Last Spike
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The Last Spike is the final rail spike driven in the construction of a railway. It is often a momentous occasion, and special ceremonial spikes of gold or silver may be used.
Last Spike may refer to:
- Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway), driven in 1885
- The Last Spike (book), a 1971 book by historian Pierre Berton, the second volume of an account of the Canadian Pacific Railway's origins and construction
- Last Spike (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway), Canada, driven in 1914
- Last Spike (Nevada) the last spike of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, driven on January 30, 1905
- Golden spike, the final spike of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, driven in 1869
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