New York State Route 208
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New York State Route 208 is a north–south state highway in New York’s Hudson Valley region that connects several communities in Orange and Ulster counties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York State Route 208 canonical | 2 |
| New York State Route 207 near Washingtonville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3221276 — 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: New York State Route 208 Context triple: [Village of Washingtonville, New York, locatedNear, New York State Route 208]
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New York State Route 240
New York State Route 240 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several suburbs and rural communities south of Buffalo.
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B.
New York State Route 28
New York State Route 28 is a major north–south state highway in New York that runs through the Adirondack and Catskill regions, connecting numerous small communities and recreational areas.
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C.
New York State Route 218
New York State Route 218 is a scenic north–south state highway in New York that runs along the Hudson River near West Point, offering dramatic cliffside views and connecting local communities in Orange County.
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D.
New York State Route 59
New York State Route 59 is a major east–west state highway in Rockland County, New York, serving as a key commercial and commuter corridor through communities such as Nyack.
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E.
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.
- 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: New York State Route 208 Target entity description: New York State Route 208 is a north–south state highway in New York’s Hudson Valley region that connects several communities in Orange and Ulster counties.
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A.
New York State Route 240
New York State Route 240 is a north–south state highway in western New York that connects several suburbs and rural communities south of Buffalo.
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B.
New York State Route 28
New York State Route 28 is a major north–south state highway in New York that runs through the Adirondack and Catskill regions, connecting numerous small communities and recreational areas.
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C.
New York State Route 218
New York State Route 218 is a scenic north–south state highway in New York that runs along the Hudson River near West Point, offering dramatic cliffside views and connecting local communities in Orange County.
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D.
New York State Route 59
New York State Route 59 is a major east–west state highway in Rockland County, New York, serving as a key commercial and commuter corridor through communities such as Nyack.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state highway ⓘ |
| category |
State highways in New York
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Transportation in Orange County, New York ⓘ Transportation in Ulster County, New York ⓘ |
| connects |
communities in Orange County, New York
ⓘ
communities in Ulster County, New York ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crosses | Wallkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| hasBridgeOver | Wallkill River at Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 84
NERFINISHED
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New York State Route 17K NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 207 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 52 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | NY 208 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wallkill River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Orange County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | New York State Route System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Town of Blooming Grove, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Gardiner, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Hamptonburgh, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Montgomery, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of New Paltz, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of New Windsor, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Village of Walden, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Village of Washingtonville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hudson Valley ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 208 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | intersection with U.S. Route 44 and New York State Route 55 in New Paltz ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | intersection with New York State Route 17M in Washingtonville ⓘ |
| traverses |
rural areas
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small villages ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ |
| usedFor | road transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York State Route 208 Description of subject: New York State Route 208 is a north–south state highway in New York’s Hudson Valley region that connects several communities in Orange and Ulster counties.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York State Route 207 near Washingtonville