Fréjus Road Tunnel
E31991
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fréjus Road Tunnel canonical | 12 |
| Fréjus Road Tunnel French portal | 1 |
| Fréjus Tunnel Italian portal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T238754 — 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: Fréjus Road Tunnel Context triple: [French–Italian border, crosses, Fréjus Road Tunnel]
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A.
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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B.
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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C.
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Pont du Mont-Blanc is a major bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, spanning the Rhône at the outlet of Lake Geneva and serving as a central traffic artery with views of the city’s famous lakeside landmarks.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing
The Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing is a road border checkpoint linking the French town of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois with the Swiss locality of Perly, serving as a local gateway between the two countries near Geneva.
- 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: Fréjus Road Tunnel Target entity description: The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
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A.
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine road tunnel linking France and Italy beneath the Mont Blanc massif, serving as a key route for international traffic through the Alps.
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B.
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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C.
Pont du Mont-Blanc
Pont du Mont-Blanc is a major bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, spanning the Rhône at the outlet of Lake Geneva and serving as a central traffic artery with views of the city’s famous lakeside landmarks.
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D.
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge is a massive road-and-rail bridge spanning the Kerch Strait, linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula and serving as a key strategic and political infrastructure project.
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E.
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing
The Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing is a road border checkpoint linking the French town of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois with the Swiss locality of Perly, serving as a local gateway between the two countries near Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine tunnel
ⓘ
international transport infrastructure ⓘ road tunnel ⓘ |
| connects |
Bardonecchia
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Modane ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | French–Italian border ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude alpine tunnel ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
bicycles not allowed
ⓘ
pedestrians not allowed ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeatures |
emergency exits
ⓘ
fire detection systems ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ video surveillance ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| importance |
key freight corridor across the Alps
ⓘ
major international road link between France and Italy ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 12.8 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 12800 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Cottian Alps ⓘ Piedmont ⓘ Savoie ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Col du Mont Cenis
ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Cenis Pass
|
| opened | 1980 ⓘ |
| operatorCountry |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| parallelInfrastructure | Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Trans-European transport network
ⓘ
surface form:
European road network
trans-Alpine road corridor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Piedmont region of Italy
ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône-Alpes
|
| regulates | hazardous materials transport ⓘ |
| role | bypass for alpine mountain passes in winter ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| tollAppliesTo |
cars
ⓘ
trucks ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| transportMode | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fréjus Road Tunnel Description of subject: The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fréjus Tunnel Italian portal
this entity surface form:
Fréjus Road Tunnel French portal