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Unter Der Fähre Tanzen Sie Tango Schwebefähre Wird Hubbrücke Rio BUENOS AIRES Amerikas letzte Schwebefähre Unter der Fähre Schwebefähre wird tanzen sie Tango Hubbrücke Verelendet, aber noch immer pitto- La Boca Die einzige Schwe- resk: La Boca, das alte Hafenviertel der befähre in den USA argentinischen Hauptstadt, zieht nach wurde 1905 in Duluth, wie vor Touristen an. Sie wollen die Hei- Minnesota, gebaut. Sie überbrückte den mat des Tango erleben und das Stadion 1871 gebauten „Duluth Ship Canal“. Die „La Bombonera“ des berühmten Fuß- hin und her schwebende Gondel wurde ballklubs Boca Juniors sehen, der Be- Historische Postkarte 20 Jahre später, als sie dem Verkehrs- &DUDFDV rühmtheiten wie Maradona hervorge- %RJRWi bracht hat. &KLPERUD]R 0DQDXV /LPD %UDVLOLD Auch Amerikas letzte Schwebefähre /D3D] steht in La Boca: eine 1914 erbaute 5LRGH-DQHULR 6DQWLDJR Stahlkonstruktion über dem Riachuelo. 0RQWHYLGHR aufkommen nicht mehr gewachsen war, %XHQRV$LUHV Um die Erhaltung und Wiederinbetrieb- durch eine auf und ab fahrende Platt- nahme der Schwebefähre, die 1994 un- Ein weltweit einzigartiges Kuriosum Ebenfalls als Nicholás-Avellaneda- form ersetzt – die Schwebefähre (aerial ter Denkmalschutz gestellt worden ist, stellen zwei Bauwerke dar, die in der ar- Brücke wurde 1940 gleich nebenan eine Rio de Janeiro transfer bridge) mutierte zur Hubbrü- bemüht sich die „Fundación x La Boca“, gentinischen Hauptstadt Buenos Aires Hubbrücke eröffnet. Das damals größte cke (aerial lift bridge). Unter dem Zucker- eine Gruppe von Künstlern, Architekten Nur wenige Monate lang existierte in im Abstand von weniger als 200 Metern Bauwerk dieser Art in Lateinamerika war hut von Rio de den Riachuelo überbrücken: Beide tra- von der Gutehoffnungshütte konstruiert Janeiro schwebte Chicago das Highlight der Weltausstel- gen denselben Namen. worden. von 1915 an eine lung 1933, eine Puente Nicholás Avellaneda heißt – Die Hubbrücke sollte die Funktion der zweite lateinamerikanische Schwebefähre. gelegentlich nach einem argentinischen Staatspräsi- alten Schwebefähre übernehmen, die Die 170 Meter lange „Ponte Alexandrino de als Schwebe- denten, der von 1874 bis 1880 regierte – sich dem zunehmenden Verkehr nicht Alencar“ verband bis zu ihrem Abriss 1935 fähre bezeich- die im Mai 1914 eröffnete, inzwischen mehr gewachsen zeigte. das Festland mit einer vorgelagerten nete Seilbahn Marinebasis. Illuminierung 2006 stillgelegte Schwebefähre, die einst Heute transportieren Ruderboote namens „Sky Ride“. Nachdem die Gon- und Denkmalschützern; auch die Auf- Fahrzeuge und Passanten über den Ria- Passagiere von Ufer zu Ufer des ver- deln zwischen den 191 Meter hohen Tür- nahme in das Weltkulturerbe der chuelo-Fluss zwischen La Boca, dem äl- seuchten Flusses. Bislang vergebens ha- men 4,5 Millionen Fahrgäste befördert Unesco wird angestrebt. Im Dezember testen Hafen der Metropole, und der ben Stadtplaner eine Sanierung der hatten, wurde das seinerzeit höchste 2006 ließ eine Stiftung die alte Schwe- Stadt Avellaneda in der Provinz Buenos städtebaulich, sozial und ökologisch rui- Bauwerk der Stadt in die Luft gesprengt befähre zwei Nächte lang illuminieren. Aires transportierte. nierten Region am