Red Bridge is a neighborhood in South Kansas City,

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. It is centered on the intersection of Red Bridge Road and Holmes Road, on the south side of I-435.

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, Minor Park, and the Mount Moriah Cemetery are all located within the Red Bridge neighborhood.

History

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. The community was named for a red bridge near the original town site.

Education

Red Bridge has a public library, a branch of the

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References

External links

''Map of the neighborhoods in Kansas City''
{{Coord, 38.92577, -94.58334, format=dms, display=title, type:city_region:US-MO Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri