AND...WE’RE ROLLIN’,

KANSAS CITY!

The historic Rock Island Railroad Bridge is coming alive with music, dining, coffee shops & bars, trailhead services and more.  And it's all 40 feet over the Kansas River!  America's first entertainment district on a bridge opens Spring 2024.
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AND, WE’RE ROLLIN’,

KANSAS CITY!

The “First Destination Landmark Bridge” Americans have ever seen opens in  Spring 2024. The old Rock Island Bridge will come alive with dining, bars, event spaces, music and more perched 40 feet over the Kansas River.
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AND, WE’RE ROLLIN’,

KANSAS CITY!

The historic Rock Island Railroad Bridge is coming alive with music, dining, coffee shops & bars, trailhead services and more.  And it's all 40 feet over the Kansas River!  America's first entertainment district on a bridge opens Spring 2024.
Get Details

MEET YOU ON
THE BRIDGE

Soon, there will be something happening on & around the Rock Island Bridge morning, noon and night.

Our partners and us are building levee-top trails for biking and walking, docks for kayaking and paddle boarding, zip lines for well ... flying, and venues, kitchens, coffee shops & bars for celebrating.

The Rock Island Bridge is a Kansas City first!

Do. See. Go.
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An historic, 1905 railroad bridge that once carried freight and livestock into the West Bottoms is being reinvented as a keystone for the emerging Kansas Waterfront.

MEET YOU ON
THE BRIDGE

Soon, there will be something happening on & around the Rock Island Bridge morning, noon and night.

Our partners and us are building levee-top trails for biking and walking, docks for kayaking and paddle boarding, zip lines for well ... flying, and venues, kitchens, coffee shops & bars for celebrating.

The Rock Island Bridge is a Kansas City first!

Do. See. Go.
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An historic, 1905 railroad bridge that once carried freight and livestock into the West Bottoms is being reinvented as a keystone for the emerging Kansas Waterfront.
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OPENING SPRING '24

Construction crews are elevating the bridge, creating a new 700 ft long public crossing, widening the structure with steel cantilevers off both sides, adding a second level, attaching railings, and bringing utilities and all the creature comforts we expect from a world-class entertainment destination and trailhead.
Construction Updates

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Nov 4

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The new decks are wide! See the guy?

The new decks are wide! See the guy? ...

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Oct 28

Open
Top Deck event space for 450 inside/outside. Public crossing runs along the the top of the orange. East truss not shown. (ENLARGES)

Top Deck event space for 450 inside/outside. Public crossing runs along the the top of the orange. East truss not shown. (ENLARGES) ...

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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS 

Bridge Tours

Be one of the first to set foot on the bridge. Weather and construction permitting we'll be doing bridge tours this winter.
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KC STAR

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KSHB 41

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