New bridge over the Danube acquires name

People chose the name in a public poll.

Lužný Most bridgeLužný Most bridge (Source: TASR)

The new bridge over the Danube River will be called Lužný Most.

The name was selected by participants in a public poll that ended on August 23. It received 69 percent of the vote, while another name, Jarovský Most, was supported by only 31 percent of voters.

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“I’m glad that the poll raised a public discussion that gave us a fair winner,” Doležal wrote on Facebook.

The name of the three-km-long bridge that is part of the D4/R7 Bratislava ring road is derived from the precious type of biotope the bridge is crossing: the alluvial forests and meadows, which are unique in Europe, Doležal added.

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More than 110,000 people participated in the poll and the new name received over 50,000 votes in all three rounds, the minister specified.

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