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.