U.S. Route 522

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U.S. Numbered Highway north–south highway

U.S. Route 522 is a north–south United States highway running through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, linking rural communities and small cities across the Mid-Atlantic region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Route 522 canonical	2
U.S. Route 522 in Maryland	2
U.S. Route 522 in Pennsylvania	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T708742 — 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 522
Context triple: [Front Royal, connectedByHighway, U.S. Route 522]

A. U.S. Route 321
U.S. Route 321 is a major north–south U.S. highway in the southeastern United States that connects Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina, linking cities such as Knoxville, Boone, and Columbia.
B. U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Rockingham, North Carolina, to Waverly, New York, passing through several Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian states.
C. U.S. Route 221
U.S. Route 221 is a north–south United States highway that runs through several southeastern states, connecting rural communities and regional centers.
D. U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 is a major U.S. highway running generally northeast–southwest across several states in the southeastern United States, connecting cities from North Carolina to Indiana.
E. North Carolina Highway 22
North Carolina Highway 22 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs generally north–south, serving as a connector route through several central counties and communities.
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 522
Target entity description: U.S. Route 522 is a north–south United States highway running through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, linking rural communities and small cities across the Mid-Atlantic region.

A. U.S. Route 321
U.S. Route 321 is a major north–south U.S. highway in the southeastern United States that connects Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina, linking cities such as Knoxville, Boone, and Columbia.
B. U.S. Route 220
U.S. Route 220 is a major north–south U.S. Highway running from Rockingham, North Carolina, to Waverly, New York, passing through several Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian states.
C. U.S. Route 221
U.S. Route 221 is a north–south United States highway that runs through several southeastern states, connecting rural communities and regional centers.
D. U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 is a major U.S. highway running generally northeast–southwest across several states in the southeastern United States, connecting cities from North Carolina to Indiana.
E. North Carolina Highway 22
North Carolina Highway 22 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs generally north–south, serving as a connector route through several central counties and communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Numbered Highway ⓘ north–south highway ⓘ
category	U.S. Highways in Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Highways in Pennsylvania ⓘ U.S. Highways in Virginia ⓘ U.S. Highways in West Virginia ⓘ
connects	Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah River NERFINISHED ⓘ
direction	north–south ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Interstate 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 211 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 340 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Maryland ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	Maryland State Highway Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ West Virginia Division of Highways NERFINISHED ⓘ
opened	20th century ⓘ
overlapsWith	Interstate 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ
passesThrough	Berkeley Springs, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Culpeper, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Front Royal, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hancock, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Potomac River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchester, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
routeNumber	522 ⓘ
serves	rural communities ⓘ small cities ⓘ
stateHighwayNumber	522 ⓘ
terminusNorth	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusSouth	Powhatan, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	local access ⓘ regional travel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Front Royal → connectedByHighway → U.S. Route 522 ⓘ

Warren County, Virginia → servedByHighway → U.S. Route 522 ⓘ

U.S. Route 522 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia → connectsTo → U.S. Route 522 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 522 in Maryland

U.S. Route 522 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia → connectsTo → U.S. Route 522 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 522 in Pennsylvania

U.S. Highways in Maryland → hasRoute → U.S. Route 522 ⓘ