A42 motorway (Portugal)
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The A42 motorway in Portugal is a key highway in the Porto metropolitan area that links inland regions to the main northern transport corridors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A42 motorway (Portugal) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530623 — 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: A42 motorway (Portugal) Context triple: [Portuguese national road network, hasComponent, A42 motorway (Portugal)]
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A.
A4 motorway (Portugal)
The A4 motorway in Portugal is a major east–west highway connecting Porto to the inland regions and toward the Spanish border, forming a key part of the country’s national road network.
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B.
A24 motorway (Portugal)
The A24 motorway in Portugal is a major north–south highway linking Viseu to Chaves and the Spanish border, serving as an important inland route parallel to the coast.
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C.
A41 motorway (Portugal)
The A41 motorway in Portugal is a key orbital highway serving the Porto metropolitan area, linking major radial routes and facilitating regional and airport access.
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D.
A22 motorway (Portugal)
The A22 motorway, also known as Via do Infante, is a major toll highway running across Portugal’s Algarve region, connecting the Spanish border near Vila Real de Santo António to Lagos.
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E.
A25 motorway (Portugal)
The A25 motorway in Portugal is a major east–west highway linking the coastal city of Aveiro to the Spanish border near Vilar Formoso, serving as a key route for domestic and international traffic across central Portugal.
- 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: A42 motorway (Portugal) Target entity description: The A42 motorway in Portugal is a key highway in the Porto metropolitan area that links inland regions to the main northern transport corridors.
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A.
A4 motorway (Portugal)
The A4 motorway in Portugal is a major east–west highway connecting Porto to the inland regions and toward the Spanish border, forming a key part of the country’s national road network.
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B.
A24 motorway (Portugal)
The A24 motorway in Portugal is a major north–south highway linking Viseu to Chaves and the Spanish border, serving as an important inland route parallel to the coast.
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C.
A41 motorway (Portugal)
The A41 motorway in Portugal is a key orbital highway serving the Porto metropolitan area, linking major radial routes and facilitating regional and airport access.
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D.
A22 motorway (Portugal)
The A22 motorway, also known as Via do Infante, is a major toll highway running across Portugal’s Algarve region, connecting the Spanish border near Vila Real de Santo António to Lagos.
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E.
A25 motorway (Portugal)
The A25 motorway in Portugal is a major east–west highway linking the coastal city of Aveiro to the Spanish border near Vilar Formoso, serving as a key route for domestic and international traffic across central Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway in Portugal
ⓘ
motorway ⓘ |
| accessControl | controlled-access highway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A11 motorway (Portugal)
ⓘ
A3 motorway (Portugal) ⓘ A4 motorway (Portugal) ⓘ A41 motorway (Portugal) ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith | national roads in Porto metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | Portuguese motorway speed limit regulations ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes ⓘ |
| links |
inland regions of northern Portugal
ⓘ
main northern transport corridors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norte Region
ⓘ
Porto metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Area of Porto
|
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Infraestruturas de Portugal ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese motorway network ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | northern Portugal road corridor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Felgueiras municipality
ⓘ
linked to:
Felgueiras Municipality
Lousada municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Lousada Municipality
Paredes municipality ⓘ Paços de Ferreira municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Paços de Ferreira Municipality
Penafiel municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Penafiel Municipality
Porto District ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| servesFunction |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ regional connectivity ⓘ |
| surfaceType | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedFor | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A42 motorway (Portugal) Description of subject: The A42 motorway in Portugal is a key highway in the Porto metropolitan area that links inland regions to the main northern transport corridors.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.