Interstate 278
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Interstate 278 is a major auxiliary highway in the New York City metropolitan area that connects several boroughs via key crossings such as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 278 canonical | 7 |
| Interstate 278 (Staten Island Connection) in New Jersey | 1 |
| Interstate 278 in New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1217428 — 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 278 Context triple: [Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, carries, Interstate 278]
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A.
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 is a beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, running through parts of New Jersey and New York and connecting several major interstate highways.
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B.
Interstate 475
Interstate 475 is a bypass route of Interstate 75 that diverts through traffic around the city of Macon in central Georgia.
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C.
Interstate 385
Interstate 385 is a major freeway in South Carolina that connects the city of Greenville with Interstate 26, serving as a key route between the Upstate region and Columbia/Charleston corridors.
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D.
Interstate 610
Interstate 610 is a beltway freeway encircling central Houston, Texas, serving as a major loop that connects multiple radial highways and facilitates regional traffic flow.
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E.
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is a major east–west highway in the northeastern United States that connects the New York City metropolitan area with Pennsylvania and points west.
- 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 278 Target entity description: Interstate 278 is a major auxiliary highway in the New York City metropolitan area that connects several boroughs via key crossings such as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.
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A.
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 is a beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, running through parts of New Jersey and New York and connecting several major interstate highways.
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B.
Interstate 475
Interstate 475 is a bypass route of Interstate 75 that diverts through traffic around the city of Macon in central Georgia.
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C.
Interstate 385
Interstate 385 is a major freeway in South Carolina that connects the city of Greenville with Interstate 26, serving as a key route between the Upstate region and Columbia/Charleston corridors.
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D.
Interstate 610
Interstate 610 is a beltway freeway encircling central Houston, Texas, serving as a major loop that connects multiple radial highways and facilitates regional traffic flow.
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E.
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 is a major east–west highway in the northeastern United States that connects the New York City metropolitan area with Pennsylvania and points west.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
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auxiliary Interstate Highway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belt Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel via I-478 NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Central Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 440 (New Jersey) NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 478 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 495 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 678 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Turnpike NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Route 895 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1/9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Arthur Kill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goethals Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Kill Van Kull NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert F. Kennedy Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTollSegment |
Goethals Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Robert F. Kennedy Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lanes | varies between 4 and 12 lanes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 35 miles ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | New York City metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
New Jersey Department of Transportation
NERFINISHED
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New York City Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
forms key cross-borough connection in New York City
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major truck route in New York City ⓘ |
| numberingType | three-digit auxiliary route of Interstate 78 ⓘ |
| opened | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bronx
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| segmentName |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
NERFINISHED
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Bruckner Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Gowanus Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ Staten Island Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| terminusEast | Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusWest | U.S. Route 1/9 in Linden, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 278 Description of subject: Interstate 278 is a major auxiliary highway in the New York City metropolitan area that connects several boroughs via key crossings such as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Interstate 278 in New York
this entity surface form:
Interstate 278 (Staten Island Connection) in New Jersey