U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina
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U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina is a primary U.S. Highway that runs generally northwest–southeast across the state, connecting communities between the North Carolina border and the Charleston area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 176 in Columbia area | 1 |
| U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12803842 — 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: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in South Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina]
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A.
U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal region, connecting cities such as Charleston and Myrtle Beach and serving as a key corridor for tourism and local traffic.
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B.
U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that traverses the state, connecting inland cities like Columbia to coastal areas and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 176 Alternate in South Carolina
U.S. Route 176 Alternate in South Carolina is a special auxiliary alignment of U.S. Route 176 that provides an alternate path through part of the state’s U.S. Highway network.
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D.
U.S. Route 17 Business in South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 Business in South Carolina is a business loop of U.S. Route 17 that passes through several coastal cities and towns, providing local access to downtown areas and tourist destinations along the state’s eastern corridor.
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E.
U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina is a north–south federal highway that connects coastal areas near Beaufort and Hilton Head Island to inland communities as it travels toward the central part of the state.
- 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: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina is a primary U.S. Highway that runs generally northwest–southeast across the state, connecting communities between the North Carolina border and the Charleston area.
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A.
U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal region, connecting cities such as Charleston and Myrtle Beach and serving as a key corridor for tourism and local traffic.
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B.
U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that traverses the state, connecting inland cities like Columbia to coastal areas and serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 176 Alternate in South Carolina
U.S. Route 176 Alternate in South Carolina is a special auxiliary alignment of U.S. Route 176 that provides an alternate path through part of the state’s U.S. Highway network.
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D.
U.S. Route 17 Business in South Carolina
U.S. Route 17 Business in South Carolina is a business loop of U.S. Route 17 that passes through several coastal cities and towns, providing local access to downtown areas and tourist destinations along the state’s eastern corridor.
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E.
U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina is a north–south federal highway that connects coastal areas near Beaufort and Hilton Head Island to inland communities as it travels toward the central part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
numbered highway in the United States ⓘ |
| category |
Roads in South Carolina
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Transportation in Calhoun County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Newberry County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Orangeburg County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Richland County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Spartanburg County, South Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Union County, South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Highways in South Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Charleston metropolitan area
ⓘ
North Carolina border region of South Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 20 in South Carolina
ⓘ
Interstate 26 in South Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 26
Interstate 95 in South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 21 in South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 378 in South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 52 in South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina ⓘ U.S. Route 78 in South Carolina ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 176 ⓘ |
| highwayType | U.S. Highway ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | South Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminusLocation |
North Carolina border
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina–South Carolina border
|
| partOf | U.S. Route 176 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Calhoun County, South Carolina
ⓘ
Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ Newberry County, South Carolina ⓘ Orangeburg County, South Carolina ⓘ Richland County, South Carolina ⓘ Spartanburg County, South Carolina ⓘ Union County, South Carolina ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Columbia, South Carolina
ⓘ
Newberry, South Carolina ⓘ North Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ Orangeburg, South Carolina ⓘ Spartanburg, South Carolina ⓘ Union, South Carolina ⓘ |
| southernTerminusRegion | Charleston area ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| system | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina is a primary U.S. Highway that runs generally northwest–southeast across the state, connecting communities between the North Carolina border and the Charleston area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Route 176 in South Carolina