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Mossdale: The real final transcontinental rail link
mossdale bridge
The railroad bridge across the San Joaquin River at Mossdale.
The final link in the transcontinental railroad was not at the much-celebrated meeting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific on May 10, 1869 at Promontory, Utah. It was at Mossdale Crossing on the San Joaquin River.