Remaining Publicly Accessible Nexus: Final Stand

The Elberfeld and Barmer suspension railways, once a staple of transportation in the region, have left a lasting impact on the local landscape. In the 1990s, the Elberfeld suspension railway ran on a two-and-a-half-minute interval in the mornings, a testament to the efficiency of the time compared to the three minutes and 40 seconds made possible by today's modern technology.

Fast forward to the present day, and remnants of these historic structures can still be found in various locations. The Barmer Anlagen, for instance, houses an art project that commemorates the cableway. The cost of the art project pillars was over one million euros. Similarly, the Stationsgarten Vohwinkel also preserves a remnant of the original suspension railway structure.

However, the story of these remnants is not without controversy. Approximately 20 original bridge sections from the suspension railway structure are stored at Münzstraße. Sadly, these historical industrial artifacts were unceremoniously pushed into the furnace by the city for a scrap price of 40,000 euros. In exchange, over one million euro expensive pillars were installed in the Barmer Anlagen as an art project to commemorate the cableway.

The suspension bridge in Oberhausen serves as a reminder of the past, with the original anchor support No. 97 from Sonnborn on display, one of the last publicly accessible remnants of the original 1900 suspension railway structure. The 20 original suspension bridge parts from 1900 stored on Münzstraße were preserved, maintained but not fully restored, serving mainly as industrial heritage exhibits reflecting early engineering methods.

The construction of the Elberfeld and Barmer suspension railways was different, a fact that seems to have been lost on the younger generation. Norbert Bernhardt, who is associated with the information provided, notes that the differences between the two structures and the two-and-a-half-minute interval in the mornings in the 1990s are often overlooked.

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