North Carolina Highway 86
E231997
North Carolina Highway 86 is a primary state highway running through central North Carolina, connecting communities such as Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and serving as a key north–south route in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NC 86 | 1 |
| North Carolina Highway 86 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2085211 — 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 86 Context triple: [Orange County, North Carolina, hasMajorHighway, North Carolina Highway 86]
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A.
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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B.
North Carolina Highway 98
North Carolina Highway 98 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west through the Research Triangle region, connecting communities such as Durham, Wake Forest, and surrounding areas.
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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 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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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 86 Target entity description: North Carolina Highway 86 is a primary state highway running through central North Carolina, connecting communities such as Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and serving as a key north–south route in the region.
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A.
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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B.
North Carolina Highway 98
North Carolina Highway 98 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west through the Research Triangle region, connecting communities such as Durham, Wake Forest, and surrounding areas.
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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 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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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
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state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
North Carolina Highway 86
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NC 86
|
| category |
State highways in North Carolina
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Transportation in Caswell County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connects |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Hillsborough, North Carolina ⓘ Roxboro, North Carolina ⓘ Yanceyville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| directionA | South ⓘ |
| directionB | North ⓘ |
| function | primary north–south route ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
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Interstate 85 ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 85 near Hillsborough
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| highwaySystem |
North Carolina Highway System
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surface form:
North Carolina State Highway System
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| intersects |
Interstate 40
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Interstate 85 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 49 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 54 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 57 ⓘ U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 501 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lanes | two-lane rural highway on many segments ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Research Triangle
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surface form:
Research Triangle region
|
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| parallelTo | U.S. Route 15 in parts of its alignment ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Caswell County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ Person County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| region | Central North Carolina ⓘ |
| roadType | primary state highway ⓘ |
| role |
connector between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough
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regional connector for northern Orange and Caswell counties ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 86 ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Cedar Grove, North Carolina
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ Hillsborough, North Carolina ⓘ Prospect Hill, North Carolina ⓘ Roxboro, North Carolina ⓘ Yanceyville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| servesInstitution | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill area ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| urbanForm | multi-lane arterial in parts of Chapel Hill ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Highway 86 Description of subject: North Carolina Highway 86 is a primary state highway running through central North Carolina, connecting communities such as Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and serving as a key north–south route in the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Orange County, North Carolina
this entity surface form:
NC 86