Old Vicksburg Bridge
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The Old Vicksburg Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River that once carried both rail and vehicular traffic between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Vicksburg Bridge canonical | 1 |
| Vicksburg Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5184618 — 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: Old Vicksburg Bridge Context triple: [Vicksburg, Mississippi, hasBridge, Old Vicksburg Bridge]
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A.
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is a distinctive double-arch concrete bridge in Tennessee known for its dramatic span over a wooded valley along the historic Natchez Trace route.
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B.
Bay St. Louis Bridge
The Bay St. Louis Bridge is a coastal highway bridge in Mississippi that carries U.S. Route 90 across Bay St. Louis, connecting the cities of Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian.
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C.
Memphis–Arkansas Bridge
The Memphis–Arkansas Bridge is a major steel through-arch highway bridge carrying Interstate traffic across the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas.
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D.
Biloxi Bay Bridge
The Biloxi Bay Bridge is a prominent coastal highway bridge in Mississippi that connects the cities of Biloxi and Ocean Springs across Biloxi Bay.
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E.
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is a highway bridge over the Mississippi River near Hannibal, Missouri, named in honor of the famed American author Mark Twain.
- 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: Old Vicksburg Bridge Target entity description: The Old Vicksburg Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River that once carried both rail and vehicular traffic between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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A.
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is a distinctive double-arch concrete bridge in Tennessee known for its dramatic span over a wooded valley along the historic Natchez Trace route.
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B.
Bay St. Louis Bridge
The Bay St. Louis Bridge is a coastal highway bridge in Mississippi that carries U.S. Route 90 across Bay St. Louis, connecting the cities of Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian.
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C.
Memphis–Arkansas Bridge
The Memphis–Arkansas Bridge is a major steel through-arch highway bridge carrying Interstate traffic across the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tennessee, and West Memphis, Arkansas.
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D.
Biloxi Bay Bridge
The Biloxi Bay Bridge is a prominent coastal highway bridge in Mississippi that connects the cities of Biloxi and Ocean Springs across Biloxi Bay.
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E.
Mark Twain Memorial Bridge
The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is a highway bridge over the Mississippi River near Hannibal, Missouri, named in honor of the famed American author Mark Twain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilever bridge
ⓘ
former road bridge ⓘ railway bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vicksburg Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | rail traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Madison Parish, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | cantilever truss ⓘ |
| formerUse | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasApproach |
Louisiana approach viaduct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi approach viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | railroad crossing of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDecks | single-deck ⓘ |
| hasTollStatus | former toll bridge for vehicles ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vicksburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Vicksburg Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| opened | 1930 ⓘ |
| owner | Vicksburg Bridge Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelStructure | Interstate 20 Bridge (Vicksburg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | rail network across the Mississippi River at Vicksburg ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBankLocation |
east bank at Vicksburg, Mississippi
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west bank in Madison Parish, Louisiana ⓘ |
| roadTrafficClosed | 1998 ⓘ |
| state |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ |
| usage | freight rail traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Vicksburg Bridge Description of subject: The Old Vicksburg Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River that once carried both rail and vehicular traffic between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vicksburg Bridge