John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
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The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, that carried U.S. Route 17 and served as a primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant for much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John P. Grace Memorial Bridge canonical | 1 |
| Silas N. Pearman Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3686610 — 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: John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Cooper River, crossedBy, John P. Grace Memorial Bridge]
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A.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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B.
Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
The Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
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C.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
James B. Edwards Bridge
The James B. Edwards Bridge is a major highway span in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River, connecting the Charleston area’s road network.
- 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: John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, that carried U.S. Route 17 and served as a primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant for much of the 20th century.
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A.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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B.
Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
The Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge carrying U.S. Route 301 across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
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C.
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge
The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge is a major floating bridge in Washington State that carries Interstate 90 across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island.
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D.
Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge
The Grenville Dodge Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge in the Omaha–Council Bluffs area that carries Interstate 480 across the Missouri River between Nebraska and Iowa.
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E.
James B. Edwards Bridge
The James B. Edwards Bridge is a major highway span in South Carolina that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River, connecting the Charleston area’s road network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilever truss bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grace Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Charleston, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Cooper River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolished | 2005 ⓘ |
| design | cantilever truss ⓘ |
| function | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | 20th-century American bridge engineering ⓘ |
| historicUse | major regional transportation link ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Charleston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | South Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John P. Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest major Cooper River crossings ⓘ |
| opened | 1929 ⓘ |
| partOf | primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant in the 20th century ⓘ |
| regionServed | Lowcountry of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | ferry service across the Cooper River ⓘ |
| servedAs | primary crossing of the Cooper River between Charleston and Mount Pleasant ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| status | demolished structure ⓘ |
| trafficType |
automobile
ⓘ
truck ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John P. Grace Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, that carried U.S. Route 17 and served as a primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant for much of the 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Silas N. Pearman Bridge