Interstate 78 in New Jersey
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Interstate 78 in New Jersey is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and freight corridor linking central New Jersey to the New York City metropolitan area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 78 in New Jersey canonical | 3 |
| Interstate 78 corridor near Clinton, New Jersey | 1 |
| Interstate 78 in western New Jersey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12895881 — 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: Interstate 78 in New Jersey Context triple: [Route 31 (New Jersey), connectsTo, Interstate 78 in New Jersey]
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A.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey
Interstate 287 in New Jersey is a major beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, connecting key highways and suburbs in the northern part of the state.
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B.
Interstate 278 in New Jersey
Interstate 278 in New Jersey is a short segment of the I-278 corridor that connects the Goethals Bridge at the New York state line to the New Jersey Turnpike and other major routes in northern New Jersey.
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C.
Interstate 76 in New Jersey
Interstate 76 in New Jersey is a short but heavily traveled freeway connecting the Walt Whitman Bridge at the Pennsylvania border to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike in the Camden–Gloucester County area.
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D.
Interstate 280 in New Jersey
Interstate 280 in New Jersey is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway connecting suburban communities in western New Jersey to Newark and the New Jersey Turnpike.
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E.
Interstate 676 in New Jersey
Interstate 676 in New Jersey is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 76 in Camden to Interstate 95 in Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, serving as a key urban connector across the Delaware River.
- 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: Interstate 78 in New Jersey Target entity description: Interstate 78 in New Jersey is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and freight corridor linking central New Jersey to the New York City metropolitan area.
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A.
Interstate 287 in New Jersey
Interstate 287 in New Jersey is a major beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, connecting key highways and suburbs in the northern part of the state.
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B.
Interstate 278 in New Jersey
Interstate 278 in New Jersey is a short segment of the I-278 corridor that connects the Goethals Bridge at the New York state line to the New Jersey Turnpike and other major routes in northern New Jersey.
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C.
Interstate 76 in New Jersey
Interstate 76 in New Jersey is a short but heavily traveled freeway connecting the Walt Whitman Bridge at the Pennsylvania border to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike in the Camden–Gloucester County area.
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D.
Interstate 280 in New Jersey
Interstate 280 in New Jersey is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway connecting suburban communities in western New Jersey to Newark and the New Jersey Turnpike.
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E.
Interstate 676 in New Jersey
Interstate 676 in New Jersey is a short auxiliary Interstate highway that connects Interstate 76 in Camden to Interstate 95 in Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, serving as a key urban connector across the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Interstate Highway segment ⓘ |
| bridgeName | Newark Bay Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
New York City metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central New Jersey ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminusAt | Holland Tunnel approach ⓘ |
| easternTerminusIn | Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullyCompletedBy | 1980s ⓘ |
| function |
bypass of local arterial roads for regional traffic
ⓘ
primary truck route to New York City region ⓘ |
| hasConcurrencyWith | U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTollComponent | New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 78 ⓘ |
| highwayType | Interstate Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intersects |
Garden State Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 278 in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 287 in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Route 173 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Route 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Turnpike mainline NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1/9 in New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration |
four lanes in rural western sections
ⓘ
primarily six lanes in urban sections ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Turnpike Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate 78 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCounty |
Essex County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunterdon County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
major commuter corridor
ⓘ
major freight corridor ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Clinton, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillipsburg, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Plainfield area, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County suburban communities ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| westernTerminusNear | Phillipsburg, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 78 in New Jersey Description of subject: Interstate 78 in New Jersey is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and freight corridor linking central New Jersey to the New York City metropolitan area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Route 31 (New Jersey)
this entity surface form:
Interstate 78 in western New Jersey
this entity surface form:
Interstate 78 corridor near Clinton, New Jersey