John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge
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The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1562383 — 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: John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Richmond–San Rafael Bridge, alsoKnownAs, John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge]
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A.
Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge
The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea.
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B.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
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C.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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D.
Charles R. Fenwick Bridge
The Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is a major Potomac River crossing in the Washington, D.C. area that carries the Yellow Line of the Washington Metro between Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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E.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
- 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: John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
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A.
Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge
The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge is a major steel cantilever bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea.
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B.
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge
The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington, connecting Seattle to its eastern suburbs.
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C.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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D.
Charles R. Fenwick Bridge
The Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is a major Potomac River crossing in the Washington, D.C. area that carries the Yellow Line of the Washington Metro between Virginia and the District of Columbia.
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E.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in California
ⓘ
cantilever bridge ⓘ highway bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ toll bridge ⓘ |
| baySegment | northern part of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| carries | Interstate 580 ⓘ |
| connects |
Richmond, California
ⓘ
San Rafael ⓘ
surface form:
San Rafael, California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
San Francisco Bay
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay ⓘ
surface form:
San Pablo Bay sector of San Francisco Bay
|
| design | cantilever and truss bridge ⓘ |
| function | connects North Bay and East Bay ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
Richmond approach
ⓘ
San Rafael approach ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
approach truss spans
ⓘ
long central cantilever span ⓘ |
| hasLanes |
3 lanes eastbound
ⓘ
3 lanes westbound ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Contra Costa County
ⓘ
surface form:
Contra Costa County, California
Marin County ⓘ
surface form:
Marin County, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| nameAlso | Richmond–San Rafael Bridge ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John F. McCarthy ⓘ |
| opened | 1956 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| parallelTo |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
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surface form:
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (as an alternate crossing of the Bay)
|
| partOf |
Interstate 580
ⓘ
surface form:
I-580 corridor
Interstate Highway System ⓘ regional east–west route between Marin County and Contra Costa County ⓘ |
| regionServed |
San Francisco Bay Area transit network
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Bay Area transportation network
|
| role | major regional toll crossing ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| structureMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| tollCollectionDirection | westbound only ⓘ |
| tollSystem | electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
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freight traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.