National Register Listing

Bridge No. 12

a.k.a. Bullard Creek Bridge

Twp. Rd. 43 over Bullard Creek, Red Wing, MN
Local significance of the structure:
Engineering; Transportation

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

Minnesota is home to the largest ball of twine ever rolled by one person. Francis A. Johnson started rolling the ball in 1950 and continued to add to it until his death in 1989. The ball weighs over 17,000 pounds and has a circumference of 40 feet.