Historical Marker
Historical Site
Historical marker location:
San Francisco, California
( Marker is at the intersection of La Playa Street and Cabrillo Street, on the left when traveling north on La Playa Street.)
Marker installed: 1981
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.