Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing
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The Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing is a major highway bridge carrying the Washington, D.C. region’s circumferential interstate around the southwestern edge of the metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4832767 — 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: Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing Context triple: [Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C., hasComponent, Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing]
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A.
Elizabeth River Crossings
Elizabeth River Crossings is a private infrastructure company that operates and maintains key toll tunnels and related transportation facilities in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
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B.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span suspension bridge in Maryland that carries U.S. Route 50/301 across the Chesapeake Bay, linking Maryland’s eastern and western shores.
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C.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a major 17.6-mile (28.3 km) engineering complex of bridges and tunnels that carries U.S. Route 13 across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, connecting Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland near Norfolk.
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D.
Powhite Parkway Bridge
The Powhite Parkway Bridge is a major toll bridge in Richmond, Virginia, carrying the Powhite Parkway across the James River as part of a key commuter route into the city.
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E.
Mid-Bay Bridge
The Mid-Bay Bridge is a toll bridge in Florida that spans Choctawhatchee Bay, providing a direct north–south route between the city of Niceville and the Gulf Coast resort area near Destin.
- 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: Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing Target entity description: The Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing is a major highway bridge carrying the Washington, D.C. region’s circumferential interstate around the southwestern edge of the metropolitan area.
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A.
Elizabeth River Crossings
Elizabeth River Crossings is a private infrastructure company that operates and maintains key toll tunnels and related transportation facilities in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
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B.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a major dual-span suspension bridge in Maryland that carries U.S. Route 50/301 across the Chesapeake Bay, linking Maryland’s eastern and western shores.
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C.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel is a major 17.6-mile (28.3 km) engineering complex of bridges and tunnels that carries U.S. Route 13 across the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, connecting Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the mainland near Norfolk.
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D.
Powhite Parkway Bridge
The Powhite Parkway Bridge is a major toll bridge in Richmond, Virginia, carrying the Powhite Parkway across the James River as part of a key commuter route into the city.
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E.
Mid-Bay Bridge
The Mid-Bay Bridge is a toll bridge in Florida that spans Choctawhatchee Bay, providing a direct north–south route between the city of Niceville and the Gulf Coast resort area near Destin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway bridge
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interstate highway bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Capital Beltway
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Interstate 495 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ |
| connects |
Maryland
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Virginia ⓘ |
| crosses | Potomac River ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high traffic volumes
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motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| function | circumferential route around Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | full ⓘ |
| hasFeature | grade-separated interchanges at approaches ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple traffic lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| importance |
key Potomac River highway crossing
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major regional transportation link ⓘ |
| isOn | southwestern segment of Capital Beltway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid-Atlantic region
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linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| maintainedAs | federal-aid highway facility ⓘ |
| networkRole |
segment of I-495 orbital route
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segment of I-95 north–south corridor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capital Beltway loop
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linked to:
Capital Beltway
Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| roadType |
interstate-standard bridge
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limited-access freeway ⓘ |
| role |
regional commuter route
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regional freight corridor ⓘ |
| serves |
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
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linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing Description of subject: The Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing is a major highway bridge carrying the Washington, D.C. region’s circumferential interstate around the southwestern edge of the metropolitan area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C.
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hasComponent
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Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) Potomac River crossing
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