East Capitol Street Bridge
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The East Capitol Street Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River and connecting central Washington to neighborhoods east of the river.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Capitol Street Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1757024 — 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: East Capitol Street Bridge Context triple: [Anacostia River, hasBridge, East Capitol Street Bridge]
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A.
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying Pennsylvania Avenue across the Anacostia River and serving as an important commuter and transit link in the city’s transportation network.
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B.
14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
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C.
Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
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D.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River.
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E.
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.
- 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: East Capitol Street Bridge Target entity description: The East Capitol Street Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River and connecting central Washington to neighborhoods east of the river.
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A.
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying Pennsylvania Avenue across the Anacostia River and serving as an important commuter and transit link in the city’s transportation network.
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B.
14th Street Bridge
The 14th Street Bridge is a major bridge complex over the Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area that carries multiple highway and rail routes between Virginia and the nation’s capital.
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C.
Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago that carries both road traffic and elevated trains across the Chicago River.
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D.
Longfellow Bridge
Longfellow Bridge is a historic steel and granite bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, known for carrying road and rail traffic between Boston and Cambridge across the Charles River.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Whitney Young Memorial Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
East Capitol Street NE
ⓘ
surface form:
East Capitol Street
|
| connects |
central Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River ⓘ |
| crosses | Anacostia River ⓘ |
| crossesNear |
Kingman Island
ⓘ
RFK Stadium ⓘ
surface form:
RFK Stadium area
|
| crossesWithin | District of Columbia boundary ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
East Capitol Street NE
ⓘ
surface form:
East Capitol Street east approach
East Capitol Street NE ⓘ
surface form:
East Capitol Street west approach
|
| hasBarrier | guard rails ⓘ |
| hasDeckType | road deck ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple traffic lanes ⓘ |
| hasLighting | street lighting ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Government of the District of Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
District of Columbia government
|
| hasSidewalks | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | girder bridge ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanArea | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
District of Columbia Department of Transportation
ⓘ
surface form:
District Department of Transportation
|
| namedAfter |
Whitney Young
ⓘ
surface form:
Whitney M. Young Jr.
|
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | East Capitol Street corridor ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Washington, D.C. arterial road network ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | major commuter route between downtown Washington and eastern neighborhoods ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Anacostia
ⓘ
Capitol Hill ⓘ |
| roadwayType | urban arterial ⓘ |
| spans |
Anacostia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacostia River valley
|
| usedFor |
daily commuting
ⓘ
local traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: East Capitol Street Bridge Description of subject: The East Capitol Street Bridge is a major roadway bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River and connecting central Washington to neighborhoods east of the river.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.