Bridge Day
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Bridge Day is an annual extreme sports and festival event held on the New River Gorge Bridge, featuring BASE jumping, rappelling, and other activities that attract large crowds of spectators and participants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bridge Day canonical | 4 |
| Bridge Day festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2930705 — 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: Bridge Day Context triple: [Fayetteville, West Virginia, hasEvent, Bridge Day]
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A.
Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
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B.
Empire Day
Empire Day was a former annual celebration in the British Empire and later the Commonwealth that honored the monarch and imperial unity, and eventually evolved into what is now known as Commonwealth Day.
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C.
Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
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D.
Minden Day
Minden Day is a British Army regimental commemoration held annually to honor the historic 1759 victory at the Battle of Minden during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- 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: Bridge Day Target entity description: Bridge Day is an annual extreme sports and festival event held on the New River Gorge Bridge, featuring BASE jumping, rappelling, and other activities that attract large crowds of spectators and participants.
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A.
Garter Day
Garter Day is the annual ceremonial celebration of the Order of the Garter, held at Windsor Castle and marked by a procession of knights and members of the British royal family.
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B.
Empire Day
Empire Day was a former annual celebration in the British Empire and later the Commonwealth that honored the monarch and imperial unity, and eventually evolved into what is now known as Commonwealth Day.
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C.
Day of Reconciliation
The Day of Reconciliation is a South African public holiday observed on 16 December to promote national unity and healing in the post-apartheid era.
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D.
Minden Day
Minden Day is a British Army regimental commemoration held annually to honor the historic 1759 victory at the Battle of Minden during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual festival
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extreme sports event ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ |
| bridgeHeightUsed | approximately 876 feet ⓘ |
| bridgeType | steel arch bridge ⓘ |
| canceledInYear |
2001
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2013 ⓘ 2020 ⓘ 2021 ⓘ |
| drawsVisitorsFrom |
across the United States
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international locations ⓘ |
| economicImpact | significant tourism revenue for Fayette County ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
BASE jumping
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food concessions ⓘ highline rides ⓘ live entertainment ⓘ rappelling ⓘ vendor booths ⓘ zip line ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1980 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://officialbridgeday.com ⓘ |
| heldOn | third Saturday in October ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfBASEJumping | BASE jumping permitted only on Bridge Day ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fayette County, West Virginia
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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ
surface form:
New River Gorge
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| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locatedInState | West Virginia ⓘ |
| mainVenue | New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ |
| name | Bridge Day self-link ⓘ |
| organizer | Fayette County Chamber of Commerce ⓘ |
| primaryAttraction | BASE jumping from New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
2001 terrorist attacks
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COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ safety and logistics concerns ⓘ |
| region | Appalachia ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | New River ⓘ |
| safetyMeasure |
emergency medical services present
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mandatory registration for jumpers ⓘ safety crews on site ⓘ |
| spectatorAccess |
bridge deck closed to vehicle traffic
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pedestrian access on bridge deck ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary footage
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news coverage ⓘ |
| typicalAttendance | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | October ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants | hundreds of BASE jumpers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bridge Day Description of subject: Bridge Day is an annual extreme sports and festival event held on the New River Gorge Bridge, featuring BASE jumping, rappelling, and other activities that attract large crowds of spectators and participants.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fayetteville, West Virginia
subject surface form:
Fayette County, West Virginia
this entity surface form:
Bridge Day festival