Blatnik Bridge
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The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blatnik Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3553101 — 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: Blatnik Bridge Context triple: [Superior, Wisconsin, hasBridge, Blatnik Bridge]
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A.
Ribnica Bridge
Ribnica Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Podgorica, Montenegro, known as one of the city’s oldest architectural landmarks spanning the Ribnica River.
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B.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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C.
Kandija Bridge
Kandija Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the Krka River in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, known as one of the town’s characteristic architectural landmarks.
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D.
Juan Pablo II Bridge
Juan Pablo II Bridge is a major road bridge in Chile that spans the Biobío River, connecting parts of the city of Concepción and serving as an important regional transport link.
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E.
Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Griboyedov Canal near the city’s central landmarks.
- 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: Blatnik Bridge Target entity description: The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
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A.
Ribnica Bridge
Ribnica Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Podgorica, Montenegro, known as one of the city’s oldest architectural landmarks spanning the Ribnica River.
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B.
Tumski Bridge
Tumski Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Wrocław, Poland, known for its picturesque views and tradition of lovers attaching padlocks to its railings.
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C.
Kandija Bridge
Kandija Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the Krka River in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, known as one of the town’s characteristic architectural landmarks.
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D.
Juan Pablo II Bridge
Juan Pablo II Bridge is a major road bridge in Chile that spans the Biobío River, connecting parts of the city of Concepción and serving as an important regional transport link.
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E.
Pevchesky Bridge
Pevchesky Bridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for spanning the Griboyedov Canal near the city’s central landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilever bridge
ⓘ
highway bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | I-535 High Bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Interstate highway traffic
ⓘ
US highway traffic ⓘ motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | sufficient for lake freighters ⓘ |
| connects |
Duluth
ⓘ
surface form:
Duluth, Minnesota
Superior, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| crosses |
Saint Louis Bay
ⓘ
St. Louis River ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis River estuary
|
| hasApproachFrom |
Duluth
ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Duluth
East Superior ⓘ |
| hasCondition | structurally deficient (21st century assessments) ⓘ |
| hasDeckMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| hasDesign | steel truss ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regional transportation link ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | multiple ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary freeway connection between Duluth and Superior ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typical urban freeway limit ⓘ |
| hasStructureMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| isOn | Great Lakes shipping channel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Saint Louis Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Louis Bay area
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Minnesota Department of Transportation
ⓘ
Wisconsin Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John A. Blatnik ⓘ |
| officialName | John A. Blatnik Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1961 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Minnesota
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Minnesota
Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form:
State of Wisconsin
|
| parallelTo | Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Duluth–Superior harbor crossings
Interstate 535 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate Highway System ⓘ U.S. Route 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesOver | industrial harbor area ⓘ |
| regionServed |
northeastern Minnesota
ⓘ
northwestern Wisconsin ⓘ |
| serves | Twin Ports region ⓘ |
| subjectTo | replacement planning in the 2020s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blatnik Bridge Description of subject: The Blatnik Bridge is a major highway bridge that carries traffic across the Saint Louis Bay between Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.