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Capitol Mall is a major street in the city of Sacramento that leads to the iconic Tower Bridge which connects Downtown Sacramento with the Yolo County city of West Sacramento. The Capitol Mall was previously also known as State Route 275

California State Route 275

State Route 275 is a short unsigned state highway in the Sacramento area of the U.S. state of California. The highway, also known as Tower Bridge Gateway , is a short spur from Interstate 80 Business in West Sacramento over the Tower Bridge into downtown Sacramento...

, but was relinquished to the city in January 2006. A plethora of Sacramento's major businesses and law firms are located on the Capitol Mall. Located at the east end of the mall is the California State Capitol

California State Capitol

The California State Capitol is home to the government of California. The building houses the bicameral state legislature and the office of the governor....

building.

100 Capitol Mall

A 242 room Embassy Suites that serves as a popular hotel for many tourists in the Sacramento area due to its proximity to Old Town

Old Sacramento State Historic Park

Old Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. It is generally referred to as Old Sacramento, or Old Sac, and since the 1960s has been restored and developed as a significant tourist attraction. All of it is...

, is located at 100 Capitol Mall.

400 Capitol Mall -- The Wells Fargo Center

The Wells Fargo Center, located at 400 Capitol Mall, is currently the tallest building located in Sacramento at 33 stories (30 on ground, 3 below) and 429 feet (130.8 m) high. It won the BOMA Building of the Year award in 1994. A museum dedicated to the history of Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...

in the Sacramento area is located in the ground floor lobby of the skyscraper. Il Fornaio

Il Fornaio

Il Fornaio is a chain of twenty-two Italian-themed fine dining restaurants operating primarily in California in the United States. Il Fornaio also operates 2 bakeries in California.-History:...

is a popular restaurant located in the Wells Fargo Center. Price Waterhouse Coopers is a major tenant in the building.

500 Capitol Mall -- Bank of the West Tower

Bank of the West Tower, also known as 500 Capitol Mall, is a 25-story 433508 square feet (40,274.2 m²) high-rise in downtown Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

with a 10-level, 800 stall parking garage. The building consists of a 5-story atrium/lobby, ground floor retail, office space, and a 2-level penthouse restaurant or meeting facility. The structure has a steel frame and features a granite curtain wall with stone-on-precast and stone-on-truss panels on the exterior. The building, opened for business and welcomed its first tenant on May 26, 2009.

Public transportation

Sacramento Regional Transit

Sacramento Regional Transit District

The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority...

(Sacramento RT) has two light rail stations located on the mall. The 7th and Capitol Station

7th & Capitol and 8th & Capitol (Sacramento RT)

7th & Capitol and 8th & Capitol is a split light rail station on the Sacramento Regional Transit District's Blue and Gold Lines. It is located in Downtown Sacramento at the intersection of Capitol Mall and 7th Street and 8th Street and within walking distance of the California State Capitol...

is for inbound trains only while the station at 8th and Capitol is for outbound trains. There are also bus stops located on the mall.

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