Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia

E539699

Interstate highway bypass highway

Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia is a circumferential bypass highway that routes traffic around the Richmond metropolitan area, connecting several major interstates and reducing congestion through the city.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Interstate 295 near Richmond	3
I-295 beltway around Richmond, Virginia	1
Interstate 295 around Richmond	1
Interstate 295 in Henrico County, Virginia	1
Interstate 295 in Prince George County, Virginia	1
Interstate 295 in Virginia	1
Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5659047 — 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: Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia
Context triple: [Interstate 64 in Virginia, hasJunctionWith, Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia]

A. Interstate 464 in Virginia
Interstate 464 in Virginia is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in the Hampton Roads region that connects Interstate 64 and Interstate 264, serving as a key commuter and freight route through the Norfolk–Chesapeake area.
B. Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts is a major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic passing through the Lowell area.
C. Interstate 564 in Virginia
Interstate 564 in Virginia is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in Norfolk that connects Interstate 64 to Naval Station Norfolk and serves as a key access route to military and port facilities in the Hampton Roads area.
D. Interstate 495 in Haverhill
Interstate 495 in Haverhill is a segment of the major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
E. Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts is a segment of the I-495 beltway around Greater Boston that serves as a major regional connector and interchange point with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
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: Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia
Target entity description: Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia is a circumferential bypass highway that routes traffic around the Richmond metropolitan area, connecting several major interstates and reducing congestion through the city.

A. Interstate 464 in Virginia
Interstate 464 in Virginia is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in the Hampton Roads region that connects Interstate 64 and Interstate 264, serving as a key commuter and freight route through the Norfolk–Chesapeake area.
B. Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts is a major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic passing through the Lowell area.
C. Interstate 564 in Virginia
Interstate 564 in Virginia is a short auxiliary Interstate highway in Norfolk that connects Interstate 64 to Naval Station Norfolk and serves as a key access route to military and port facilities in the Hampton Roads area.
D. Interstate 495 in Haverhill
Interstate 495 in Haverhill is a segment of the major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
E. Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts is a segment of the I-495 beltway around Greater Boston that serves as a major regional connector and interchange point with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Interstate highway ⓘ bypass highway ⓘ
accessControl	full access-controlled freeway ⓘ
bypasses	downtown Richmond ⓘ linked to: West End, Richmond, Virginia
connectsCorridor	East–West traffic via I-64 ⓘ Northeast–Southeast traffic via I-95 and I-85 ⓘ
connectsTo	Interstate 64 ⓘ Interstate 85 ⓘ Interstate 95 ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ U.S. Route 301 ⓘ U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia State Route 895 (via I-95/I-295 access) ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
encircles	Richmond metropolitan area ⓘ
function	circumferential bypass of Richmond metropolitan area ⓘ
hasExitType	grade-separated interchanges only ⓘ
hasFeature	interchanges with major U.S. Routes around Richmond ⓘ
hasJunctionWith	Interstate 64 east of Richmond ⓘ linked to: Interstate 64 Interstate 64 west of Richmond ⓘ Interstate 95 north of Richmond ⓘ linked to: Interstate 95 through Richmond Interstate 95 south of Richmond ⓘ linked to: Interstate 95 through Richmond
laneConfiguration	divided highway ⓘ
locatedNear	Chesterfield County, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Chesterfield County Hanover County, Virginia ⓘ Henrico County, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Henrico County Prince George County, Virginia ⓘ
maintainedBy	Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ
numberingScheme	three-digit auxiliary Interstate of Interstate 95 ⓘ
openedAs	relief route for Interstate 95 ⓘ
orientation	partial beltway around Richmond ⓘ
partOf	Interstate Highway System ⓘ
purpose	reduce congestion on Interstate 64 through Richmond ⓘ reduce congestion on Interstate 95 through Richmond ⓘ route through traffic around downtown Richmond ⓘ
region	Central Virginia ⓘ
roadType	asphalt-paved freeway ⓘ
servesCity	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
speedLimitType	rural and suburban interstate speed limits ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
tollStatus	toll-free highway ⓘ
trafficRole	through-traffic bypass for long-distance travelers ⓘ
truckRouteFunction	preferred truck bypass of Richmond ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Interstate 64 in Virginia → hasJunctionWith → Interstate 295 near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: Interstate 64 in parts of Virginia

State Route 288 → relievesTrafficFrom → Interstate 295 around Richmond ⓘ