Shawnee Street Overpass, Kansas City

Name: Shawnee Street Overpass
Address: Kansas City, United States

#74 among attractions in Kansas City

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The Shawnee Street Overpass is an overpass in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. The bridge allows traffic Shawnee Road to go over South 7th Street, a section of U.S. Route 169. It was completed in 1932; the engineer of the bridge is unknown. It was added to the Register of Historic Kansas Places on August 27, 1983. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1984. ()

Built: 1932 (92 years ago)Coordinates: 39°4'18"N, 94°37'16"W

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West Kansas City (Shawnee Heights)Kansas City United States

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Shawnee Street Overpass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, Sauer Castle, Vox Theatre, Highline Bridge.

0.6 miSE
View point, Memorial
Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, Kansas City
17 min walk • The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas, who served in World War I. Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe, the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Marshall, a Rosedale resident, and dedicated in 1924.
0.7 miW
Italianate architecture
Sauer Castle, Kansas City
18 min walk • The Sauer Castle is an Italianate home in Kansas City, Kansas built in 1871 and completed in 1873. It was designed by famed architect Asa Beebe Cross. It was the residence of Anton Sauer. Sauer had married his wife Francesca in Vienna, Austria at age eighteen and a half. There, they had their five children: Gustave O.L.
1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Vox Theatre, Kansas City
27 min walk • The Vox Theatre is an event space located in Rosedale, Kansas.
1 miNE
Bridge
Highline Bridge, Kansas City
27 min walk • Crossing the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas, the Highline Bridge is rare example of a double-tracked double-deck railroad bridge designed for carrying railroad traffic on both levels.
1.4 miSE
Neoclassical architecture
H.W. Gates Funeral Home, Kansas City
36 min walk • The H.W. Gates Funeral Home is a historical landmark at 1901 Olathe Blvd in Kansas City, Kansas. Gates Funeral Home was established in the mid-1890s by Horatio W. and Mary Gates.
~1850 ftNW
Bridge
7th Street Trafficway Bridge, Kansas City
9 min walk • The 7th Street Trafficway Bridge is a one level deck truss bridge over the Kansas River and BNSF Railway tracks on 7th Street. It was built in 1932.
1 miW
Bridge
12th Street Bridge, Kansas City
27 min walk • The 12th Street Bridge is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas.
1.1 miSE
39°3'28"N • 94°36'36"W
A.R. Dykes Library, Kansas City
30 min walk • Library
1.4 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Loretto Academy, Kansas City
36 min walk • The Loretto is a multipurpose venue in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. It was adapted from a former girls' academy known as Loretto Academy, dedicated in 1904 as a "boarding and day school for girls." It is named after the Sisters of Loretto, who established a presence in Kansas City in 1899.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Armourdale, Kansas City
28 min walk • Armourdale community is a district in the lower part of the Kansas River valley in Kansas City, Kansas. It is a main district between the West Bottoms and the Rosedale, Kansas area.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Shawnee Street Overpass?

Nearby attractions include 7th Street Trafficway Bridge, Kansas City (9 min walk), Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch, Kansas City (17 min walk), Sauer Castle, Kansas City (18 min walk).

How to get to Shawnee Street Overpass by public transport?

The nearest stations to Shawnee Street Overpass:

Bus

Rainbow at Southwest Blvd. • Lines: 11 (13 min walk)
Southwest Blvd. at 31st • Lines: 11, 23 (20 min walk)