The capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands city of Amsterdam is a city on the water. It is located at the confluence of two rivers, the Amstel and Hey, besides, Amstel forms an extensive network of canals and channels. Important role in the life of such cities play bridges in Amsterdam more than six thousand of them. Many of these bridges have become city landmarks, a kind of visiting card of the city. Tourists visiting Amsterdam, be sure to walk through these historic bridges and take them.

One of the bridges over the river Amstel, Blue bridge, connects the Rembrandtplein and the Waterlooplein. The name of the bridge was bought in the seventeenth century, when this place was built a wooden bridge which was painted the characteristic blue color is one of the colors of the national flag. The bridge stood for nearly three hundred years, and the name still remains, and a new stone bridge, built in 1883, also became known as the Blue bridge.

Stone Blue bridge is one of the most beautiful in Amsterdam. In appearance it resembles the Alexander III bridge in Paris. The bottom of the bridge supports made in the form of the front of the ships, and the top is richly decorated with ornaments of leaves and masks and crowned with the crowns of the Austrian Empire. Lampposts are decorated with ship motifs, and the lanterns are made in the form of crowns.

The bridge carried traffic, tram.