U.S. Route 40 in Illinois
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U.S. Route 40 in Illinois is the segment of the historic east–west U.S. Highway 40 that crosses the state, connecting communities across southern Illinois and paralleling parts of Interstate 70.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 40 Business in Illinois | 1 |
| U.S. Route 40 in Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21701567 — 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 40 in Illinois Context triple: [U.S. highways in Illinois, hasRoute, U.S. Route 40 in Illinois]
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U.S. Route 20 in Illinois
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois is a major east–west U.S. highway that traverses northern Illinois, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and cities as part of a cross-country route from the Midwest to the East Coast.
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B.
U.S. Route 40 in Missouri
U.S. Route 40 in Missouri is a major east–west federal highway segment that traverses the state, connecting key cities and serving as part of a historic transcontinental route.
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C.
U.S. Route 34 in Illinois
U.S. Route 34 in Illinois is a major east–west highway that connects rural western parts of the state with the Chicago metropolitan area, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting urban centers like Baltimore with rural and mountainous regions including the South Mountain area.
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U.S. Route 40 in Delaware
U.S. Route 40 in Delaware is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor linking Maryland to New Jersey through northern Delaware.
- 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 40 in Illinois Target entity description: U.S. Route 40 in Illinois is the segment of the historic east–west U.S. Highway 40 that crosses the state, connecting communities across southern Illinois and paralleling parts of Interstate 70.
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A.
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois
U.S. Route 20 in Illinois is a major east–west U.S. highway that traverses northern Illinois, connecting rural areas, suburbs, and cities as part of a cross-country route from the Midwest to the East Coast.
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B.
U.S. Route 40 in Missouri
U.S. Route 40 in Missouri is a major east–west federal highway segment that traverses the state, connecting key cities and serving as part of a historic transcontinental route.
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C.
U.S. Route 34 in Illinois
U.S. Route 34 in Illinois is a major east–west highway that connects rural western parts of the state with the Chicago metropolitan area, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
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D.
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting urban centers like Baltimore with rural and mountainous regions including the South Mountain area.
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E.
U.S. Route 40 in Delaware
U.S. Route 40 in Delaware is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor linking Maryland to New Jersey through northern Delaware.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Route 40 in Illinois