Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway
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The Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway is a major Chinese expressway connecting the cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, serving as a key transportation corridor in the Yangtze River Delta region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2136950 — 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: Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway Context triple: [Putuo District, hasRoadInfrastructure, Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway]
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A.
G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
The G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway is a major east–west Chinese expressway connecting the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the inland megacity of Chongqing, traversing multiple provinces and key inland regions.
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B.
G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway
The G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway is a major east–west Chinese national expressway connecting the metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing multiple provinces across the country.
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C.
G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway
The G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway is a major north–south Chinese national expressway linking Beijing with Hong Kong and Macau, passing through numerous key cities along its route.
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D.
G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway
The G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway is a major north–south Chinese expressway connecting the inland city of Lanzhou in Gansu Province with the southern coastal city of Haikou on Hainan Island.
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E.
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway
The G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway is a major north–south Chinese expressway running along the eastern coast, connecting the northeastern city of Shenyang with the southern island city of Haikou.
- 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: Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway Target entity description: The Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway is a major Chinese expressway connecting the cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, serving as a key transportation corridor in the Yangtze River Delta region.
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A.
G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
The G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway is a major east–west Chinese expressway connecting the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the inland megacity of Chongqing, traversing multiple provinces and key inland regions.
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B.
G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway
The G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway is a major east–west Chinese national expressway connecting the metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing multiple provinces across the country.
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C.
G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway
The G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway is a major north–south Chinese national expressway linking Beijing with Hong Kong and Macau, passing through numerous key cities along its route.
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D.
G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway
The G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway is a major north–south Chinese expressway connecting the inland city of Lanzhou in Gansu Province with the southern coastal city of Haikou on Hainan Island.
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E.
G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway
The G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway is a major north–south Chinese expressway running along the eastern coast, connecting the northeastern city of Shenyang with the southern island city of Haikou.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
road infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Nanjing
ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Jiangsu
ⓘ
surface form:
Jiangsu Province
Shanghai ⓘ
surface form:
Shanghai municipality
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| function | key transportation corridor ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | limited access ⓘ |
| hasInterchangesWith | other expressways in Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple carriageway lanes ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| importance | major intercity route ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Chinese expressway network ⓘ |
| primaryUse | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed | Yangtze River Delta ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled-access highway ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | supports regional economic integration ⓘ |
| roleInTransport | reduces travel time between Shanghai and Nanjing ⓘ |
| supportsTrafficType |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
private vehicles ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway Description of subject: The Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway is a major Chinese expressway connecting the cities of Shanghai and Nanjing, serving as a key transportation corridor in the Yangtze River Delta region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.