<Li> The rails of the `` First Transcontinental Railroad '' were joined on May 10 , 1869 , with the ceremonial driving of the `` Last Spike '' at Promontory Summit , Utah , after track was laid over a 2,826 km ( 1,756 mi ) gap between Sacramento and Omaha , Nebraska / Council Bluffs , Iowa in six years by the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad . Although through train service was in operation as of that date , the road was not deemed to have been officially `` completed '' until November 6 , 1869 . ( A physical connection between Omaha , Nebraska , and the statutory Eastern terminus of the Pacific road at Council Bluffs , Iowa , located immediately across the Missouri River was also not finally established until the opening of UPRR railroad bridge across the river on March 25 , 1873 , prior to which transfers were made by ferry operated by the Council Bluffs & Nebraska Ferry Company . ) </Li>
<Li> The rails of the `` First Transcontinental Railroad '' were joined on May 10 , 1869 , with the ceremonial driving of the `` Last Spike '' at Promontory Summit , Utah , after track was laid over a 2,826 km ( 1,756 mi ) gap between Sacramento and Omaha , Nebraska / Council Bluffs , Iowa in six years by the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad . Although through train service was in operation as of that date , the road was not deemed to have been officially `` completed '' until November 6 , 1869 . ( A physical connection between Omaha , Nebraska , and the statutory Eastern terminus of the Pacific road at Council Bluffs , Iowa , located immediately across the Missouri River was also not finally established until the opening of UPRR railroad bridge across the river on March 25 , 1873 , prior to which transfers were made by ferry operated by the Council Bluffs & Nebraska Ferry Company . ) </Li>
where did the western and eastern lines of railroad finally meet
where did the western and eastern lines of railroad finally meet
Promontory Summit , Utah
Promontory Summit , Utah