New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge
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The New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge is a historic swing truss bridge in Massachusetts that carries U.S. Route 6 across the harbor between the cities of New Bedford and Fairhaven.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12647472 — 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: New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge Context triple: [Acushnet River, hasBridge, New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge]
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A.
West Boston Bridge
West Boston Bridge was a 19th-century bridge over the Charles River in Boston that historically connected Boston to Cambridge before being superseded by the Longfellow Bridge.
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B.
Fore River Bridge
The Fore River Bridge is a major movable bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, serving as a key transportation link and local landmark.
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C.
Westport Island bridge
The Westport Island bridge is a roadway bridge in Maine that connects Westport Island to the mainland, providing its primary vehicular access.
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D.
Neponset River Bridge
The Neponset River Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Neponset River, connecting the neighborhoods of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts.
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E.
Pawtuxet Bridge
Pawtuxet Bridge is a historic bridge in Pawtuxet Village, Rhode Island, that spans the Pawtuxet River and serves as a central local landmark and crossing point.
- 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: New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge Target entity description: The New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge is a historic swing truss bridge in Massachusetts that carries U.S. Route 6 across the harbor between the cities of New Bedford and Fairhaven.
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A.
West Boston Bridge
West Boston Bridge was a 19th-century bridge over the Charles River in Boston that historically connected Boston to Cambridge before being superseded by the Longfellow Bridge.
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B.
Fore River Bridge
The Fore River Bridge is a major movable bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, serving as a key transportation link and local landmark.
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C.
Westport Island bridge
The Westport Island bridge is a roadway bridge in Maine that connects Westport Island to the mainland, providing its primary vehicular access.
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D.
Neponset River Bridge
The Neponset River Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Neponset River, connecting the neighborhoods of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts.
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E.
Pawtuxet Bridge
Pawtuxet Bridge is a historic bridge in Pawtuxet Village, Rhode Island, that spans the Pawtuxet River and serves as a central local landmark and crossing point.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic bridge
ⓘ
movable bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairhaven
New Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | New Bedford Harbor ⓘ |
| hasApproachFrom |
Fairhaven waterfront
ⓘ
New Bedford waterfront ⓘ
linked to:
New Bedford waterfront historic district
|
| hasDesign | swing truss ⓘ |
| hasFunction | harbor crossing ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 lanes ⓘ |
| hasLocale |
South Coast region of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Massachusetts
|
| hasMaterial |
concrete substructure
ⓘ
steel superstructure ⓘ |
| hasMovableSpanType | swing span ⓘ |
| hasOpeningMechanism | center-pivot swing ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
historic infrastructure of New Bedford Harbor
ⓘ
important link for New Bedford fishing industry ⓘ major transportation link between New Bedford and Fairhaven ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | through truss ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| isOn |
U.S. Numbered Highway System
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Numbered Highway System
|
| isPartOf |
transportation infrastructure of Bristol County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure of Fairhaven ⓘ transportation infrastructure of New Bedford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol County metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New Bedford Harbor historic waterfront area ⓘ
linked to:
New Bedford Harbor
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Acushnet River
ⓘ
Buzzards Bay ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| owner |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| partOf | U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Fairhaven
ⓘ
Greater New Bedford area ⓘ
linked to:
Greater New Bedford
New Bedford ⓘ
linked to:
New Bedford, Massachusetts
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| roadType | arterial road ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| waterway | Acushnet River estuary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge Description of subject: The New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge is a historic swing truss bridge in Massachusetts that carries U.S. Route 6 across the harbor between the cities of New Bedford and Fairhaven.
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