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70Griz

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Can anyone tell me what the meaning is for all the padlocks on the walking bridge over the Clarks Fork on the way in to the campus? I have asked numerous people and no one seems to know what the significance is.
 
Symbolizes love and a bond between a couple. They call it Locks of Love. I think it's basically graffiti
 
Isn’t there a famous bridge somewhere where couples “lock in their love” by placing a padlock on the chain-link. I think it’s just getting replicated here on a smaller scale.


Update…found it. Bridge in Paris:

https://citywonders.com/blog/France/Paris/paris-love-lock-bridge-story
 
The foot bridge is part of the old Higgins Bridge which was destroyed in the 1908 flood.

"History

Built 1892 on Higgins Ave, moved to Van Buren Street in 1908, converted to pedestrian use in 1975, and rehabilitated in 2004."
 
I believe the tradition started in Paris on the bridges over the Seine. The (young) lovers would each sign their name to the padlock, secure it to the bridge structure and then throw the key in the river-----ah yes, love everlasting.
 
Has anyone been to Bubblegum Alley in SLO or the Gum Wall in Seattle? Not sure which of those is the grossest, but I’ll take the padlocks over either.
 
mthoopsfan said:
The foot bridge is part of the old Higgins Bridge which was destroyed in the 1908 flood.

"History

Built 1892 on Higgins Ave, moved to Van Buren Street in 1908, converted to pedestrian use in 1975, and rehabilitated in 2004."
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Very cool, I did not know this.
 
As an outsider, and one that has been to Paris, I think it’s a cool gesture. Not hurting anyone. Symbolizes something great. And just kinda cool.

We’ve slapped a few on our last few trips when we first noticed it. Now kind of a tradition of sorts.
 
ilovethecats said:
As an outsider, and one that has been to Paris, I think it’s a cool gesture. Not hurting anyone. Symbolizes something great. And just kinda cool.

We’ve slapped a few on our last few trips when we first noticed it. Now kind of a tradition of sorts.
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would have to agree. Have walked past it hundreds of times. Have seen couples in the process. Smiled. Much more pressing concerns in the world, lol.
 
I think every few years they have to cut the locks off because it is too much weight. Then it all starts again.
 
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