M-43 (Michigan highway)
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M-43 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs through several counties, including Kalamazoo County, connecting rural areas with key urban centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M-43 (Michigan highway) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2803274 — 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: M-43 (Michigan highway) Context triple: [Kalamazoo County, Michigan, traversedBy, M-43 (Michigan highway)]
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A.
M-35 (Michigan highway)
M-35 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that runs along the shore of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, connecting communities such as Menominee with other regional destinations.
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B.
M-20 (Michigan highway)
M-20 is an east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs across the central part of the Lower Peninsula, connecting communities such as Big Rapids and Mount Pleasant to US-131 and US-10.
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C.
M-28 (Michigan highway)
M-28 is a major east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that serves as a key route through communities such as Marquette.
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D.
M-59 (Michigan highway)
M-59 is a major east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan that serves as a key transportation corridor through the northern suburbs of the Detroit metropolitan area.
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E.
M-39 (Southfield Freeway)
M-39, known as the Southfield Freeway, is a major north–south state highway in the Detroit metropolitan area that serves as a key commuter route through communities including Southfield and Dearborn, Michigan.
- 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: M-43 (Michigan highway) Target entity description: M-43 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs through several counties, including Kalamazoo County, connecting rural areas with key urban centers.
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A.
M-35 (Michigan highway)
M-35 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that runs along the shore of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, connecting communities such as Menominee with other regional destinations.
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B.
M-20 (Michigan highway)
M-20 is an east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs across the central part of the Lower Peninsula, connecting communities such as Big Rapids and Mount Pleasant to US-131 and US-10.
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C.
M-28 (Michigan highway)
M-28 is a major east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that serves as a key route through communities such as Marquette.
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D.
M-59 (Michigan highway)
M-59 is a major east–west state trunkline highway in Michigan that serves as a key transportation corridor through the northern suburbs of the Detroit metropolitan area.
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E.
M-39 (Southfield Freeway)
M-39, known as the Southfield Freeway, is a major north–south state highway in the Detroit metropolitan area that serves as a key commuter route through communities including Southfield and Dearborn, Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Michigan state highway
ⓘ
state trunkline highway ⓘ |
| connects |
rural areas of western Michigan
ⓘ
urban centers in Michigan ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
local roads in Allegan County
ⓘ
local roads in Barry County ⓘ local roads in Eaton County ⓘ local roads in Ingham County ⓘ local roads in Kalamazoo County ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 196
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 69 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 94 ⓘ Interstate 96 ⓘ M-39 ⓘ M-66 ⓘ M-89 ⓘ US Highway 131 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Highway 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 43 ⓘ |
| highwayType | M highway ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Allegan County, Michigan
ⓘ
Barry County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Eaton County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ingham County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalamazoo County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Buren County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Michigan Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | Michigan state trunkline highway system ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Allegan, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bangor, Michigan ⓘ Charlotte, Michigan ⓘ Gobles, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hastings, Michigan ⓘ Holland, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan ⓘ Nashville, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Haven, Michigan ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| traverses |
rural areas of Barry County
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rural areas of Kalamazoo County ⓘ urban areas of Kalamazoo ⓘ urban areas of Lansing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile transportation
ⓘ
truck transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M-43 (Michigan highway) Description of subject: M-43 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs through several counties, including Kalamazoo County, connecting rural areas with key urban centers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.