesque work.
1.8 miS
Church
Plymouth Congregational Church, Lawrence
46 min walk • Plymouth Congregational Church of Lawrence, Kansas is an affiliate of the United Church of Christ that was established in 1854, months after the Territory of Kansas was opened to settlement.
1.8 miS
Street
Massachusetts Street, Lawrence
46 min walk • Massachusetts Street is the main street that runs through the central business district of downtown Lawrence, Kansas. It begins just south of the Kansas River at Sixth Street and continues south until reaching Haskell Indian Nations University.
1.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Bars and clubs
The Granada, Lawrence
49 min walk • The Granada Theater is a historic theater and concert venue located in Lawrence, Kansas.
1.1 miS
Bridge
U.S. 40 and 59 Bridges, Lawrence
29 min walk • The U.S. 40 and 59 Bridges are twin multi-beam girder bridges over the Kansas River at Lawrence, Kansas. The west bridge carries two lanes of southbound traffic, connecting to Vermont Street, while the east bridge carries two lanes of northbound traffic from Massachusetts Street.
1.5 miS
Forts and castles
Lawrence blockhouses, Lawrence
38 min walk • The Lawrence blockhouses were a series of blockhouses built in the spring of 1864 in Lawrence, Kansas, to provide defensive structures in case of attack by Confederate guerrillas.
1.6 miS
38°58'7"N • 95°14'11"W
Phoenix Gallery, Lawrence
42 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping