The capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Amsterdam - a city on the water. It is located at the confluence of two rivers, Amstel and hey, in addition, Amstel forms an extensive network of canals and channels. An important role in the life of the cities have bridges - in Amsterdam there are more than a thousand. Many of these bridges have become urban landmarks, the original card of the city. Tourists coming to Amsterdam, should certainly go to these historic bridges and photographed them.

One of the most famous bridges of Amsterdam is called the membranous bridge - white wooden drawbridge. It was built in 1691 and was so narrow that the townspeople immediately called him Skinny Bridge. According to legend, ordered the construction of a bridge two sisters who lived on opposite banks of the Amstel River, but the money was not enough, and from the savings had to build a very narrow bridge.

This bridge stood for nearly 200 years and in 1871 was replaced with a new, wooden, too. New replacement was required in 50 years. It was a project of the bridge made of stone and steel, but the City Council rejected it, and again was built almost the same bridge.

Modern Skinny Bridge was built in 1934. Skinny bridge - a drawbridge, and until 1994 he divorced manually, now it makes automation. Dilute it often enough, as ship traffic in this part of town is very busy. Small excursion boats pass under the bridge spans.

Since 2003, the bridge is prohibited the movement of road transport, the bridge is open only to pedestrians and cyclists. At night on the bridge turn on illumination.