Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River)
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Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) is a historic railroad swing bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois, known for its early 20th-century engineering and role in regional rail transport.
All labels observed (1)
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| Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22009922 — 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: Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) Context triple: [Waddell & Harrington, notableWork, Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River)]
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A.
Point of Rocks Bridge
Point of Rocks Bridge is a historic highway bridge over the Potomac River that connects Point of Rocks, Maryland, with Virginia and serves as a key regional crossing.
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B.
Big Black River bridge
Big Black River bridge is a strategic crossing over Mississippi’s Big Black River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Vicksburg Campaign.
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C.
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is a long twin-span elevated highway bridge in Louisiana that carries Interstate 10 across the vast Atchafalaya Basin swamp.
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D.
Rock River bridge
Rock River bridge is a notable local bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, spanning the Rock River and serving as an important transportation and community landmark.
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E.
Portageville Bridge
Portageville Bridge is a historic railroad bridge spanning the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park in western New York, known for its dramatic views near the park’s Upper Falls.
- 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: Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) Target entity description: Burlington Bridge (Mississippi River) is a historic railroad swing bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Gulfport, Illinois, known for its early 20th-century engineering and role in regional rail transport.
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A.
Point of Rocks Bridge
Point of Rocks Bridge is a historic highway bridge over the Potomac River that connects Point of Rocks, Maryland, with Virginia and serves as a key regional crossing.
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B.
Big Black River bridge
Big Black River bridge is a strategic crossing over Mississippi’s Big Black River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Vicksburg Campaign.
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C.
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is a long twin-span elevated highway bridge in Louisiana that carries Interstate 10 across the vast Atchafalaya Basin swamp.
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D.
Rock River bridge
Rock River bridge is a notable local bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, spanning the Rock River and serving as an important transportation and community landmark.
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E.
Portageville Bridge
Portageville Bridge is a historic railroad bridge spanning the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park in western New York, known for its dramatic views near the park’s Upper Falls.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.