Viaducto La Polvorilla
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Viaducto La Polvorilla is a famous high-altitude railway viaduct in Argentina, known as a key engineering landmark on the Tren a las Nubes route through the Andes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Polvorilla viaduct | 3 |
| Viaducto La Polvorilla canonical | 2 |
| La Polvorilla Viaduct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12842743 — 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: Viaducto La Polvorilla Context triple: [San Antonio de los Cobres, near, Viaducto La Polvorilla]
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A.
Vilaseca Bridge
Vilaseca Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont, and Walpole, New Hampshire.
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B.
Viaducto Río Becerra
Viaducto Río Becerra is a major elevated roadway and traffic artery in Mexico City that runs near the Extremadura Insurgentes area.
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C.
Puente Mayor de Toro
Puente Mayor de Toro is a historic stone bridge in the town of Toro, Spain, notable for its medieval architecture and role in crossing the Duero River.
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D.
Almondell Viaduct
Almondell Viaduct is a historic stone railway viaduct located within Almondell and Calderwood Country Park in West Lothian, Scotland.
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E.
Puente del Humilladero
Puente del Humilladero is a historic colonial-era stone bridge and architectural landmark in Popayán, Colombia.
- 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: Viaducto La Polvorilla Target entity description: Viaducto La Polvorilla is a famous high-altitude railway viaduct in Argentina, known as a key engineering landmark on the Tren a las Nubes route through the Andes.
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A.
Vilaseca Bridge
Vilaseca Bridge is a historic steel truss bridge spanning the Connecticut River between Bellows Falls, Vermont, and Walpole, New Hampshire.
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B.
Viaducto Río Becerra
Viaducto Río Becerra is a major elevated roadway and traffic artery in Mexico City that runs near the Extremadura Insurgentes area.
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C.
Puente Mayor de Toro
Puente Mayor de Toro is a historic stone bridge in the town of Toro, Spain, notable for its medieval architecture and role in crossing the Duero River.
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D.
Almondell Viaduct
Almondell Viaduct is a historic stone railway viaduct located within Almondell and Calderwood Country Park in West Lothian, Scotland.
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E.
Puente del Humilladero
Puente del Humilladero is a historic colonial-era stone bridge and architectural landmark in Popayán, Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessFromCity |
Salta
ⓘ
linked to:
Salta (city)
|
| constructionMethod | steel trestle on concrete foundations ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| crosses | La Polvorilla gorge ⓘ |
| designedBy | Richard Fontaine Maury ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4220 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,000 mm metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasClimate | high-altitude arid climate ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicIconStatus | symbol of Tren a las Nubes ⓘ |
| hasRailwayService |
Tren a las Nubes tourist train
ⓘ
linked to:
Tren a las Nubes
|
| hasSafetyFeature | speed restrictions for trains ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Andean plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Altiplano plateau
surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| height | about 63 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important engineering landmark in Argentina ⓘ |
| isHighAltitudeStructure | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Andean mountain scenery
ⓘ
high-altitude railway engineering ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| length | about 224 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Salta Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Puna de Atacama ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Antonio de los Cobres ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine | Salta–Antofagasta railway ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
La Polvorilla Viaduct
ⓘ
linked to:
Viaducto La Polvorilla
|
| nearBorderWith | Chile ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 9 ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| ownerCountry | Argentina ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Manuel Belgrano Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgrano Railway
Tren a las Nubes route ⓘ |
| railwayFunction | carries single-track railway ⓘ |
| railwayOperator |
Trenes Argentinos (for regular operations context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Trenes Argentinos
|
| safetyNote | visitors may experience altitude sickness ⓘ |
| slopeContext | located on a curved section of track ⓘ |
| structureType | trestle bridge ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
photography
ⓘ
scenic train rides ⓘ |
| transportType | railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transport
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viaducto La Polvorilla Description of subject: Viaducto La Polvorilla is a famous high-altitude railway viaduct in Argentina, known as a key engineering landmark on the Tren a las Nubes route through the Andes.
Referenced by (6)
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