Tappan Zee Bridge
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The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tappan Zee Bridge Context triple: [Hudson River, crossedBy, Tappan Zee Bridge]
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A.
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a major double-decked suspension bridge connecting Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey and serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
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B.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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C.
Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
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D.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
14th Street Bridge complex
The 14th Street Bridge complex is a group of highway and railway bridges over the Potomac River that serves as a major transportation link between Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- 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: Tappan Zee Bridge Target entity description: The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.
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A.
George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a major double-decked suspension bridge connecting Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in New Jersey and serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
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B.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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C.
Key Bridge
Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
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D.
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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E.
14th Street Bridge complex
The 14th Street Bridge complex is a group of highway and railway bridges over the Potomac River that serves as a major transportation link between Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
cantilever bridge ⓘ former bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tappan Zee Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Tappan Zee Bridge
|
| carriedRoute |
I-87/I-287 concurrency
ⓘ
New York State Thruway ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Thruway mainline
|
| carries | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| closed | 2017 ⓘ |
| connects |
Rockland County
ⓘ
surface form:
Rockland County, New York
Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Hudson River ⓘ |
| crossesSectionOf | Tappan Zee (wide section of the Hudson River) ⓘ |
| demolished | 2019 ⓘ |
| designedAs | cantilever truss bridge ⓘ |
| designedToRelieve | traffic congestion on George Washington Bridge ⓘ |
| function | highway bridge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major Hudson River crossing for New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| lanes | 7 ⓘ |
| length |
about 3 miles
ⓘ
approximately 4.9 kilometers ⓘ |
| locale |
South Nyack, New York
ⓘ
Tarrytown, New York ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNorthOf | New York City ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Thruway Authority ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Malcolm Wilson ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 7 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Tappan Zee Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge
|
| opened | 1955-12-15 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1955 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| partOf |
Interstate 287
ⓘ
Interstate 87 ⓘ New York State Thruway ⓘ |
| region |
Hudson Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Hudson Valley
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| replacedBy |
Tappan Zee Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
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| replacedStructure | ferry services across the Hudson River at that location ⓘ |
| status |
demolished
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replaced ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tappan Zee Bridge Description of subject: The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Old Tappan Zee Bridge
this entity surface form:
Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge (crossing location)
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge (original)
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge (1955–2017)
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge area
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge area
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge (north span)
this entity surface form:
Tappan Zee Bridge (south span)
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge
this entity surface form:
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge