North Carolina Highway 147
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North Carolina Highway 147 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that serves as a major freeway through Durham, connecting key local routes and providing access to downtown and Research Triangle Park.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Highway 147 canonical | 6 |
| NC 147 | 2 |
| NC Highway 147 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4658061 — 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: North Carolina Highway 147 Context triple: [North Carolina Highway 54, connectedTo, North Carolina Highway 147]
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A.
North Carolina Highway 14
North Carolina Highway 14 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Reidsville to other communities in Rockingham County and the surrounding region.
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B.
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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C.
North Carolina Highway 210
North Carolina Highway 210 is a state highway running across central and southeastern North Carolina, connecting rural communities, military areas, and coastal regions.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 42
North Carolina Highway 42 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across the central and eastern parts of the state, connecting numerous towns and major routes.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 54
North Carolina Highway 54 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the Research Triangle’s major communities, including Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
- 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: North Carolina Highway 147 Target entity description: North Carolina Highway 147 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that serves as a major freeway through Durham, connecting key local routes and providing access to downtown and Research Triangle Park.
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A.
North Carolina Highway 14
North Carolina Highway 14 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the city of Reidsville to other communities in Rockingham County and the surrounding region.
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B.
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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C.
North Carolina Highway 210
North Carolina Highway 210 is a state highway running across central and southeastern North Carolina, connecting rural communities, military areas, and coastal regions.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 42
North Carolina Highway 42 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west across the central and eastern parts of the state, connecting numerous towns and major routes.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 54
North Carolina Highway 54 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the Research Triangle’s major communities, including Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freeway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
NC 147
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway 147
|
| accesses |
Downtown Durham business district
ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Durham Historic District area
Duke University vicinity ⓘ Durham Bulls Athletic Park area ⓘ
linked to:
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham Performing Arts Center area ⓘ
linked to:
Durham Performing Arts Center
|
| category |
Freeways in North Carolina
ⓘ
State highways in North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 40
ⓘ
Interstate 85 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 54 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 55 ⓘ North Carolina Highway 751 ⓘ U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasControlledAccess | yes ⓘ |
| highwaySystem |
North Carolina State Highway System
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway System
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Research Triangle metropolitan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Research Triangle
|
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partlyDesignatedAs |
Durham Freeway
ⓘ
Triangle Expressway ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
connector to Research Triangle Park
ⓘ
urban freeway ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Research Triangle Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
downtown Durham ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Durham Historic District area
|
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| roadType | divided highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 147 ⓘ |
| serves | commuter traffic between Durham and Research Triangle Park ⓘ |
| servesAs | major freeway through Durham ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| tollStatus | partially tolled ⓘ |
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: North Carolina Highway 147 Description of subject: North Carolina Highway 147 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that serves as a major freeway through Durham, connecting key local routes and providing access to downtown and Research Triangle Park.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Carolina Highway 147
linked to: North Carolina Highway 147
linked to: North Carolina Highway 147