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
editA 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
editRed 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