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Some suggestions for the bridge

BRATTLEBORO — Here is the list of approved names under consideration by the Selectboard:

Broken Jaw Bridge; Tess (Teresa S.) Brungardt Bridge; Buttermilk Bridge; Centerville Bridge; Frank Dearborn Bridge (or Dearborn Bridge, or  Frank H. Dearborn Memorial Bridge); Dora Ferrante Bridge; Fireman's Bridge; Gibson Bridge (honoring Ernest W. Gibson Sr., Ernest W. Gibson Jr., Robert Gibson and David Gibson); David A. Gibson Memorial Bridge; Capt. Frederick J. (Joseph) Giroux Bridge; Alfred Hughes Jr. Bridge; Lolatte's Bridge; T. Howard Mattison Honorary Bridge; Milkery Bridge; Non-Dairy Bridge; Timothy J. O'Connor Jr. Bridge; R2-C2 (Rural 2-Creamery 2); Renewal Bridge; Gary Rosen Bridge; Henry David Thoreau Bridge; (The) Uncovered Bridge; Wheyward Crossing; Jody Williams Peace Bridge

These are the “thanks but no thanks” names:

Austine's Bridge; (The) Brand New Bridge to My House on Guilford Street/Sucks to Be You; Bush-Cheney-Rove-Palin Memorial Bridge to Somewhere; Creamery 2 (or Creamery Two) Bridge; Creamery Crossing; Creamery Connection; East Creamery Bridge; Gardener Path Bridge; Living Memorial Bridge; Living Memorial Park Bridge; Memorial Bridge; Memorial Park Bridge; (The) New Bridge; New Creamery Bridge; (The) New Whey; Park Bridge; South Creamery Bridge; Whetstone Bridge; Whetstone Brook Bridge.

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