U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
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U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 26 in Oregon canonical | 6 |
| U.S. Route 26 (west of Portland) | 1 |
| U.S. Route 26 Business in Oregon | 1 |
| U.S. Route 26 in Madras | 1 |
| U.S. Route 26 passes through the county | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2932900 — 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. Route 26 in Oregon Context triple: [Barlow Ranger District, traversedBy, U.S. Route 26 in Oregon]
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A.
Oregon Route 20
Oregon Route 20 is a major east–west state highway in Oregon that runs from the central coast through the Willamette Valley and across the Cascades into eastern Oregon.
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B.
Oregon Route 201
Oregon Route 201 is a state highway in eastern Oregon that runs near the Idaho border, serving communities along the Snake River and connecting with several major regional routes.
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C.
Oregon Route 62
Oregon Route 62 is a state highway in southern Oregon that connects the city of Medford to Crater Lake National Park and surrounding recreational areas.
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D.
Oregon Route 42
Oregon Route 42 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Roseburg with the coastal city of Coos Bay.
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E.
Oregon Route 207
Oregon Route 207 is a north–south state highway in Oregon that connects several rural communities in the north-central and northeastern parts of the state.
- 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. Route 26 in Oregon Target entity description: U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
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A.
Oregon Route 20
Oregon Route 20 is a major east–west state highway in Oregon that runs from the central coast through the Willamette Valley and across the Cascades into eastern Oregon.
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B.
Oregon Route 201
Oregon Route 201 is a state highway in eastern Oregon that runs near the Idaho border, serving communities along the Snake River and connecting with several major regional routes.
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C.
Oregon Route 62
Oregon Route 62 is a state highway in southern Oregon that connects the city of Medford to Crater Lake National Park and surrounding recreational areas.
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D.
Oregon Route 42
Oregon Route 42 is a state highway in southwestern Oregon that connects the city of Roseburg with the coastal city of Coos Bay.
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E.
Oregon Route 207
Oregon Route 207 is a north–south state highway in Oregon that connects several rural communities in the north-central and northeastern parts of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
highway in Oregon ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Idaho state highway network at Oregon–Idaho border
ⓘ
U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
West Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Coast
Central Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
central Oregon
eastern Oregon ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminus |
Oregon–Idaho border
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon–Idaho state line near Nyssa
|
| highwayNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baker County, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clackamas County, Oregon ⓘ Clatsop County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Crook County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hood River County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Malheur County (partial) ⓘ
surface form:
Malheur County, Oregon
Multnomah County ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
Wasco County, Oregon ⓘ Washington County, Oregon ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Oregon Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 405 in Oregon
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 405 in Portland
Interstate 5 in Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 5 in Portland
Interstate 84 in Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 84 in Portland
Oregon Route 35 ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Route 35 near Government Camp
U.S. Route 20 near Vale ⓘ U.S. Route 97 near Madras ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Mount Hood ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Astoria area
ⓘ
Cannon Beach ⓘ Government Camp ⓘ Gresham ⓘ John Day, Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
John Day
Madras ⓘ Portland ⓘ Prineville, Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Prineville
Sandy ⓘ Seaside area ⓘ Vale ⓘ |
| segmentName |
John Day Highway
ⓘ
Mount Hood Scenic Byway ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Hood Highway
Sunset Highway ⓘ Warm Springs Highway ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea | Portland metropolitan area ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | U.S. Route 101 at Cannon Beach ⓘ |
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: U.S. Route 26 in Oregon Description of subject: U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 26 (west of Portland)
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 26 Business in Oregon
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 26 in Madras
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 26 passes through the county