One of only two vertical-lift bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), it was completed in 1954.

[3] It is located immediately east of Bullards Beach State Park.

[4] The name originates with the Bullard family, who were among the early settlers in the area.

[2] The overhead clearance for vehicles on the bridge deck originally was between 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m)[3] and 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m),[7] but after multiple instances of tall trucks striking the bridge, work was undertaken in 2006–07 to move certain cross pieces in order to increase the vertical clearance on the roadway by about 2 feet.

[1] In late 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation was planning a $3.4 million rehabilitation of the Bullards Bridge for 2010–11.