Rock Island Bridge
The Rock Island Bridge is a historic railroad bridge crossing the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas. It connects the Armourdale neighborhood to the West Bottoms area near the Kansas-Missouri state line.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hy-Vee Arena and 23rd Street viaduct.
Hy-Vee Arena
Stadium
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Hy-Vee Arena, previously known as Kemper Arena, is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to conversion to a youth sports and community gymnasium facility, Kemper Arena was previously a 19,500-seat professional sports arena. Hy-Vee Arena is situated 870 feet east of Rock Island Bridge.
23rd Street viaduct
Bridge
The 23rd Street viaduct, known as the Kansas Avenue Bridge in Kansas, is an automobile crossing of the Kansas River, south of the Rock Island Bridge. Though it is entirely in Kansas City, Kansas, one half leads to Kansas City, Missouri, where Kansas Avenue becomes Avenida César E. 23rd Street viaduct is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Rock Island Bridge.
Hale Arena
Building
Hale Arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kansas City, Missouri. It was built in 1992 and was home to the former Kansas City Knights basketball team after they moved from Kemper Arena in 2003. Hale Arena is situated 1,200 feet east of Rock Island Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Bottoms and Quality Hill.
West Bottoms
Locality
The West Bottoms is a historic industrial neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, immediately west of downtown and straddling the border of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas.
Quality Hill
Neighborhood
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Quality Hill is a historic neighborhood near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on a 200-foot-high bluff which overlooks the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers in the West Bottoms below.
Armourdale
Suburb
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.
Rock Island Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Kaw Township, Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.09103° or 39° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
-94.60874° or 94° 36′ 32″ westOpen location code
86F739RR+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1193038544OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7354501
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