Kansas City Map Art

Kansas City's grid pivots around the Missouri River's sharp northward bend, with the downtown core hugging the bluffs on the south bank. Main Street runs north-south as the organizing spine, while the street numbering system radiates outward in numbered avenues and streets, anchored by the old center near the river. The rail yards and bottoms flatten below the bluff line, creating a stark division between the elevated grid and the floodplain below.

39.0997° N, 94.5786° W