United States · Missouri · Kansas City
Red Bridge, Kansas City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Red Bridge is a South Kansas City neighborhood gathered around the Red Bridge Road and Holmes Road crossing, south of I-435.
About Red Bridge
Where to stay in Red Bridge
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Avila University sets the tone here. Red Bridge keeps to houses, campus buildings, and green space, so the hotel clusters that serve Kansas City sit well outside the neighborhood's own streets. The Red Bridge Road and Holmes Road crossing is the practical base for a stay, since Minor Park and the ramps onto I-435 both sit within reach of it.
Mount Moriah Cemetery lies inside the same bounds.
About Red Bridge
What are the main landmarks in Red Bridge?
Minor Park holds the open ground. Avila University occupies a campus within the same neighborhood, and the burial grounds of Mount Moriah Cemetery take a further piece of it, all of this south of I-435. Red Bridge Road and Holmes Road meet at the center of the neighborhood, and the two carry most of what passes through it.
What is the history of Red Bridge?
Red Bridge Road carries the neighborhood's name. That road and Holmes Road set the center, and the three institutions the record attaches to the neighborhood, Avila University, Minor Park, and Mount Moriah Cemetery, all sit inside those same bounds. I-435 drew the line to the north, and Red Bridge stayed on the south side of it.
Where is Red Bridge?
Red Bridge covers South Kansas City ground south of I-435, where Minor Park breaks up the housing spread around the Holmes Road crossing.
More areas in Kansas City
Updated September 2026