Golden Spike National Historical Park
Golden Spike National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in east-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The nearest city is Corinne, approximately 23 miles (37 km) east-southeast of the site.
Golden Spike National Historical Park | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historical Park | |
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
Replicas of the Central Pacific Jupiter and Union Pacific No. 119 locomotives at the Golden Spike National Historical Park | |
| Location | Box Elder County, Utah, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Corinne |
| Coordinates | 41°37′04″N 112°33′06″W |
| Area | 2,735 acres (1,107 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Built by | Central Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad |
| Visitation | 40,156 (2005) |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000080 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHP | April 2, 1957 |
It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the first Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869. The final joining of the rails spanning the continent was signified by the driving of the ceremonial golden spike.
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