Maine Turnpike
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The Maine Turnpike is a major toll highway in Maine that forms a key segment of Interstate 95, carrying heavy regional and long-distance traffic through the state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maine Turnpike canonical | 5 |
| Boston-to-Portland interstate corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388905 — 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: Maine Turnpike Context triple: [Southern Maine, traversedBy, Maine Turnpike]
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A.
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is a major east–west toll highway in Massachusetts that forms part of Interstate 90 and connects the Boston area with the rest of the state and beyond.
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B.
Interstate 93
Interstate 93 is a major north–south highway in the New England region of the United States, running from Massachusetts through New Hampshire into Vermont and serving as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
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C.
Interstate 91
Interstate 91 is a major north–south highway in the northeastern United States that runs from New Haven, Connecticut, through Massachusetts and Vermont to the Canadian border.
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D.
Teaticket Highway
Teaticket Highway is a primary local road serving the village of Teaticket in Falmouth, Massachusetts, providing a main route for area traffic and access to nearby businesses and residences.
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E.
Interstate 84
Interstate 84 is a major east–west U.S. Interstate Highway in the Pacific Northwest that runs through Oregon and Idaho, serving as a key route between Portland and the inland Northwest.
- 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: Maine Turnpike Target entity description: The Maine Turnpike is a major toll highway in Maine that forms a key segment of Interstate 95, carrying heavy regional and long-distance traffic through the state.
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A.
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is a major east–west toll highway in Massachusetts that forms part of Interstate 90 and connects the Boston area with the rest of the state and beyond.
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B.
Interstate 93
Interstate 93 is a major north–south highway in the New England region of the United States, running from Massachusetts through New Hampshire into Vermont and serving as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
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C.
Interstate 91
Interstate 91 is a major north–south highway in the northeastern United States that runs from New Haven, Connecticut, through Massachusetts and Vermont to the Canadian border.
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D.
Teaticket Highway
Teaticket Highway is a primary local road serving the village of Teaticket in Falmouth, Massachusetts, providing a main route for area traffic and access to nearby businesses and residences.
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E.
Interstate 84
Interstate 84 is a major east–west U.S. Interstate Highway in the Pacific Northwest that runs through Oregon and Idaho, serving as a key route between Portland and the inland Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway segment
ⓘ
limited-access highway ⓘ toll highway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Falmouth Spur
ⓘ
Interstate 195 (Maine) ⓘ Interstate 295 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire Turnpike ⓘ U.S. Route 1 in Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fundedBy | toll revenue ⓘ |
| governedBy | Maine state law ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Interstate 95 (New Hampshire)
ⓘ
surface form:
Piscataqua River Bridge connection via I-95 corridor
|
| hasExitNumberingScheme | sequential exit numbering ⓘ |
| hasExpressTollLanes | no ⓘ |
| hasRestAreas | yes ⓘ |
| hasServiceAreas | yes ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| isMajorCorridorFor |
Boston–Portland–Bangor traffic
ⓘ
tourist traffic to southern Maine coast ⓘ traffic to central Maine ⓘ |
| isPartOf | National Highway System ⓘ |
| laneCount | four lanes on most segments ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maine ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maine Turnpike Authority ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Augusta, Maine ⓘ |
| opened | 1947 ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate 95 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Auburn, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biddeford, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Falmouth, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gardiner, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gray, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennebunk, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewiston, Maine ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Saco, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ South Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wells, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ York, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| serves |
long-distance traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speedLimitTypical | 65 mph ⓘ |
| tollCollectionMethod |
E-ZPass electronic tolling
ⓘ
barrier tolls ⓘ |
| wasExtended | 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maine Turnpike Description of subject: The Maine Turnpike is a major toll highway in Maine that forms a key segment of Interstate 95, carrying heavy regional and long-distance traffic through the state.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boston-to-Portland interstate corridor