U.S. Route 51 in Illinois
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U.S. Route 51 in Illinois is a major north–south highway that traverses the state from the Wisconsin border to the Kentucky border, connecting cities such as Rockford, Decatur, and Carbondale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 51 (modern alignment in the region) | 1 |
| U.S. Route 51 in Du Quoin, Illinois | 1 |
| U.S. Route 51 in Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21701571 — 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 51 in Illinois Context triple: [U.S. highways in Illinois, hasRoute, U.S. Route 51 in Illinois]
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U.S. Route 50 in Illinois
U.S. Route 50 in Illinois is an east–west federal highway that traverses the southern part of the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers as part of the broader cross-country U.S. Route 50 corridor.
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B.
U.S. Route 51 Business in Illinois
U.S. Route 51 Business in Illinois is a designated business loop of U.S. Route 51 that directs traffic through local city streets rather than bypasses, providing access to downtown and commercial areas along the corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana
U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana is a north–south United States highway that runs through the state, generally paralleling Interstate 55 and connecting New Orleans with communities in southeastern and central Louisiana.
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D.
U.S. Route 40 in Illinois
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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E.
U.S. Route 61 in Iowa
U.S. Route 61 in Iowa is a major north–south federal highway that traverses the state along the Mississippi River corridor, connecting key cities 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: U.S. Route 51 in Illinois Target entity description: U.S. Route 51 in Illinois is a major north–south highway that traverses the state from the Wisconsin border to the Kentucky border, connecting cities such as Rockford, Decatur, and Carbondale.
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A.
U.S. Route 50 in Illinois
U.S. Route 50 in Illinois is an east–west federal highway that traverses the southern part of the state, connecting rural communities and regional centers as part of the broader cross-country U.S. Route 50 corridor.
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B.
U.S. Route 51 Business in Illinois
U.S. Route 51 Business in Illinois is a designated business loop of U.S. Route 51 that directs traffic through local city streets rather than bypasses, providing access to downtown and commercial areas along the corridor.
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C.
U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana
U.S. Route 51 in Louisiana is a north–south United States highway that runs through the state, generally paralleling Interstate 55 and connecting New Orleans with communities in southeastern and central Louisiana.
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D.
U.S. Route 40 in Illinois
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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E.
U.S. Route 61 in Iowa
U.S. Route 61 in Iowa is a major north–south federal highway that traverses the state along the Mississippi River corridor, connecting key cities and serving as an important regional transportation route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Route 51 in Illinois
linked to: U.S. Route 51 in Illinois