California State Route 38
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California State Route 38 is a scenic state highway in Southern California that climbs from the Inland Empire into the San Bernardino Mountains, providing access to forested recreation areas and communities such as Big Bear.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California State Route 38 canonical | 2 |
| served by California State Route 38 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1549503 — 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: California State Route 38 Context triple: [Yucaipa, California, majorHighway, California State Route 38]
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A.
California State Route 37
California State Route 37 is a major east–west highway in Northern California that runs along the northern edge of San Pablo Bay, connecting Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano counties.
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B.
California State Route 36
California State Route 36 is a scenic, winding east–west highway in Northern California that connects the Pacific coast near Fortuna to inland communities through rugged, forested terrain.
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C.
California State Route 58
California State Route 58 is a major east–west highway in California that connects the Central Coast and the southern Central Valley to the Mojave Desert and Interstate 15 near Barstow.
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D.
California State Route 28
California State Route 28 is a scenic state highway that runs along the north shore of Lake Tahoe, connecting communities in the Sierra Nevada region of California.
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E.
California State Route 59
California State Route 59 is a north–south state highway in California’s Central Valley that connects the city of Merced with surrounding rural communities and regional routes.
- 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: California State Route 38 Target entity description: California State Route 38 is a scenic state highway in Southern California that climbs from the Inland Empire into the San Bernardino Mountains, providing access to forested recreation areas and communities such as Big Bear.
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A.
California State Route 37
California State Route 37 is a major east–west highway in Northern California that runs along the northern edge of San Pablo Bay, connecting Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano counties.
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B.
California State Route 36
California State Route 36 is a scenic, winding east–west highway in Northern California that connects the Pacific coast near Fortuna to inland communities through rugged, forested terrain.
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C.
California State Route 58
California State Route 58 is a major east–west highway in California that connects the Central Coast and the southern Central Valley to the Mojave Desert and Interstate 15 near Barstow.
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D.
California State Route 28
California State Route 28 is a scenic state highway that runs along the north shore of Lake Tahoe, connecting communities in the Sierra Nevada region of California.
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E.
California State Route 59
California State Route 59 is a north–south state highway in California’s Central Valley that connects the city of Merced with surrounding rural communities and regional routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California state highway
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CA 38
ⓘ
SR 38 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
California State Route 18
ⓘ
California State Route 18 in Big Bear Lake area ⓘ California State Route 210 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| easternTerminus |
Big Bear City, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bear City area
|
| hazards |
mountain curves and steep grades
ⓘ
winter snow and ice at higher elevations ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Onyx Summit ⓘ |
| highwayType | State Route ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to Big Bear region
ⓘ
access to forested recreation areas ⓘ scenic mountain views ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | primarily two-lane highway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Bernardino Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino Mountains region
|
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
Caltrans ⓘ |
| parallelTo | portions of the Santa Ana River ⓘ |
| partOf |
California state highway system
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Highway System
|
| passesNear |
Onyx Summit
ⓘ
Seven Oaks ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Angelus Oaks
ⓘ
Barton Flats area ⓘ Mentone ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Angelus Oaks
ⓘ
Barton Flats recreation area ⓘ Big Bear City, California ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bear City
Big Bear Lake ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| roadFunction | mountain access route from Inland Empire ⓘ |
| roadUse |
access to camping areas
ⓘ
access to hiking trailheads ⓘ recreational travel ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 38 ⓘ |
| scenicDesignation | scenic highway (state-designated in segments) ⓘ |
| serves |
mountain resort communities
ⓘ
outdoor recreation visitors ⓘ |
| startsIn | Inland Empire ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| traverses |
San Bernardino Mountains
ⓘ
San Bernardino National Forest ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Redlands ⓘ |
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: California State Route 38 Description of subject: California State Route 38 is a scenic state highway in Southern California that climbs from the Inland Empire into the San Bernardino Mountains, providing access to forested recreation areas and communities such as Big Bear.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yucaipa, California
this entity surface form:
served by California State Route 38