Weeks Footbridge
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Weeks Footbridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, best known for connecting Harvard University's main campus to its athletic facilities across the Charles River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weeks Footbridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3910431 — 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: Weeks Footbridge Context triple: [Charles River (Boston and Cambridge), crossedBy, Weeks Footbridge]
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A.
Serpentine Bridge
Serpentine Bridge is a historic stone bridge in London that spans the Serpentine lake, visually separating Hyde Park from Kensington Gardens.
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B.
Church Street Bridge
Church Street Bridge is a historic road bridge in Melbourne, Australia, known for carrying Church Street over the Yarra River and serving as a key local traffic link.
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C.
Brooks Bridge
Brooks Bridge is a highway bridge in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, that carries U.S. Route 98 over the Santa Rosa Sound, connecting the mainland to Okaloosa Island.
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D.
Adelphi Footbridge
Adelphi Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Irwell in Salford, England, providing a crossing between key areas of the city.
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E.
Whaley Bridge
Whaley Bridge is a small town in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, known historically for its role in the canal and textile industries.
- 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: Weeks Footbridge Target entity description: Weeks Footbridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, best known for connecting Harvard University's main campus to its athletic facilities across the Charles River.
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A.
Serpentine Bridge
Serpentine Bridge is a historic stone bridge in London that spans the Serpentine lake, visually separating Hyde Park from Kensington Gardens.
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B.
Church Street Bridge
Church Street Bridge is a historic road bridge in Melbourne, Australia, known for carrying Church Street over the Yarra River and serving as a key local traffic link.
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C.
Brooks Bridge
Brooks Bridge is a highway bridge in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, that carries U.S. Route 98 over the Santa Rosa Sound, connecting the mainland to Okaloosa Island.
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D.
Adelphi Footbridge
Adelphi Footbridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Irwell in Salford, England, providing a crossing between key areas of the city.
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E.
Whaley Bridge
Whaley Bridge is a small town in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, known historically for its role in the canal and textile industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
footbridge
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ pedestrian bridge ⓘ steel arch bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
Harvard University's athletic facilities
ⓘ
Cambridge campus of Harvard University ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University's main campus
|
| constructionStartDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| crosses | Charles River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
Harvard athletic fields in Allston
ⓘ
Harvard campus in Cambridge ⓘ |
| hasApproachFrom |
John F. Kennedy Street
ⓘ
surface form:
John F. Kennedy Street area
Soldiers Field Softball Stadium ⓘ
surface form:
Soldiers Field athletic complex
|
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 42.369 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -71.120 ⓘ |
| hasDesign | arch bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative balustrades
ⓘ
lampposts ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed as a historic resource by the Massachusetts Historical Commission ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 617 feet ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| hasRiverMile | approximately 1.5 miles upstream from Boston Harbor ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | pedestrians only ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 20 feet ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
being a landmark of the Head of the Charles Regatta
ⓘ
views of Harvard University ⓘ views of the Charles River ⓘ |
| isNear |
Harvard Business School
ⓘ
Harvard Stadium ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor | Harvard University promotional materials ⓘ |
| isUsedDuring | Head of the Charles Regatta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John W. Weeks
ⓘ
Weeks family ⓘ |
| opened | 1927 ⓘ |
| owner | Harvard University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cambridge campus of Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University campus
|
| underwentRenovation |
1980s
ⓘ
2010s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weeks Footbridge Description of subject: Weeks Footbridge is a historic pedestrian bridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, best known for connecting Harvard University's main campus to its athletic facilities across the Charles River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles River (Boston and Cambridge)