Golden Spike National Historic Site
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![Replicas of Union Pacific No. 119 and the Jupiter at Golden Spike NHS.](/Images/godic/202501/15/GoldenSpike_modern2325.jpg")
![Recreations of the Golden Spike ceremony are performed on a seasonal schedule.](/Images/godic/202501/15/GoldenSpike_UP1192325.JPG")
Golden Spike National Historic Site is a U.S. National Historic Site located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The nearest city is Brigham City, approximately 32 miles (51 km) east-southeast of the site.
It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the 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.