Death Railway Bridge
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The Death Railway Bridge is the infamous World War II railway bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, built by Allied prisoners of war under brutal conditions and later popularized by the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death Railway Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12870620 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death Railway Bridge Context triple: [Bridge on the River Kwai, alsoKnownAs, Death Railway Bridge]
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A.
Butchers' Bridge
Butchers' Bridge is a modern pedestrian bridge in central Ljubljana, Slovenia, known for its love padlocks and contemporary sculptures.
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B.
Sadovy Bridge
Sadovy Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its elegant design and role in the city’s historic urban landscape.
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C.
Deritend bridge
Deritend Bridge is a historic road bridge in Birmingham, England, carrying traffic over the River Rea near the city’s Digbeth and Deritend districts.
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D.
Eroilor Bridge
Eroilor Bridge is a roadway bridge in Bucharest, Romania, that spans the Dâmbovița River and connects key parts of the city’s central area.
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E.
Bastei Bridge
Bastei Bridge is a famous stone bridge and scenic lookout spanning dramatic sandstone rock formations above the Elbe River in Saxon Switzerland, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Death Railway Bridge Target entity description: The Death Railway Bridge is the infamous World War II railway bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, built by Allied prisoners of war under brutal conditions and later popularized by the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
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A.
Butchers' Bridge
Butchers' Bridge is a modern pedestrian bridge in central Ljubljana, Slovenia, known for its love padlocks and contemporary sculptures.
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B.
Sadovy Bridge
Sadovy Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the Griboyedov Canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its elegant design and role in the city’s historic urban landscape.
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C.
Deritend bridge
Deritend Bridge is a historic road bridge in Birmingham, England, carrying traffic over the River Rea near the city’s Digbeth and Deritend districts.
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D.
Eroilor Bridge
Eroilor Bridge is a roadway bridge in Bucharest, Romania, that spans the Dâmbovița River and connects key parts of the city’s central area.
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E.
Bastei Bridge
Bastei Bridge is a famous stone bridge and scenic lookout spanning dramatic sandstone rock formations above the Elbe River in Saxon Switzerland, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bridge over the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ River Kwai Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Railway construction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian civilian labourers ⓘ |
| builtUsing | forced labour ⓘ |
| connects |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Khwae Yai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
railway traffic
ⓘ
tourist trains ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Allied bombing raids in World War II ⓘ |
| hasApproximateOpeningYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| hasEvent | annual River Kwai Bridge Week ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Kanchanaburi town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Death Railway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | novel The Bridge over the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kanchanaburi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian labourers ⓘ |
| near |
JEATH War Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | State Railway of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai–Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | high death toll during construction ⓘ |
| reconstructedAfter | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverPreviouslyKnownAs | Mae Klong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film The Bridge on the River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
reconciliation
ⓘ
wartime suffering ⓘ |
| touristAttractionIn | Kanchanaburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | military supply line ⓘ |
| yearConstructionCompleted | 1943 ⓘ |
| yearConstructionStarted | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death Railway Bridge Description of subject: The Death Railway Bridge is the infamous World War II railway bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, built by Allied prisoners of war under brutal conditions and later popularized by the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.