Texas State Highway 17
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Texas State Highway 17 is a state highway in West Texas that runs through the Big Bend region, connecting the city of Alpine with other nearby communities and scenic desert landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas State Highway 17 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11647837 — 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: Texas State Highway 17 Context triple: [Alpine, Texas, hasMajorHighway, Texas State Highway 17]
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A.
Texas State Highway 19
Texas State Highway 19 is a north–south state highway in eastern Texas that connects several rural communities and small cities between Huntsville and Paris.
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B.
Texas State Highway 11
Texas State Highway 11 is a state highway in northeastern Texas that runs east–west, connecting several communities including Sherman and serving as an important regional route.
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C.
Texas State Highway 16
Texas State Highway 16 is a major north–south state highway in Texas that runs from the Mexican border near Zapata through the Texas Hill Country to the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
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D.
Texas State Highway 7
Texas State Highway 7 is an east–west state highway in eastern Texas that serves as a key route connecting several communities, including the city of Nacogdoches.
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E.
Texas State Highway 70
Texas State Highway 70 is a north–south state highway in Texas that runs through the Texas Panhandle and central regions, connecting several rural communities and serving as an important regional transportation route.
- 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: Texas State Highway 17 Target entity description: Texas State Highway 17 is a state highway in West Texas that runs through the Big Bend region, connecting the city of Alpine with other nearby communities and scenic desert landscapes.
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A.
Texas State Highway 19
Texas State Highway 19 is a north–south state highway in eastern Texas that connects several rural communities and small cities between Huntsville and Paris.
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B.
Texas State Highway 11
Texas State Highway 11 is a state highway in northeastern Texas that runs east–west, connecting several communities including Sherman and serving as an important regional route.
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C.
Texas State Highway 16
Texas State Highway 16 is a major north–south state highway in Texas that runs from the Mexican border near Zapata through the Texas Hill Country to the Dallas–Fort Worth region.
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D.
Texas State Highway 7
Texas State Highway 7 is an east–west state highway in eastern Texas that serves as a key route connecting several communities, including the city of Nacogdoches.
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E.
Texas State Highway 70
Texas State Highway 70 is a north–south state highway in Texas that runs through the Texas Panhandle and central regions, connecting several rural communities and serving as an important regional transportation route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SH 17
ⓘ
State Highway 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Texas
ⓘ
Transportation in Brewster County, Texas ⓘ Transportation in Jeff Davis County, Texas ⓘ Transportation in Reeves County, Texas ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 118 ⓘ U.S. Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 90 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 10 near Balmorhea
ⓘ
Texas State Highway 118 ⓘ Texas State Highway 166 ⓘ U.S. Route 90 in Marfa–Alpine area ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Route 90 in Texas
|
| highwayNumber | 17 ⓘ |
| lanes | two-lane highway (in most segments) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Trans-Pecos region of Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-Pecos region
|
| maintainedBy | Texas Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| near |
Big Bend region scenic desert landscapes
ⓘ
Davis Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas state highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas state highways
|
| passesThrough |
Alpine, Texas
ⓘ
Brewster County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Davis, Texas ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Davis
Jeff Davis County, Texas ⓘ Reeves County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Big Bend region
ⓘ
West Texas ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| scenic | yes ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile travel
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ tourism access to Big Bend area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texas State Highway 17 Description of subject: Texas State Highway 17 is a state highway in West Texas that runs through the Big Bend region, connecting the city of Alpine with other nearby communities and scenic desert landscapes.
Referenced by (4)
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