Massachusetts Route 6A
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Massachusetts Route 6A is a historic, scenic state highway on Cape Cod known for its coastal views, colonial-era villages, and tourist attractions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Route 6A canonical | 12 |
| Route 6A in Sandwich, Massachusetts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T87668 — 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: Massachusetts Route 6A Context triple: [Sandwich, Massachusetts, hasTransportation, Massachusetts Route 6A]
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Massachusetts Route 1A
Massachusetts Route 1A is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs parallel to U.S. Route 1, serving numerous North Shore and coastal communities between Boston and the New Hampshire border.
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B.
Massachusetts Route 9
Massachusetts Route 9 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key arterial route connecting Boston with numerous western suburbs and communities.
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C.
Massachusetts Route 129
Massachusetts Route 129 is a state highway in northeastern Massachusetts that runs through several North Shore communities, including the city of Lynn.
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Massachusetts Route 2
Massachusetts Route 2 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that connects the Boston area with north-central and western parts of the state.
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E.
Route 128
Route 128 is a major circumferential highway around the Boston metropolitan area in Massachusetts, historically known as a key technology corridor.
- 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: Massachusetts Route 6A Target entity description: Massachusetts Route 6A is a historic, scenic state highway on Cape Cod known for its coastal views, colonial-era villages, and tourist attractions.
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A.
Massachusetts Route 1A
Massachusetts Route 1A is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs parallel to U.S. Route 1, serving numerous North Shore and coastal communities between Boston and the New Hampshire border.
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B.
Massachusetts Route 9
Massachusetts Route 9 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key arterial route connecting Boston with numerous western suburbs and communities.
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C.
Massachusetts Route 129
Massachusetts Route 129 is a state highway in northeastern Massachusetts that runs through several North Shore communities, including the city of Lynn.
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D.
Massachusetts Route 2
Massachusetts Route 2 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that connects the Boston area with north-central and western parts of the state.
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E.
Route 128
Route 128 is a major circumferential highway around the Boston metropolitan area in Massachusetts, historically known as a key technology corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
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scenic byway ⓘ state highway ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eraOfDevelopment | colonial era surroundings ⓘ |
| features |
antique shops
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art galleries ⓘ bed and breakfast inns ⓘ historic churches ⓘ seafood restaurants ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Old King’s Highway ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | historic and scenic route ⓘ |
| hasRoadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| hasScenicQuality |
tree-lined roadway
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views of historic village centers ⓘ views of salt marshes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New England village character
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colonial-era villages ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ scenic coastal views ⓘ tourist attractions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Cape Cod ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| parallelFunction | alternative to limited-access U.S. Route 6 on Cape Cod ⓘ |
| parallelTo | U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massachusetts state highway system
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surface form:
Massachusetts State Highway System
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| passesNear | Cape Cod Bay ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Barnstable
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surface form:
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Bourne, Massachusetts ⓘ Brewster, Massachusetts ⓘ Dennis, Massachusetts ⓘ Eastham ⓘ
surface form:
Eastham, Massachusetts
Orleans, Massachusetts ⓘ Sandwich, Massachusetts ⓘ Yarmouth ⓘ
surface form:
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
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| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist driving route on Cape Cod ⓘ |
| transportationFunction | local access route for northern Cape Cod ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Massachusetts Route 6A Description of subject: Massachusetts Route 6A is a historic, scenic state highway on Cape Cod known for its coastal views, colonial-era villages, and tourist attractions.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sandwich, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Route 6A in Sandwich, Massachusetts