Officials from Paris City Hall have placed plastic panels in order to prevent tourists from attaching love padlocks on the Pont Des Art bridge, Sept. 21, 2014, in Paris.

Dear Lovers: Paris' Famous Love Locks Bridge Is Getting Torn Down Save that padlock for something else, because you won't be able to proclaim your love on it anymore By Bruna Nessif May 29, 2015 4 ...

The Pont des Arts in Paris is buckling under the weight of couples' love -- literally. Locks lovers attach to the bridge as a tribute to their commitment caused a chunk of fencing to fall off ...

The dreamy Pont des Arts footbridge in central Paris was so weighed down by the thousands of locks affixed to its grillwork that a section of the fencing collapsed Sunday.

According to Jean-Pierre Lecoq, the mayor of the 6th arrondisement (district), which has jurisdiction for this bridge, the increasing number of locks can cause safety issues for the people in the ...

PARIS — Lovers in Paris, beware: City authorities are taking down thousands of padlocks affixed to the famed Pont des Arts bridge. The city says the locks, usually hung by couples to express ...

Paris police remove iconic symbols of love June 1, 2015 / 6:58 AM EDT / CBS News It's the end of an era for the "love locks" on a historic bridge in Paris.

Paris started Monday to remove “locks of love” from the city’s landmark footbridge Pont des Arts, after their estimated 50-ton weight threatened its structure. Over the years, it has become ...

Adieu, love. Paris is breaking up a million displays of everlasting devotion by removing 45 tons of locks from the famed Pont des Arts bridge. The scene is a popular tourist attraction for couples … ...

Lovers in Paris, beware: City authorities are taking down thousands of padlocks affixed to the famed Pont des Arts bridge.

The Pont des Arts over the River Seine in Paris became so loaded with locks it is estimated they added 45 tonnes to the bridge's load and had to be removed.