BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Fact: Chuck Norris will soon span the river dividing Slovakia and Austria in just one bound … if the residents of Bratislava get their way.
Civic authorities in the capital of the former eastern Bloc nation have asked residents to come up with a name for a new cycle bridge which crosses the Morava river north of Bratislava over the border to the Austrian village of Schlosshof.
Top of the list so far is the all-action martial arts “Delta Force” star, whose name is a byword for heroic — and sometimes downright unbelievable — feats even in this quiet corner of Europe.
As of Friday morning, after a day of online polling, Chuck Norris had garnered well over a thousand votes, beating Austro-Hungarian empress Maria Theresa, with just over a hundred votes, into a humiliating second place.
The vote will run until April.