The Skinny Bridge at Dawn

The most beautiful of all off Amsterdam’s bridges is the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge). This wooden drawbridge, also known as 'a double-swipe (balanced) bridge', was once so narrow that it was hard for two pedestrians to pass each other*. To cope with increasing traffic on the Amstel, a wider bridge replaced the narrow original in 1871.

*There is a local legend that the bridge was named after the “Magere Zussen” (skinny sisters). These two well-off sisters lived on opposite sides of the river. They are said to have had the wooden bridge built only to make it easier to visit one another.

In the evenings, the charming Magere Brug is very popular with couples and photographers. One Thousand lights illuminate it at night, making the Magere Brug  the most romantical bridge in Amsterdam.

Ps. Large is often nicer ;)