Merriam, KS, is a city located in the northeastern part of Kansas. Cities Neighboring Merriam, KS. The following Cities are next to Merriam, KS: Overland Park is 9.1 miles south of Merriam, KS. Kansas City is 7.7 miles north of Merriam, KS. Shawnee is 6.1 miles west of Merriam, KS.
The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, connecting St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois. As of April 2014, it carries about 8,100 vehicles daily, down 3,000 since the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opened in February 2014.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park System, is located near Eads, CO. Click here for the National Register of Historic Places registration file: text and photos. The park entrance is approximately 30 miles north and east of Eads, along County Road W a mile east of County Road 54 or several miles west of County Road 59.