U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington
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U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington are the federally designated highway routes that form a major part of the state’s road network, connecting cities, regions, and neighboring states across Washington.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Highways in Washington (state) | 1 |
| U.S. Numbered Highway System in Washington | 1 |
| U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2430981 — 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: U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington Context triple: [Washington State Routes, intersectsWith, U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington]
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A.
Interstate Highways in Washington (state)
Interstate Highways in Washington (state) are a network of federally funded, high-speed roadways that connect major cities and regions within Washington to the broader U.S. Interstate Highway System.
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B.
Washington State Routes
Washington State Routes are a network of numbered highways that form the primary state-maintained road system across Washington, connecting cities, towns, and major regions.
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C.
United States Numbered Highway System in Oregon
The United States Numbered Highway System in Oregon is the network of federally designated U.S. highways that traverse the state, connecting major cities, regions, and neighboring states as part of the national road system.
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D.
Interstate Highways in Oregon
Interstate Highways in Oregon are major federally funded roadways that form part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, facilitating high-speed, long-distance travel and freight movement across the state and beyond.
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E.
Oregon state highway system
The Oregon state highway system is the network of numbered state-maintained roads and highways that connect cities, towns, and regions throughout the state of Oregon.
- 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: U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington Target entity description: U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington are the federally designated highway routes that form a major part of the state’s road network, connecting cities, regions, and neighboring states across Washington.
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A.
Interstate Highways in Washington (state)
Interstate Highways in Washington (state) are a network of federally funded, high-speed roadways that connect major cities and regions within Washington to the broader U.S. Interstate Highway System.
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B.
Washington State Routes
Washington State Routes are a network of numbered highways that form the primary state-maintained road system across Washington, connecting cities, towns, and major regions.
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C.
United States Numbered Highway System in Oregon
The United States Numbered Highway System in Oregon is the network of federally designated U.S. highways that traverse the state, connecting major cities, regions, and neighboring states as part of the national road system.
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D.
Interstate Highways in Oregon
Interstate Highways in Oregon are major federally funded roadways that form part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System, facilitating high-speed, long-distance travel and freight movement across the state and beyond.
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E.
Oregon state highway system
The Oregon state highway system is the network of numbered state-maintained roads and highways that connect cities, towns, and regions throughout the state of Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | highway system ⓘ |
| borderConnection |
Canadian border
ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| connects |
cities in Washington
ⓘ
neighboring states of Washington ⓘ regions of Washington ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate Highways in Washington (state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate Highway System in Washington
Washington State Routes ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State Route system
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
U.S. Route 10 (historic)
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 10 in Washington
U.S. Route 101 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 101 in Washington
U.S. Route 12 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 12 in Washington
U.S. Route 195 in Washington ⓘ U.S. Route 2 Alternate in Washington ⓘ U.S. Route 2 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 2 in Washington
U.S. Route 395 Business ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 395 Business in Washington
U.S. Route 395 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 395 in Washington
U.S. Route 410 in Washington ⓘ U.S. Route 730 in Washington ⓘ U.S. Route 830 in Washington ⓘ U.S. Route 97 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 97 Alternate in Washington
U.S. Route 97 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 97 in Washington
Washington State Route 99 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 99 in Washington
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| hasRouteType |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
surface form:
alternate U.S. Highway
business U.S. Highway ⓘ former U.S. Highway ⓘ primary U.S. Highway ⓘ |
| integratedWith | national U.S. Numbered Highway grid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| maintainedBy |
Washington State Department of Transportation
ⓘ
local governments in Washington ⓘ |
| numberingScheme |
even numbers generally denote east–west routes
ⓘ
odd numbers generally denote north–south routes ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| purpose |
access to neighboring states and Canada
ⓘ
intercity travel ⓘ regional connectivity ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to federal and state highway regulations ⓘ |
| roadNetworkRole | forms major part of Washington state road network ⓘ |
| serves |
Lower Columbia River region
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River corridor
Olympic Peninsula ⓘ Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ Spokane, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Spokane metropolitan area
Tri-Cities, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Tri-Cities region of Washington
|
| signageStandard | marked with black-and-white U.S. Highway shields ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington Description of subject: U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington are the federally designated highway routes that form a major part of the state’s road network, connecting cities, regions, and neighboring states across Washington.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway System in Washington
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 99
this entity surface form:
U.S. Highways in Washington (state)