Historical Marker
Bruces Beach
Historical marker location:
2600 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Highland Avenue and 27th Street, on the right when traveling east on Highland 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.