Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a major 17.6-mile (28.3 km) engineering complex of bridges and tunnels that carries U.S. Route 13 across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, connecting Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland near Norfolk.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel canonical | 5 |
| Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T732763 — 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.
Target entity: Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel Context triple: [Chesapeake Bay, crossedBy, Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel]
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A.
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel is a major vehicular crossing in southeastern Virginia that combines bridges and tunnels to carry Interstate 64 beneath the Hampton Roads harbor between the Virginia Peninsula and the city of Norfolk.
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B.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span suspension bridge in Maryland that carries U.S. Route 50/301 across the Chesapeake Bay, linking Maryland’s eastern and western shores.
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C.
West Causeway
West Causeway is a scenic, tree-lined walkway in Beijing’s Summer Palace that stretches across Kunming Lake, offering views of the park’s classical Chinese gardens and pavilions.
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D.
St. Johns Bridge
St. Johns Bridge is a historic steel suspension bridge in Portland, Oregon, noted for its striking Gothic-style towers and scenic span over the Willamette River.
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E.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel Target entity description: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a major 17.6-mile (28.3 km) engineering complex of bridges and tunnels that carries U.S. Route 13 across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, connecting Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland near Norfolk.
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A.
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel
The Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel is a major vehicular crossing in southeastern Virginia that combines bridges and tunnels to carry Interstate 64 beneath the Hampton Roads harbor between the Virginia Peninsula and the city of Norfolk.
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B.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span suspension bridge in Maryland that carries U.S. Route 50/301 across the Chesapeake Bay, linking Maryland’s eastern and western shores.
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C.
West Causeway
West Causeway is a scenic, tree-lined walkway in Beijing’s Summer Palace that stretches across Kunming Lake, offering views of the park’s classical Chinese gardens and pavilions.
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D.
St. Johns Bridge
St. Johns Bridge is a historic steel suspension bridge in Portland, Oregon, noted for its striking Gothic-style towers and scenic span over the Willamette River.
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E.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge–tunnel complex
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transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| awarded | Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award ⓘ |
| awardedBy | American Society of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Hampton Roads
ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ
surface form:
Norfolk metropolitan area
Eastern Shore of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Eastern Shore
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| constructionCost | approximately 200 million 1960s US dollars ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| design |
immersed tube tunnel
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low-level trestle ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | civil engineering ⓘ |
| hasExpansion | parallel trestle project ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artificial island
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bridge ⓘ tunnel ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea | Sea Gull Island (former restaurant site) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic coastal region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Norfolk, Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| maintenanceResponsibility |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District
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| notableFor |
combination of bridges and tunnels
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length ⓘ |
| numberOfArtificialIslands | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTunnels | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1964 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | April 15, 1964 ⓘ |
| operator |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District
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| owner |
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District
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| parallelTo | shipping channels of Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 13 corridor ⓘ |
| purpose | connect Virginia Eastern Shore with mainland Virginia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Delmarva Peninsula
ⓘ
Hampton Roads ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton Roads region
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| roadType | toll road ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | storm evacuation route for Eastern Shore ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Northampton County, Virginia ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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surface form:
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| toll | yes ⓘ |
| totalLength |
17.6 miles
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28.3 kilometers ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| waterway | mouth of the Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
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Subject: Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel Description of subject: The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a major 17.6-mile (28.3 km) engineering complex of bridges and tunnels that carries U.S. Route 13 across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, connecting Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland near Norfolk.
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