Red Bridge, Kansas City
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Red Bridge is a neighborhood in South Kansas City, Missouri. It is centered on the intersection of Red Bridge Road and Holmes Road, on the south side of I-435. Avila University, Minor Park, and the Mount Moriah Cemetery are all located within the Red Bridge neighborhood.
History
[edit]A post office called Red Bridge was established in 1888, the name was changed to Redbridge in 1895, and the post office closed in 1902.[1] The community was named for a red bridge near the original town site.[2]
Education
[edit]Red Bridge has a public library, a branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Locations". Mid-Continent Public Library. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Map of the neighborhoods in Kansas City Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine