IST LINK CHANGE: More Details
http://www.france24.com/en/20120922-chuck-norris-bridge-linking-austria-slovakia-opens
Despite an overwhelming internet vote to name a new pedestrian/bike bridge over the Morava river...after USA martial arts star Chuck Norris...Bratislava's officials chose another name.
The bridge connecting with Austria will instead be called the 'Freedom Cycling Bridge'.
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