Roebling Suspension Bridge
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The Roebling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as the engineering precursor to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge | 3 |
| Roebling Suspension Bridge canonical | 2 |
| Wheeling Suspension Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2802623 — 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: Roebling Suspension Bridge Context triple: [Cincinnati, hasLandmark, Roebling Suspension Bridge]
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A.
Roebling Bridge
Roebling Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct designed by John A. Roebling that now serves as a road bridge over the Delaware River between New York and Pennsylvania.
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B.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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C.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
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D.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was a pioneering 19th-century railway and road suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River near the falls, notable as one of the earliest major works of engineer John A. Roebling.
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E.
Walt Whitman Bridge
The Walt Whitman Bridge is a major suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gloucester City, New Jersey, and serving as a key highway crossing over the Delaware River.
- 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: Roebling Suspension Bridge Target entity description: The Roebling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as the engineering precursor to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
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A.
Roebling Bridge
Roebling Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct designed by John A. Roebling that now serves as a road bridge over the Delaware River between New York and Pennsylvania.
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B.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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C.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
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D.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was a pioneering 19th-century railway and road suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River near the falls, notable as one of the earliest major works of engineer John A. Roebling.
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E.
Walt Whitman Bridge
The Walt Whitman Bridge is a major suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gloucester City, New Jersey, and serving as a key highway crossing over the Delaware River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Roebling Suspension Bridge
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surface form:
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
|
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century suspension bridge engineering ⓘ |
| cableType | wire rope cables ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges over the Ohio River
ⓘ
Road bridges in Kentucky ⓘ Road bridges in Ohio ⓘ Suspension bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| city |
Cincinnati
ⓘ
Covington, Kentucky ⓘ
surface form:
Covington
|
| connects |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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surface form:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Covington, Kentucky ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1856 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crosses | Ohio River ⓘ |
| deckType | roadway deck ⓘ |
| designer | John A. Roebling ⓘ |
| hasTowers | stone towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| influenced | Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ |
| length | approximately 322 meters ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River ⓘ |
| location | between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet ⓘ |
| material |
iron
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John A. Roebling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an engineering precursor to the Brooklyn Bridge
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having one of the longest suspension spans in the world at the time of completion ⓘ |
| opened | 1867 ⓘ |
| openedToPedestrians | 1866 ⓘ |
| openedToVehicles | 1867 ⓘ |
| owner | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet ⓘ |
| partOf | transportation network between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky ⓘ |
| precededBy | construction of the Brooklyn Bridge ⓘ |
| state |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Cincinnati
ⓘ
Covington, Kentucky ⓘ
surface form:
Covington
|
| traffic |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roebling Suspension Bridge Description of subject: The Roebling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as the engineering precursor to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
this entity surface form:
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
this entity surface form:
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
this entity surface form:
John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge