Rock Island Bridge, Kansas City

#152 among attractions in Kansas City

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Facts and practical information

The Rock Island Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas is a rail crossing of the Kansas River. It connects the Armourdale, Kansas to West Bottoms. It is a truss bridge that is closed to traffic. ()

Opened: 1905 (119 years ago)Coordinates: 39°5'28"N, 94°36'32"W

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

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Rock Island Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Municipal Auditorium, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Barney Allis Plaza, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

1.3 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Architecture
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City
33 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
35 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.
1.2 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Kansas City
32 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
30 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.
1.3 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.
1.4 miSE
Monuments and statues
The Scout, Kansas City
35 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.
1.4 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Folly Theater, Kansas City
36 min walk • The Standard Theatre, now known as the Folly Theater and also known as the Century Theater and Shubert's Missouri, is a former vaudeville hall in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Built in 1900, it was designed by Kansas City architect Louis S. Curtiss.
1 miNW
Bridge
Central Avenue Bridge, Kansas City
25 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
36 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.
1.2 miE
Bridge
Pencoyd Railroad Bridge, Kansas City
32 min walk • The Pencoyd Railroad Bridge is a former railroad bridge in Kansas City, Missouri, that was converted into the Freight House Pedestrian Bridge and moved to its new location where it connects Union Station and the Crossroads Arts District.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rock Island Bridge?

Nearby attractions include 23rd Street viaduct, Kansas City (2 min walk), Highline Bridge, Kansas City (13 min walk), Union Pacific Intermodal Bridge, Kansas City (13 min walk), Missouri Pacific Bridge, Kansas City (14 min walk).

How to get to Rock Island Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rock Island Bridge:

Bus

14th at Wyoming • Lines: 9 (14 min walk)
Wyoming at 12th • Lines: 9 (18 min walk)