Million Dollar Highway
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The Million Dollar Highway is a famously scenic and treacherous stretch of U.S. Route 550 in Colorado, known for its steep cliffs, sharp curves, and dramatic mountain views.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Million Dollar Highway canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2691221 — 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: Million Dollar Highway Context triple: [San Juan Mountains, contains, Million Dollar Highway]
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A.
Highway 60
Highway 60 is a major north–south roadway in Israel and the West Bank that connects numerous cities and towns, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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B.
White Mountain Road
White Mountain Road is a scenic mountain roadway that serves as a primary route into the rugged White Mountains region, offering access to its trails, viewpoints, and natural attractions.
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C.
Old King’s Highway
Old King’s Highway is a historic scenic route along Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its colonial-era architecture, coastal villages, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
White Motorway
White Motorway is the English name for the French Autoroute Blanche, a major alpine highway linking the Lyon region to the Mont Blanc area and the Italian border.
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E.
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road is a famous scenic mountain highway in Montana renowned for its dramatic alpine views as it traverses the Rocky Mountains.
- 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: Million Dollar Highway Target entity description: The Million Dollar Highway is a famously scenic and treacherous stretch of U.S. Route 550 in Colorado, known for its steep cliffs, sharp curves, and dramatic mountain views.
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A.
Highway 60
Highway 60 is a major north–south roadway in Israel and the West Bank that connects numerous cities and towns, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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B.
White Mountain Road
White Mountain Road is a scenic mountain roadway that serves as a primary route into the rugged White Mountains region, offering access to its trails, viewpoints, and natural attractions.
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C.
Old King’s Highway
Old King’s Highway is a historic scenic route along Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its colonial-era architecture, coastal villages, and cultural landmarks.
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D.
White Motorway
White Motorway is the English name for the French Autoroute Blanche, a major alpine highway linking the Lyon region to the Mont Blanc area and the Italian border.
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E.
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road is a famous scenic mountain highway in Montana renowned for its dramatic alpine views as it traverses the Rocky Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| connects |
City of Ouray, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Ouray, Colorado
Silverton ⓘ
surface form:
Silverton, Colorado
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | scenic byway ⓘ |
| elevation | over 11,000 feet at Red Mountain Pass ⓘ |
| feature |
limited shoulders
ⓘ
steep drop-offs ⓘ tight switchbacks ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
ice ⓘ rockslides ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic mountain views
ⓘ
hairpin turns ⓘ high elevation passes ⓘ lack of guardrails in many sections ⓘ narrow lanes ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ sharp curves ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ treacherous driving conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ |
| mountainPass | Red Mountain Pass ⓘ |
| near |
Ouray Hot Springs
ⓘ
historic mining towns ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway
ⓘ
U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Durango
ⓘ
surface form:
Durango, Colorado
City of Ouray, Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Ouray, Colorado
Silverton ⓘ
surface form:
Silverton, Colorado
|
| region |
southwestern Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Colorado
|
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| safetyRecommendation |
drivers should use lower gears on descents
ⓘ
not recommended for inexperienced drivers in winter ⓘ |
| seasonalCondition | can be dangerous in winter ⓘ |
| segmentOf | U.S. Route 550 between Ouray and Silverton ⓘ |
| stateHighwayNumber | U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
motorcycle touring
ⓘ
photography ⓘ road trips ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Red Mountain
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ Uncompahgre River ⓘ
surface form:
Uncompahgre Gorge
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Million Dollar Highway Description of subject: The Million Dollar Highway is a famously scenic and treacherous stretch of U.S. Route 550 in Colorado, known for its steep cliffs, sharp curves, and dramatic mountain views.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southwestern Colorado