Riachuelo gefordert. und verschrottet. MIDDLESBROUGH Bridge Over Troubled Water Die weltgrößte Nach Arizona verkauft? Schwebefähre Ein nationaler Aufschrei war die Fol- ge, als die BBC 2004 in ihrer populären Nächtliche Illuminierung Mit fast 70 Metern Höhe und 260 TV-Serie „Auf Wiedersehen, Kid“ den Metern Länge ist die Schwebefähre, Abriss der Schwebefähre von Middles- die seit 1911 im nordenglischen brough und Middlesbrough den Fluss Tees über- ihren Verkauf brückt, das weltweit größte Bauwerk in die USA dieser Art, das noch in Betrieb ist. zeigte, wo sie Mustergültig erhalten, befördert die Fährmuseum 1 in Arizona Schwebefähre täglich, in der 2 ⁄2 Mi- *ODVJRZ wiederaufge- nuten dauernde Überfahrt, insgesamt 0LGGOHVEURXJK baut wurde. 750 Passagiere und 600 Fahrzeuge. 'XEOLQ :DUULQJWRQ Die Szenen in :LGQHV 5XQFRUQ Auf Wiedersehen, Kid %LUPLQJKDP der Serienfol- 1HZSRUW /RQGRQ ge „Bridge Over Troubled Water“ wirk- Spannweite: 174 Meter Trägerhöhe: 49 Meter ten so realistisch, dass Tausende von Briten noch heute glauben, das Bau- Viel gemeinsam hat Middlesbrough stilllegungen hinterließen ausgedehnte chungsnetz mit „sprechenden Kameras“ werk sei demontiert worden – obwohl mit Oberhausen, seiner deutschen Part- Industriebrachen sowie hohe Arbeitslo- ein; Datenschützer haben Middlesbrough die BBC im Nachspann versichert hatte: nerkommune: Beide waren einst mächti- den Beinamen „Schnüffelstadt“ ver- „Die Schwebefähre bleibt in Middles- Modellbau-Anleitung ge Eisen- und Stahlstädte, beide wurden passt. brough.“ Die „transporter bridge“, mit Abstand Opfer der Deindustrialisierung, beide rin- Dem Ruf, die Stadt mit der niedrigsten Eine Star-Rolle spielt das Bauwerk beliebtestes Fotomotiv der Industrie- gen um eine neue Zukunft. Lebensqualität im Vereinigten König- auch in anderen Filmen und TV-Produk- metropole. Es ist Teil des Stadtwappens Als die Schwebefähre 1911 gebaut wur- reich zu sein (Channel 4: „worst place to tionen – vor und dient, ebenso wie anderen Fähren, de, war Middlesbrough – auch „Ironopo- live in the UK“), hat Middlesbrough eini- allem in seit Jahrzehnten auch als bevorzugte lis“ (Eisenstadt) genannt – die wichtigste ges entgegenzusetzen: den Stolz auf die dem inter- Vorlage für Modellbauer. In unmittelba- Industriemetropole Nordenglands. Im Tal berühmten Kicker vom FC Middles- national er- rer Nähe hat die Stadt Middlesbrough des Tees wurde zeitweise ein Drittel des brough, auf den hier aufgewachsenen folgreichen Billy Elliot ein Schwebefähren-Museum gebaut, in britischen Stahls gekocht, hier entstan- Stadtsymbol Schwebefähre Weltreisenden und Entdecker Captain Ballett-Film dem zum Beispiel Schulklassen über den weltberühmte Brücken wie die Syd- sigkeits- und Kriminalitätsraten. Zur Ver- Cook – und auf das industrielle Erbe, des- „Billy Elliot“ , aber auch in „The Fast Geschichte und Funktion des Bauwerks ney Harbour Bridge. Um so tiefer war der brechensbekämpfung setzt die Kommu- sen grandiosestes Zeugnis die welt- Show“, „Spender“ und „Steel River informiert werden. Fall, den die Stahlkrise auslöste: Massen- ne ein beispiellos dichtes Videoüberwa- größte Schwebefähre ist. Blues“. NEWPORT Wie Apollo und Herkules Wahrzeichen Der Star aus von Südwales der Tiger Bay Mit Regatten, Rummel