Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
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The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in New York City that connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula across Rockaway Inlet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge canonical | 8 |
| Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge facilities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2444468 — 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: Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Floyd Bennett Field, locatedNear, Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge]
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A.
Throgs Neck Bridge
The Throgs Neck Bridge is a major suspension bridge in New York City that connects the Bronx and Queens, serving as a key route between the Bronx–Whitestone and Cross Bronx expressways.
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B.
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a major New York City toll bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx across the East River and surrounding waterways.
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C.
Queensborough Bridge
The Queensborough Bridge is a road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting New Westminster to the Queensborough neighborhood on Lulu Island.
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D.
Whitestone Bridge
The Whitestone Bridge is a major suspension bridge in New York City that connects the Bronx and Queens across the East River, serving as a key link between the city and Long Island.
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E.
Bayonne Bridge
The Bayonne Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge connecting Staten Island, New York, to Bayonne, New Jersey, and is notable for its large span and role as a key transportation link in the New York Harbor area.
- 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: Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in New York City that connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula across Rockaway Inlet.
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A.
Throgs Neck Bridge
The Throgs Neck Bridge is a major suspension bridge in New York City that connects the Bronx and Queens, serving as a key route between the Bronx–Whitestone and Cross Bronx expressways.
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B.
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a major New York City toll bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx across the East River and surrounding waterways.
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C.
Queensborough Bridge
The Queensborough Bridge is a road bridge in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, connecting New Westminster to the Queensborough neighborhood on Lulu Island.
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D.
Whitestone Bridge
The Whitestone Bridge is a major suspension bridge in New York City that connects the Bronx and Queens across the East River, serving as a key link between the city and Long Island.
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E.
Bayonne Bridge
The Bayonne Bridge is a historic steel arch bridge connecting Staten Island, New York, to Bayonne, New Jersey, and is notable for its large span and role as a key transportation link in the New York Harbor area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
ⓘ
steel bridge ⓘ toll bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Floyd Bennett Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob Riis Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borough |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
| bridgeType | vertical-lift ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| carriesRoute |
Belt Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockaway Point Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Shore Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clearanceBelowClosed | about 55 ft ⓘ |
| clearanceBelowOpen | about 150 ft ⓘ |
| connects |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockaway Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsNeighborhood |
Marine Park, Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockaway, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Rockaway Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Amman & Whitney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moses, Kahn & Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Marine Parkway Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiftSpan | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSpanLength | 540 ft ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | MTA Bridges and Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gil Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| officialNameAdopted | 1978 ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City parkway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rockaway Inlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tollCollection | electronic ⓘ |
| tollDirection | southbound ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 4,022 ft ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bicycles
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motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in New York City that connects Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula across Rockaway Inlet.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge facilities