NY 27A (Merrick Road)

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east–west arterial road state highway

NY 27A (Merrick Road) is a major east–west arterial route on Long Island’s South Shore, running through Nassau and western Suffolk counties and serving numerous coastal communities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27)	1
NY 27A (Merrick Road) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5022895 — 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: NY 27A (Merrick Road)
Context triple: [Meadowbrook State Parkway, hasJunctionWith, NY 27A (Merrick Road)]

A. NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike)
NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) is a major east–west arterial road on Long Island, New York, running through Nassau County and serving as a key commercial and commuter route.
B. New York State Route 277
New York State Route 277 is a north–south state highway in western New York that serves suburban communities south of Buffalo, including Orchard Park.
C. New York State Route 270
New York State Route 270 is a north–south state highway in western New York that serves the Buffalo suburban area, including the hamlet of Getzville.
D. New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265 is a north–south state highway in western New York that runs through the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area, serving communities such as Tonawanda.
E. New York State Route 295
New York State Route 295 is a state highway in eastern New York that connects rural communities near the Massachusetts border with major routes in Columbia County.
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: NY 27A (Merrick Road)
Target entity description: NY 27A (Merrick Road) is a major east–west arterial route on Long Island’s South Shore, running through Nassau and western Suffolk counties and serving numerous coastal communities.

A. NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike)
NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) is a major east–west arterial road on Long Island, New York, running through Nassau County and serving as a key commercial and commuter route.
B. New York State Route 277
New York State Route 277 is a north–south state highway in western New York that serves suburban communities south of Buffalo, including Orchard Park.
C. New York State Route 270
New York State Route 270 is a north–south state highway in western New York that serves the Buffalo suburban area, including the hamlet of Getzville.
D. New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265 is a north–south state highway in western New York that runs through the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area, serving communities such as Tonawanda.
E. New York State Route 295
New York State Route 295 is a state highway in eastern New York that connects rural communities near the Massachusetts border with major routes in Columbia County.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	east–west arterial road ⓘ state highway ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Merrick Road ⓘ
connectsTo	local streets on Long Island’s South Shore ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
followsShore	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
function	major east–west arterial route ⓘ
hasLanes	multiple travel lanes in many segments ⓘ
hasRole	local alternative to Sunrise Highway ⓘ
hasSpeedLimit	varies by municipality along the route ⓘ
isPartOfNetwork	New York State Route system ⓘ linked to: New York State Route System
locatedIn	Long Island ⓘ Nassau County, New York ⓘ South Shore of Long Island ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ
maintainedBy	New York State and local municipalities (varies by segment) ⓘ
namedAfter	Merrick, New York ⓘ
orientation	east–west ⓘ
parallels	Sunrise Highway (NY 27) ⓘ linked to: New York State Route 27
partOf	New York State Route 27A ⓘ
passesThrough	Nassau County, New York ⓘ western Suffolk County, New York ⓘ linked to: Suffolk County, New York
region	Downstate New York ⓘ
roadClass	principal arterial in many segments ⓘ
roadSurface	paved ⓘ
roadType	arterial road ⓘ
serves	coastal communities on Long Island’s South Shore ⓘ commercial corridors ⓘ commuter traffic ⓘ local business districts ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
usedFor	automobile traffic ⓘ bus routes ⓘ truck traffic ⓘ