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Our tour director was not sure how the custom originated of attaching locks to this fence.
The tradition started I think in Paris, where two people in love would seal the lock on a fence and throw the key in the water, to show that the love bond would never be broken.But the city of Paris took a dim view of this practice, which was doing damage to the bridge due to the weight of the hundreds of locks, removed them and won't permit people to do it anymore.
Great pictures, Debbie, looks like a very enjoyable trip!
Thanks, Chuck! It was an interesting concept, that bridge.
Interesting photos. In 2010 I stayed with a friend in Maine in the town of Damariscotta. She drove me around Maine and one lighthouse we visited looks to be the Burnt Island lighthouse. I did not write down it's name
Yes it is a real problem in Paris - has moved to other bridges and very hard to stop and as Fritz says, it is damaging the bridges. They have had to remove 1 million locks weighing 45 tons
This type of bridge is commonly found down in LA, though we have lift bridges too.