The ‘love locks’ are put on the span by couples as a way of symbolising their romance, with the keys often thrown into the water below. But the locks will soon be taken off the horny crossing after ...

But the strain of the locks has caused the bridges railings to collapse. Over the next few days, close to one million locks -- weighing an estimated 45 tonnes -- will be cut off the bridge.

Paris is said to be one of the most romantic places on Earth, but apparently there was too much love for one Parisian bridge to handle. The Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine River is a popular ...

Get our newsletter! For sale: a bit of romance. Crédit Municipal de Paris/Twitter Love is heavy business in France, where “love locks” once covered—and even collapsed—city bridges.

The padlocks, weighing 45 tons, began accumulating on the bridge's railings around 2008. By June 2014, they were causing a strain on its infrastructure, and one railing collapsed.

Young tourists look at thousands of padlocks, called love locks, which covered the Pont de l'Archeveche bridge near the Notre Dame Cathedral during a sunny morning in Paris, France, June 11, 2015.

PARIS — Panels of street art have been installed on Paris's Pont des Arts to replace the hundreds of thousands of "love locks" that weighed down the bridge's balustrade until the city began ...

Adored by travelers and hated by locals, the famous “love lock bridges” are seeing their final days in Paris. So, if you were planning to lock away your true love ...

City authorities in Paris are removing engraved padlocks left by lovers on some bridges over the Seine river. On Monday, 700,000 locks were taken off just one bridge. Officials say the romantic ...

City authorities in Paris are removing engraved padlocks left by lovers on some bridges over the Seine river. On Monday, 700,000 locks were taken off just one bridge.