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| | ZAR Road Bridge over the Apies River, Jacob Maré Street Bridge
Sunnyside, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng DEPARTEMENT VAN PUBLIEKE WERKEN - ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK: Architect
Sytze Wopkes WIERDA: Design Architect
Sytze Wopkes WIERDA: Project Architect
John Johnston KIRKNESS: Contractor
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| Date: | 1888-1900 | | Client: | City of Pretoria | Type: | Bridge | |
| Style: | Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens | | Status: | Demolished |
| | Built as part of an identical structure for the Arcadia Bridge, being constructed of locally quarried stone sub-structure with central pier, having a steel super-structure each spanning 6m and 3m wide. The Bridge was replaced by the British during their occupation of Pretoria in the Anglo-Boer War in 1900-1902. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.
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