Historical Marker
Wooden Walking Beam
Historical marker location:
1650 Elm Avenue, Coalinga, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Elm Avenue (California Route 33/198) and Pearl Street, on the right when traveling north on Elm Avenue.)
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, but the western terminus of the railroad was actually in Oakland, California. The railroad made it easier and faster to travel across the country, and helped to spur California's economic growth.