Amsterdam's Magel Bridge is an old bridge on the Amsterdam River. The first bridge was built in 1691 and because of its narrowness, locals call it Magel Bridge, literally "the thin bridge". In 1934, the bridge was removed and replaced by a lean bridge of the same design. Since 2003, the bridge has been used only for pedestrians and cyclists. The center section is open multiple times a day to allow river traffic to pass through.
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Amsterdam's Magel Bridge is an old bridge on the Amsterdam River. The first bridge was built in 1691 and because of its narrowness, locals call it Magel Bridge, literally "the thin bridge". In 1934, the bridge was removed and replaced by a lean bridge of the same design. Since 2003, the bridge has been used only for pedestrians and cyclists. The center section is open multiple times a day to allow river traffic to pass through.
Transportation method: Not far from the center of the Netherlands, you can reach here by subway across the canal ~, and there are also trams No. 7 and No. 10 that can be reached. Get off from Weesperplein and walk a short distance. There are also public parking spaces nearby, which is convenient for self-driving people. The road is very narrow, basically a car. Tickets: This bridge is free ~ is a building with traffic functions, visit at will, no tickets are required ~ Recommended reason: The thin bridge is also called the Magel Bridge Magere Brug, the original Magel Bridge is a bridge with a very narrow bridge, and the current bridge is wider than the original. The original bridge was built in 1670, and the current bridge is just a replica of the original bridge. The thin bridge can be walked or driven. The thin bridge spans the Amsterdam River and is a wooden suspension bridge. It is the most famous group of suspension bridges in Amsterdam, with a simple design. This bridge also often appears in postcards in Amsterdam or on urban promotions. There are also many movies shooting here. For example, the diamond diamond of film 007 is the best time to play: I personally think that the thin bridge at night is better-looking. ~ Slender Bridge will have more than 1,200 lights on at night. It looks very gorgeous. It is a beautiful thing to walk along the canal at night and look at the thin bridge from far and near. ~
Very beautiful bridge, in Amsterdam's many canals, the bridge can be said to be very much, the Magel Bridge is more distinctive, of course the canal is not wide, so the bridge here is relatively small
Not much to it, but we saw it on the canal tour. Apparently, many boats are too tall to traverse the canals without a bridge lift. Also interesting fun fact-living on the canals is super pricey because there is a limit to the number of houseboats on the canals. Apparently, there was a housing shortage post-WW2. But, the houseboats gradually because really really nice and expensive. Worth picking out your dream boat house!
The famous skinny bridge across the river Amstel and opposite of the Carré theatre, is an Old Dutch design wooden bridge known as a double-swipe (balanced) bridge. Tradition relates that the bridge was named after the sisters Mager, who were supposed to live on opposite sides of the river. They are said to have had the wooden bridge built to make it easier to visit one another. However it appears more likely, that the original bridge acquired the name from being so narrow (mager means skinny in Dutch), that it was hard for two pedestrians to pass one along another.
The Skinny Bridge - De Magere Brug is a so called drawbridge. He was formerly served by two bridge guards each had to retrieve a portion of the bridge, in order to open the bridge, and then again to close the bridge. To close the bridge, the two bridge guards had to act as two acrobats hanging on chains that each part of the bridge used during the opening and the closing of the bridge. During the closing of the bridge the bridge guards had to act, like ballet dancers, exactly alike otherwise the bridge refused to close. Today the bridge is operated with the use of electric power. Furthermore, the name the skinny bridge have nothing to do with the narrow bridge itself, but, as a story goes, with two skinny sisters who each lived on the other side of the river Amstel. The Magere Brug is a great place for photos.
Such a sweet story of this, the only wooden bridge in the city! Apparently there were two sisters living on opposite sides of the canal and their father built the bridge so they could get to each other more easily. It's a place to come with someone you love and people often propose in the boats under the bridge.
Great view down the river Amstel!