Øresund Bridge
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The Øresund Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge–tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden across the Øresund strait, serving as a major transport corridor between Copenhagen and Malmö.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Øresund Bridge canonical | 19 |
| Öresund Bridge | 5 |
| Øresund Fixed Link | 3 |
| Copenhagen–Malmö link | 2 |
| Øresund Bridge–Tunnel | 2 |
| Oresund Bridge | 1 |
| Öresundsbron | 1 |
| Øresund Bridge corridor (nearby) | 1 |
| Øresund Tunnel | 1 |
| Øresund fixed link | 1 |
| Øresund road and rail connection | 1 |
| Øresundsbroen | 1 |
| Øresundsbron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1913733 — 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: Øresund Bridge Context triple: [Zealand, connectedByStructure, Øresund Bridge]
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A.
Öland Bridge
Öland Bridge is a long road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, linking the island of Öland with the mainland near the city of Kalmar.
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B.
Great Belt Bridge
The Great Belt Bridge is a major Danish suspension bridge that forms part of the Great Belt Fixed Link, connecting the islands of Funen and Zealand across the Great Belt strait.
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C.
Rügen Bridge
The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
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D.
Zeeland Bridge
The Zeeland Bridge is a long cantilever bridge in the Netherlands that spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary, connecting the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.
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E.
Van Brienenoord Bridge
The Van Brienenoord Bridge is a major arch bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, carrying one of the country’s busiest motorways across the Nieuwe Maas river.
- 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: Øresund Bridge Target entity description: The Øresund Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge–tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden across the Øresund strait, serving as a major transport corridor between Copenhagen and Malmö.
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A.
Öland Bridge
Öland Bridge is a long road bridge in Sweden that spans the Kalmar Strait, linking the island of Öland with the mainland near the city of Kalmar.
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B.
Great Belt Bridge
The Great Belt Bridge is a major Danish suspension bridge that forms part of the Great Belt Fixed Link, connecting the islands of Funen and Zealand across the Great Belt strait.
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C.
Rügen Bridge
The Rügen Bridge is a modern cable-stayed road bridge in Germany that connects the mainland city of Stralsund with the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, serving as a major transport link in the region.
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D.
Zeeland Bridge
The Zeeland Bridge is a long cantilever bridge in the Netherlands that spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary, connecting the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland.
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E.
Van Brienenoord Bridge
The Van Brienenoord Bridge is a major arch bridge in Rotterdam, Netherlands, carrying one of the country’s busiest motorways across the Nieuwe Maas river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable-stayed bridge
ⓘ
combined road and rail bridge–tunnel ⓘ fixed link ⓘ international bridge ⓘ |
| bridgeLength | approximately 7845 m ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | 57 m ⓘ |
| connects |
Copenhagen
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ Malmö ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 30 billion DKK (including link) ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| country |
Denmark
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| crosses | Øresund ⓘ |
| designedBy |
COWI
ⓘ
Dissing+Weitling ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
ⓘ
surface form:
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Margrethe II of Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
|
| includes |
Drogden Tunnel
ⓘ
artificial island Peberholm ⓘ |
| lanes | 4 road lanes ⓘ |
| languageOfficialName |
Danish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Øresund
ⓘ
surface form:
Øresund Strait
|
| mainSpan | 490 m ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 main spans ⓘ |
| officialNameDanish |
Øresund Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Øresundsbroen
|
| officialNameSwedish |
Øresund Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Öresundsbron
|
| opened | 2000-07-01 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 2000-07-02 ⓘ |
| operator | Øresundsbro Konsortiet ⓘ |
| owner | Øresundsbro Konsortiet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Øresund Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Øresund Fixed Link
|
| purpose |
rail transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| railCarries |
Øresund Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Øresund Railway Line
|
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Copenhagen metropolitan area
ⓘ
Malmö ⓘ
surface form:
Malmö metropolitan area
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| roadCarries | European route E20 ⓘ |
| significance |
key part of trans-European transport network
ⓘ
major transport corridor between Denmark and Sweden ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| totalLength | 7845 m ⓘ |
| tracks | 2 railway tracks ⓘ |
| tunnelLength | approximately 4050 m ⓘ |
| width | 23.5 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Øresund Bridge Description of subject: The Øresund Bridge is a combined road and rail bridge–tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden across the Øresund strait, serving as a major transport corridor between Copenhagen and Malmö.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Øresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Copenhagen–Malmö link
subject surface form:
Øresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Øresundsbron
subject surface form:
Øresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Oresund Bridge
subject surface form:
Øresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Copenhagen–Malmö link
this entity surface form:
Öresund Bridge
subject surface form:
Southern Sweden
this entity surface form:
Öresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Øresund Fixed Link
this entity surface form:
Øresundsbroen
this entity surface form:
Öresundsbron
this entity surface form:
Öresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Öresund Bridge
this entity surface form:
Öresund Bridge
subject surface form:
Copenhagen Airport
subject surface form:
Peberholm
this entity surface form:
Øresund Fixed Link
subject surface form:
Peberholm
this entity surface form:
Øresund Bridge–Tunnel
subject surface form:
Peberholm
this entity surface form:
Øresund road and rail connection
this entity surface form:
Øresund fixed link
this entity surface form:
Øresund Bridge corridor (nearby)
this entity surface form:
Øresund Tunnel