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What'll You Call Detroit's New Bridge? (No One Will Use Its Full Name)

May 15, 2015, 3:52 PM by  Alan Stamm

Hey, no pressure here -- this isn't like rushing to pick a breaking news hashtag.

We've got plenty of time -- five years, at least -- before the need for a nickname to drop into conversations, posts and headlines about the Gordie Howe International Bridge. What's certain, though, is that no one will use all four words -- just as we now say simply "the tunnel," "the Ambassador" or "the bridge."

Even with lots of breathing room, forward-thinkers among the local Reddit community offer shorthand suggestions in a thread that began within hours of Thursday's name announcement:

Can you do better? There's no wrong answer, so jump in below.


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