Interstate Highway System
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The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.
All labels observed (21)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142887 — 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: Interstate Highway System Context triple: [George Washington Bridge, partOf, Interstate Highway System]
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A.
United States Numbered Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide network of primary and auxiliary highways established in 1926 to standardize and organize major intercity road travel across the country.
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B.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
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C.
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is a major transcontinental highway in the United States that runs from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, serving as a key east–west transportation corridor.
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D.
Inter-American Highway
The Inter-American Highway is a major network of roads in Central America that forms a key segment of the larger Pan-American Highway system, connecting the United States–Mexico border to Panama.
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E.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
- 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: Interstate Highway System Target entity description: The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.
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A.
United States Numbered Highway System
The United States Numbered Highway System is a nationwide network of primary and auxiliary highways established in 1926 to standardize and organize major intercity road travel across the country.
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B.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
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C.
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is a major transcontinental highway in the United States that runs from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, serving as a key east–west transportation corridor.
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D.
Inter-American Highway
The Inter-American Highway is a major network of roads in Central America that forms a key segment of the larger Pan-American Highway system, connecting the United States–Mexico border to Panama.
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E.
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway system
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited access ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Interstate Highway System
ⓘ
surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
|
| auxiliaryRouteType |
beltway
ⓘ
bypass ⓘ spur ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 ⓘ |
| designStandard |
grade-separated interchanges
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median separation between directions of travel ⓘ minimum design speed standards ⓘ multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ no at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
United States Numbered Highway System
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway System
|
| economicImpact |
facilitates interstate freight movement
ⓘ
supports regional and national economic integration ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
state governments of the United States ⓘ |
| geographicScope | contiguous United States ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
I-
ⓘ
Interstate ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
auxiliary three-digit Interstate Highways
ⓘ
primary two-digit Interstate Highways ⓘ |
| hasNotableRoute |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
Interstate 40 ⓘ Interstate 5 ⓘ Interstate 80 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
United States Numbered Highway System
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Numbered Highway System (overall road network)
|
| legalBasis | federal-aid highway legislation ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | state departments of transportation ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supports rapid military deployment ⓘ |
| namingConvention |
even-numbered routes run primarily east–west
ⓘ
odd-numbered routes run primarily north–south ⓘ three-digit numbers denote auxiliary routes ⓘ |
| partOf | National Highway System ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate high-speed long-distance travel
ⓘ
facilitate interstate commerce ⓘ support national defense mobility ⓘ |
| regulatingAgency | Federal Highway Administration ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled-access highway network ⓘ |
| shortName |
Interstate Highway System
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate Highway System (IHS)
Interstate Highway System self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate System
|
| signColor | red-white-blue shield ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| speedCharacteristic | supports high-speed travel ⓘ |
| trafficSeparation | divided highway design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate Highway System Description of subject: The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.
Referenced by (421)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
this entity surface form:
Interstate Highway System in Georgia
this entity surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
subject surface form:
Interstate 395 (Bangor, Maine)
subject surface form:
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
this entity surface form:
Interstate System
this entity surface form:
Interstate Highway System (IHS)
subject surface form:
Interstate 35E (Texas)
this entity surface form:
U.S. interstate highway system
this entity surface form:
United States Interstate Highway System
this entity surface form:
U.S. Interstate Highway System
subject surface form:
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
subject surface form:
Interstate 35W (Minnesota)
this entity surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways