Virginia State Route 236
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Virginia State Route 236 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that connects Fairfax and Alexandria, serving as a major commuter and commercial corridor in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia State Route 236 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5911723 — 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: Virginia State Route 236 Context triple: [Little River Turnpike, officialName, Virginia State Route 236]
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A.
Virginia State Route 230
Virginia State Route 230 is a primary state highway in Virginia that connects rural communities in Madison County with nearby towns and major routes in the region.
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B.
Virginia State Route 231
Virginia State Route 231 is a scenic primary state highway in central Virginia that runs north–south through rural communities and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Virginia State Route 234
Virginia State Route 234 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that serves as a major north–south arterial route connecting the Manassas area with Interstate highways and surrounding communities.
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D.
Virginia State Route 243
Virginia State Route 243 is a short primary state highway in Fairfax County that connects the town of Vienna to major routes in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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E.
Virginia State Route 294
Virginia State Route 294 is a primary state highway in Prince William County, Virginia, serving as a key east–west connector through the Manassas area.
- 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: Virginia State Route 236 Target entity description: Virginia State Route 236 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that connects Fairfax and Alexandria, serving as a major commuter and commercial corridor in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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A.
Virginia State Route 230
Virginia State Route 230 is a primary state highway in Virginia that connects rural communities in Madison County with nearby towns and major routes in the region.
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B.
Virginia State Route 231
Virginia State Route 231 is a scenic primary state highway in central Virginia that runs north–south through rural communities and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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C.
Virginia State Route 234
Virginia State Route 234 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that serves as a major north–south arterial route connecting the Manassas area with Interstate highways and surrounding communities.
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D.
Virginia State Route 243
Virginia State Route 243 is a short primary state highway in Fairfax County that connects the town of Vienna to major routes in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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E.
Virginia State Route 294
Virginia State Route 294 is a primary state highway in Prince William County, Virginia, serving as a key east–west connector through the Manassas area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | primary state highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SR 236
ⓘ
VA 236 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Duke Street (in Alexandria)
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke Street
Little River Turnpike ⓘ |
| connects |
City of Alexandria
ⓘ
City of Fairfax ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 395
ⓘ
Interstate 495 ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ U.S. Route 29 ⓘ U.S. Route 50 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
major commercial corridor
ⓘ
major commuter corridor ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
State highways in Virginia
ⓘ
Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 395 near Alexandria
ⓘ
Interstate 495 Capital Beltway ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 495
|
| hasLanes | multiple travel lanes in most segments ⓘ |
| hasTerminus |
eastern terminus in Alexandria, Virginia
ⓘ
western terminus in Fairfax, Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | follows historic Little River Turnpike corridor ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | commuter routes feeding Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virginia State Highway System
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia state highway system
|
| passesThrough |
City of Alexandria, Virginia
ⓘ
City of Fairfax, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington metropolitan area
|
| roadConfiguration | urban arterial ⓘ |
| roadType | primary state highway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 236 ⓘ |
| routeType | State Route ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial areas in Alexandria
ⓘ
commercial areas in Fairfax County ⓘ commuters traveling between Fairfax and Alexandria ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| traverses |
suburban areas of Fairfax County
ⓘ
urban areas of Alexandria ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to office and commercial developments
ⓘ
access to retail centers ⓘ daily commuting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia State Route 236 Description of subject: Virginia State Route 236 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia that connects Fairfax and Alexandria, serving as a major commuter and commercial corridor in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Little River Turnpike (Virginia State Route 236)