und Rockmu- Fährgondel Bereits im Vorspann eines Filmklas- sik feierten im Herbst 2006 rund 15 000 sikers, des 1958/59 gedrehten briti- Menschen während einer Festwoche schen Streifens „Tiger Bay“ („Ich kenne das 100-jährige Bestehen des Wahrzei- den Mörder“), ist die monumentale chens von Südwales: der „transporter Schwebefähre von Newport zu sehen. bridge“ über dem River Usk in der Ha- Obwohl die packende Story im benach- Historische Postkarte fenstadt Newport. barten Cardiff spielt, mochte der Regis- Mutige seilten sich zu Benefiz-Zwek- *ODVJRZ seur nicht darauf verzichten, das beein- ken ab vom 54 Meter hohen begehba- 0LGGOHVEURXJK druckende Bauwerk in die Handlung zu 'XEOLQ ren Stahlgerüst. Eine örtliche Brauerei :DUULQJWRQ integrieren. Der Deutsche Horst Buch- :LGQHV 5XQFRUQ holz, dem mit diesem Film der Durch- servierte Schwebefähren-Bier. Und %LUPLQJKDP 1HZSRUW Spannweite: 197 Meter $ bruch zum international bekannten /RQGRQ Trägerhöhe: 54 Meter Schauspieler gelang, spielte eine der beiden Hauptrollen. In der anderen, „Würdig wie Apollo, stark wie Herku- nen US-Punkrockers Jon Langford. Auf und Menschen hat stranden sehen: wichtigeren brillierte die damals 12-jäh- les“ - so priesen Zeitgenossen 1906 den seiner CD „Skull Orchard“, deren Hülle "They shut down the docks / Thrown our rige Hayley Mills. Der einstige Kinder- Abseilaktion viktorianischen Prachtbau samt seiner die nächtliche Schwebefähre zeigt, be- lives on the rocks ... / Transporter bridge, eine Sonderausstellung würdigte den star, Jahrgang 1946, ließ es sich ein hal- Fährgondel mit Türmchen und Ornamen- transport me away." bes Jahr- Konstrukteur von „Ferdinand's Flying ten. Heute ist die für drei Millionen Pfund Für die Erhaltung des Baudenkmals hundert Ferry“: den Franzosen Ferdinand Arno- restaurierte Schwebefähre einer der engagiert sich eine sehr aktive Förderge- später nicht din, dessen Name mit fast jeder zweiten letzten stolzen Zeugen der einstigen Blü- sellschaft („Friends of Newport Trans- nehmen, der zwanzig weltweit gebauten Schwe- tezeit der Hafen- und Industriestadt, die porter Bridge“), die 1998 gegründet wur- zum 100- befähren verbunden ist. in den letzten Jahrzehnten zum Opfer ei- de, die Hundertjahrfeier der Schwebe- jährigen Be- Auch in Newport gelang Arnodin die nes lang anhaltenden wirtschaftlichen fähre 2006 mitorganisierte und Buchholz in „Tiger Bay“ stehen der Lösung des Problems, einen viel befah- Niedergangs wurde. mittlerweile 650 Mitglieder in aller Welt Schwebefähre 2006 nach Newport zu renen Fluss ohne jede Beeinträchti- Das Schicksal ausgemusterter Matro- umfasst. reisen. Bereitwillig übernahm die gung der Schifffahrt zu überbrücken – Nächtliche Illuminierung sen und überflüssig gewordener Werft- Die Stadt Newport arbeitet unterdes- Schauspielerin die Ehrenpräsident- und das inmitten einer dicht besiedel- und Stahlarbeiter im Hafenviertel Pill, schwört Langford in dem Song „Pill Sai- sen an der Überwindung ihrer Struktur- schaft des Vereins zur Förderung jener ten Wohn- und Industriegegend, in der unweit der Schwebefähre, ist Thema von lor“ auch das Wahrzeichen der Hafen- krise: Die Kommune bemüht sich um den Schwebefähre, auf deren Gondel sie den
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