The Golden Spike National Historic Site is a National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake that commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad and the place where the final joining of the Central Pacific Railroad and the first Union Pacific Railroad was signified by the driving of the ceremonial Golden Spike. Encompassing 2,735 acres, the park has several notable features and activities, including a visitor’s center that displays the original tracks and numerous railroad-related relics, as well as two life-size, fully operational, replicas of the Jupiter and No. 119 steam locomotives on the tracks. The Golden Spike National Historic Site also offers two short auto tour routes – the West Grade Auto Tour and the East Grade Auto Tour which explore the railroad routes and shouldn’t be missed.
Golden Spike National Historic Site, 6200 North 22300th Street West, Corinne, UT 84307, Phone: 435-471-2209