North Carolina Highway 73
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North Carolina Highway 73 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several Piedmont communities and serves as a regional route for local and through traffic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Highway 73 canonical | 2 |
| NC 73 | 1 |
| North Carolina Highway 73 (Fontana Dam Road) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1354013 — 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: North Carolina Highway 73 Context triple: [Albemarle, North Carolina, hasMajorHighway, North Carolina Highway 73]
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A.
North Carolina Highway 75
North Carolina Highway 75 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Monroe to communities near the South Carolina border, serving as an important regional route in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 27
North Carolina Highway 27 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several central and southern communities, including the city of Albemarle.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 96
North Carolina Highway 96 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs north–south through several counties, connecting small towns and communities in the central and northern part of the state.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 87
North Carolina Highway 87 is a primary state highway running through central and southeastern North Carolina, connecting multiple counties and communities as a major regional transportation corridor.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
- 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: North Carolina Highway 73 Target entity description: North Carolina Highway 73 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several Piedmont communities and serves as a regional route for local and through traffic.
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A.
North Carolina Highway 75
North Carolina Highway 75 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Monroe to communities near the South Carolina border, serving as an important regional route in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 27
North Carolina Highway 27 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several central and southern communities, including the city of Albemarle.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 96
North Carolina Highway 96 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs north–south through several counties, connecting small towns and communities in the central and northern part of the state.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 87
North Carolina Highway 87 is a primary state highway running through central and southeastern North Carolina, connecting multiple counties and communities as a major regional transportation corridor.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
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state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
North Carolina Highway 73
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NC 73
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| category |
State highways in North Carolina
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Transportation in Cabarrus County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Lincoln County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Montgomery County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Stanly County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 77
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Interstate 85 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 16 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 24 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 27 ⓘ U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Pee Dee River
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Yadkin River ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 77
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surface form:
Interstate 77 in Huntersville
Interstate 85 ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 85 near Concord
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| highwaySystem |
North Carolina Highway System
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surface form:
North Carolina State Highway System
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| locatedIn |
central North Carolina
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western North Carolina ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | surface transportation network of North Carolina ⓘ |
| passesNear | Lake Norman ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Albemarle, North Carolina
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surface form:
Albemarle
Cabarrus County NERFINISHED ⓘ Concord ⓘ Denver, North Carolina, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Denver, North Carolina
Huntersville ⓘ Lincoln County ⓘ Lincolnton, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Lincolnton
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
Mecklenburg County
Montgomery County ⓘ Mount Gilead ⓘ Stanly County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Piedmont (United States)
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surface form:
Piedmont
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| role | connector between suburban communities and major interstates ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 73 ⓘ |
| serves | Piedmont communities of North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| trafficType |
automobile traffic
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truck traffic ⓘ |
| use |
local traffic
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regional route ⓘ through traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Highway 73 Description of subject: North Carolina Highway 73 is an east–west state highway in North Carolina that connects several Piedmont communities and serves as a regional route for local and through traffic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NC 73
this entity surface form:
North Carolina Highway 73 (Fontana Dam Road)