List of bridges with love locks contains bridges throughout the world which are often host to love locks.
Algeria Bridge Image Location River Dates Note Burdeau Bridge-Building Algiers Residential building and road/pedestrian bridge 1952/2013 Love padlocks were added in September 2013 to a bridge that was previously known as a "suicide bridge" in Telemly, a district of Algiers. Some youths brought tools to remove them by night a few days later.Alger : le pont "d’amour" redevient le pont des "suicidés" Algérie focus.2013-09-10
Australia Bridge Image Location River Dates Note National Carillon footbridge Canberra Opened 1970 with inauguration of Carillon by Elizabeth II Authorities in Canberra, made the decision in February 2015 to remove love locks from a bridge that was becoming a popular location to affix them, and from other locations in Canberra. Justifications given were the possibility of future threats to public safety from eventual overloading of the bridge with a mass of padlocks, and structural interference resulting from corrosion. A bridge in Paris was mentioned by authorities as an example of an overloaded bridge, a probable reference to the Pont des Arts.
France Bridge Image Location River Dates Note Pont des Arts Paris Pedestrian bridge over the Seine. It connects the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre 1984/2008~15 From late 2008, tourists attached love locks with their first names written or engraved to the railing or the wire netting on the side of the bridge, then throwing the key into the Seine, as a romantic gesture.Pawlowski, A. "The joys of slowly savoring Paris." CNN. Wednesday 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011. Although not a French tradition, with locks occasionally being cut off by city workers, since 2012, the number of locks covering the bridge became overwhelming, with locks being attached to other locks. In February 2014, it was estimated that there were over 700,000 locks. By that year, concern was being expressed about the possible damage the locks' weight was doing to the bridge. In May, Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced that she was tasking her First Deputy Mayor, Bruno Julliard, with finding alternatives to love locks. In June, part of the parapet on the bridge collapsed under the weight of all of the padlocks. Pont de l'Archevêché Paris Pedestrian bridge over the Seine near the Notre Dame cathedral. 1828/2010~15
Germany Bridge Image Location River Dates Note Hohenzollern Bridge Cologne Rhine 1911/2008
Iceland Bridge Image Location Rift Dates Note Bridge Between Continents Sandvík, Reykjanesbaer Pedestrian bridge at the Eurasian / North American Rift symbolizing the connection between Europe and North America Opened 2002
Italy Bridge Image Location Waterway Dates Note Multiple bridges Milan Navigli Ponte Milvio Rome Tiber River 109 BC (stone bridge)/2006~12 Following the release of the popular book and 2006 movie "I Want You" (Ho voglia di te) by Italian writer Federico Moccia, couples started to attach love padlocks to a lamppost on the bridge. After attaching the lock, they would throw the key behind them into the Tiber. After the lamppost partially collapsed in 2007 because of the weight of the padlocks, all parts of the bridge—including its balustrades, railings and garbage bins—were used. It has continued despite Rome's city council introducing a €50 fine for anyone found attaching locks to the bridge. In 2012, city authorities removed all locks from the bridge. Ponte dell'Accademia,Ponte del Rialto, Scalzi Bridge Venice Grand Canal
Serbia Bridge Image Location River Dates Note Most Ljubavi () Vrnjačka Banja Vrnjačka River Phenomenon started around 1916 It is known as the earliest mention of the love padlocks tradition. and one of the famous landmarks of Vrnjačka Banja, and the best known among the town's 15 bridges.
Taiwan Bridge Image Location Railline Dates Note A pedestrian overpass by the Fengyuan railway station Fengyuan, Taichung County Phenomenon started around 2004 Love padlocks affixed to an overpass at the city's train station are often affixed in pairs. These are known as "wish locks," and local legend holds that the magnetic field generated by trains passing underneath causes energy to accumulate in the locks and fulfill the placer's wishes. Although authorities have cleared the fence on several times, new padlocks keep appearing.
United States Bridge Image Location River Dates Note DuSable Bridge Chicago, Illinois Chicago River 1920 The Chicago Department of Transportation cuts love locks off this and other bridges whenever they notice them due to the dangers of their falling on people below. Pedestrian bridge on Clipper Drive Discovery Bay, California California Delta waterways Phenomenon started around 2013 A lover's bridge was created by newlyweds Carolyn and Anthony George. The couple married on 11/11/11, and after seeing the movie Now You See Me, got the idea to create a location for lovers to be "locked in love", by putting a love lock on the bridge and throwing the keys into the waterways that surround Discovery Bay. Walkway on Brooklyn Bridge New York City and Brooklyn East River 1883 As a tourist attraction, the bridge is a popular site for clusters of love locks. The practice is illegal in New York City and the NYPD can give violators a $100 fine. NYCDOT workers periodically remove the love locks from the bridge at a cost of $100,000 per year. There have been private efforts to remove the locks; for example, one man led a group of lock-breakers to remove some in February 2013, and a local woman removed locks and various pieces of debris from the bridge in early 2026.
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