Maine State Route 196
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Maine State Route 196 is a state highway in Maine that connects the Lewiston–Auburn area to the Brunswick region, serving as a key east–west commuter and commercial corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine State Route 196 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1527072 — 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: Maine State Route 196 Context triple: [Maine State Route system, hasComponent, Maine State Route 196]
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A.
Maine State Route 193
Maine State Route 193 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south, connecting the communities of Cherryfield and Beddington in Washington County.
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B.
Maine State Route 192
Maine State Route 192 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south in the eastern part of the state, connecting the towns of Machias and Wesley.
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C.
Maine State Route 190
Maine State Route 190 is a short state highway in eastern Maine that connects U.S. Route 1 in Perry to the town of Eastport and its surrounding coastal areas.
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D.
Maine State Route 191
Maine State Route 191 is a state highway in Maine that runs through Washington County, connecting several coastal and inland communities in the eastern part of the state.
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E.
Maine State Route 195
Maine State Route 195 is a short state highway in Maine that provides local access between U.S. Route 1 and the coastal community of Camp Ellis in Saco.
- 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: Maine State Route 196 Target entity description: Maine State Route 196 is a state highway in Maine that connects the Lewiston–Auburn area to the Brunswick region, serving as a key east–west commuter and commercial corridor.
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A.
Maine State Route 193
Maine State Route 193 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south, connecting the communities of Cherryfield and Beddington in Washington County.
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B.
Maine State Route 192
Maine State Route 192 is a state highway in Maine that runs generally north–south in the eastern part of the state, connecting the towns of Machias and Wesley.
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C.
Maine State Route 190
Maine State Route 190 is a short state highway in eastern Maine that connects U.S. Route 1 in Perry to the town of Eastport and its surrounding coastal areas.
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D.
Maine State Route 191
Maine State Route 191 is a state highway in Maine that runs through Washington County, connecting several coastal and inland communities in the eastern part of the state.
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E.
Maine State Route 195
Maine State Route 195 is a short state highway in Maine that provides local access between U.S. Route 1 and the coastal community of Camp Ellis in Saco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transportation infrastructure
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
ME 196
ⓘ
Route 196 ⓘ SR 196 ⓘ |
| accessControl | at-grade intersections ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in Maine
ⓘ
Transportation in Androscoggin County, Maine ⓘ Transportation in Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ Transportation in Sagadahoc County, Maine ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Brunswick region
ⓘ
Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Lewiston–Auburn area
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminusLocation | Brunswick, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commercial corridor
ⓘ
commuter corridor ⓘ |
| highwayType | state route ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Maine State Route system
ⓘ
surface form:
Maine state highway system
|
| passesThroughCounty |
Androscoggin County, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Androscoggin County
Cumberland County ⓘ Sagadahoc County ⓘ |
| region | southern Maine ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Auburn, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewiston, Maine ⓘ |
| servesTown |
Brunswick, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisbon, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Topsham, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial traffic
ⓘ
daily commuting ⓘ |
| westernTerminusLocation | Lewiston, Maine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maine State Route 196 Description of subject: Maine State Route 196 is a state highway in Maine that connects the Lewiston–Auburn area to the Brunswick region, serving as a key east–west commuter and commercial corridor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.