U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina is an east–west U.S. highway that traverses the northern part of the state, connecting the Piedmont region to the Outer Banks and serving as a major corridor for local and tourist traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4724782 — 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: U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina Context triple: [North Carolina Highway 96, hasJunctionWith, U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina]
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A.
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects cities such as Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important regional corridor for traffic between central North Carolina and Virginia.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 119
North Carolina Highway 119 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route through communities including Mebane.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 18
North Carolina Highway 18 is a primary state highway running through western North Carolina, connecting several communities including Shelby and serving as an important regional north–south route.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
- 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: U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina is an east–west U.S. highway that traverses the northern part of the state, connecting the Piedmont region to the Outer Banks and serving as a major corridor for local and tourist traffic.
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A.
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects cities such as Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important regional corridor for traffic between central North Carolina and Virginia.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 150
North Carolina Highway 150 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across multiple counties, connecting numerous towns and cities in the Piedmont region.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 119
North Carolina Highway 119 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route through communities including Mebane.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 18
North Carolina Highway 18 is a primary state highway running through western North Carolina, connecting several communities including Shelby and serving as an important regional north–south route.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 10
North Carolina Highway 10 is a primary state highway in western North Carolina that serves as a key east–west route connecting several communities, including the city of Newton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
numbered highway in the United States ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Outer Banks of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate highways in North Carolina
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other U.S. Highways in North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
major corridor for local traffic
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major corridor for tourist traffic ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | mixture of two-lane and multi-lane segments ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 158 ⓘ |
| highwayType | U.S. Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern North Carolina ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Camden County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Caswell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Currituck County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Dare County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Davidson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Davie County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Forsyth County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Gates County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Granville County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Guilford County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Halifax County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Iredell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Northampton County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasquotank County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Person County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockingham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Vance County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henderson, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Reidsville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston-Salem, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadClassification | principal arterial highway ⓘ |
| serves |
local communities in northern North Carolina
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tourist destinations on the Outer Banks ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusArea | Outer Banks, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina is an east–west U.S. highway that traverses the northern part of the state, connecting the Piedmont region to the Outer Banks and serving as a major corridor for local and tourist traffic.
Referenced by (2)
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