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Hartman Cutoff over Willow Creek

Madera County, California · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Hartman Cutoff over Willow Creek in Madera County, California, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 22 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 250 inventoried bridges in Madera County rated poor (9.6%); 24 (9.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 33 ft
Location	0.2 Mi N/o CR 415
NBI structure number	41C0119
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the California department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
State Route 99 over Fresno River	1989	68,000	Good
State Route 99 over Little Dry Creek	1912	67,000	Fair
State Route 99 over SR 99	1973	65,000	Good
State Route 99 over San Joaquin River	2015	64,000	Fair
State Route 99 over Berenda Creek	1949	56,000	Fair
State Route 99 over Chowchilla River	1995	37,500	Fair