Leeu Bridge
| PROJECT OWNER | Tshwane | ||||
| PROJECT FUNCTION | Bridge over Apies River | ||||
| PROJECT JUSTIFICATION | One of the oldest civil engineering structures in Pretoria | ||||
| Oldest civil engineering structure in Pretoria still in use | |||||
| LOCATION | |||||
| NEAREST TOWN | Pretoria | ||||
| PROVINCE | Gauteng | ||||
| ACCESS | Stanza Bopape St | ||||
| PROJECT DETAILS | |||||
| PLANNER/DESIGNER | Sytze Wierda | ||||
| RESIDENT/COW | Winters | ||||
| CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTOR | JJ Kirkness | ||||
| DATE COMMISSIONED | 1894 | ||||
| CURRENT STATUS | In use | ||||
| PROJECT INFORMATION | ||||
| Built to avoid floods and mud in Apies River | ||||
| Two 7.32m spans. Sandstone masonry pillar and abutments. Steel I beams | ||||
| REFERENCES | |||
| Garner: The Civil Engineer in South Africa, June 1989 | |||