The Bridge of Avignon

This bridge is famous for the French song. The half of the bridge was destroyed by the flood of the Rhone River and today the bridge ends at the middle of the river. Why do they not repair it? Is it because it's better for dancing on the bridge?

I sketched at the bank of the Rhone. The bank was very slippery after the rain and I almost fell into the river

[August 1995]