Rip Van Winkle Bridge
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The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a Hudson River crossing in New York State that connects the towns of Catskill and Hudson and serves as a key regional transportation link.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rip Van Winkle Bridge canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2346442 — 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: Rip Van Winkle Bridge Context triple: [New York State Bridge Authority, maintains, Rip Van Winkle Bridge]
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A.
Bear Mountain Bridge
Bear Mountain Bridge is a steel suspension bridge in New York that carries U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 202 across the Hudson River near Bear Mountain State Park.
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B.
Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge
The Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge is a major railroad bridge in New York State that carries rail traffic between Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River.
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C.
Baldhead Bridge
Baldhead Bridge is a classic roots reggae album by the Jamaican band Culture, known for its spiritually charged lyrics and harmonies.
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D.
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge over the Hudson River, now a popular pedestrian walkway and scenic landmark in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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E.
Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
The Newburgh–Beacon Bridge is a pair of toll bridges carrying Interstate 84 across the Hudson River between Newburgh and Beacon in New York State.
- 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: Rip Van Winkle Bridge Target entity description: The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a Hudson River crossing in New York State that connects the towns of Catskill and Hudson and serves as a key regional transportation link.
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A.
Bear Mountain Bridge
Bear Mountain Bridge is a steel suspension bridge in New York that carries U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 202 across the Hudson River near Bear Mountain State Park.
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B.
Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge
The Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge is a major railroad bridge in New York State that carries rail traffic between Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River.
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C.
Baldhead Bridge
Baldhead Bridge is a classic roots reggae album by the Jamaican band Culture, known for its spiritually charged lyrics and harmonies.
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D.
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge over the Hudson River, now a popular pedestrian walkway and scenic landmark in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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E.
Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
The Newburgh–Beacon Bridge is a pair of toll bridges carrying Interstate 84 across the Hudson River between Newburgh and Beacon in New York State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
ⓘ
steel through-truss bridge ⓘ |
| carries | New York State Route 23 ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges over the Hudson River
ⓘ
Road bridges in New York State ⓘ Toll bridges in New York State ⓘ |
| connects |
Catskill, New York
ⓘ
Hudson, New York ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Hudson River
ⓘ
Hudson River between Greene County and Columbia County ⓘ |
| function | regional transportation link ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianWalkway | yes ⓘ |
| hasScenicViews |
Catskill Mountains
ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia County, New York
ⓘ
Greene County, New York ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City of Hudson
ⓘ
Village of Catskill ⓘ
linked to:
Catskill, New York
|
| maintainedBy | New York State Bridge Authority ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rip Van Winkle
ⓘ
character created by Washington Irving ⓘ |
| opened | 1935 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | July 1935 ⓘ |
| owner | New York State Bridge Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson River crossings in New York
ⓘ
New York State Route 23 corridor ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Route 23
|
| regionServed |
Upper Hudson Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Valley
|
| roadwayLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| structureType | cantilever truss bridge ⓘ |
| tollDirection | eastbound only ⓘ |
| usedFor |
motor vehicle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rip Van Winkle Bridge Description of subject: The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a Hudson River crossing in New York State that connects the towns of Catskill and Hudson and serves as a key regional transportation link.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge nearby
subject linked to:
New York State Thruway Exit 21 (nearby)