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.
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