A26 motorway
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The A26 motorway is a major French autoroute in northern France that connects Calais and the Channel Tunnel area with the interior of the country, serving as an important route for international traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A26 motorway canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4162957 — 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: A26 motorway Context triple: [Coquelles, roadAccess, A26 motorway]
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A.
A28 motorway
The A28 motorway is a major German autobahn in northwestern Germany that connects the city of Oldenburg with other regional and national transport routes.
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B.
A27 motorway
The A27 motorway is a major north–south highway in the Netherlands that connects several key cities and regions in the central part of the country.
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C.
A22 motorway
The A22 motorway, also known as Via do Infante, is a major east–west toll highway in Portugal’s Algarve region that links coastal towns and connects to Spain.
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D.
A25 motorway
The A25 motorway is a major Italian highway in central Italy that connects the Adriatic coast near Pescara with the A24 route toward Rome, facilitating east–west travel across the Apennines.
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E.
A20 motorway
The A20 motorway is a major French highway running north–south through central and southwestern France, linking cities such as Vierzon, Limoges, and Toulouse.
- 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: A26 motorway Target entity description: The A26 motorway is a major French autoroute in northern France that connects Calais and the Channel Tunnel area with the interior of the country, serving as an important route for international traffic.
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A.
A28 motorway
The A28 motorway is a major German autobahn in northwestern Germany that connects the city of Oldenburg with other regional and national transport routes.
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B.
A27 motorway
The A27 motorway is a major north–south highway in the Netherlands that connects several key cities and regions in the central part of the country.
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C.
A22 motorway
The A22 motorway, also known as Via do Infante, is a major east–west toll highway in Portugal’s Algarve region that links coastal towns and connects to Spain.
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D.
A25 motorway
The A25 motorway is a major Italian highway in central Italy that connects the Adriatic coast near Pescara with the A24 route toward Rome, facilitating east–west travel across the Apennines.
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E.
A20 motorway
The A20 motorway is a major French highway running north–south through central and southwestern France, linking cities such as Vierzon, Limoges, and Toulouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French autoroute
ⓘ
motorway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Autoroute des Anglais
ⓘ
Englishmen’s Motorway ⓘ |
| connects |
A4 motorway
ⓘ
A5 motorway ⓘ Calais ⓘ Reims ⓘ Troyes ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Channel Tunnel via connecting roads ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A1 motorway
ⓘ
A2 motorway ⓘ A4 motorway ⓘ A5 motorway ⓘ |
| hasRoadSignColor | blue ⓘ |
| importance |
key link between Channel ports and interior of France
ⓘ
major north–south corridor in northern France ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | at least two lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| length | approximately 394 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | French motorway concessionaires ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Calais ⓘ |
| openedInStages | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | French autoroute network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Arras
ⓘ
Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ Laon ⓘ Lens ⓘ Saint-Quentin ⓘ |
| region |
Grand Est
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| roadNumberingSystem | A-road (autoroute) system of France ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| routeNumber | A26 ⓘ |
| serves |
Channel Tunnel area
ⓘ
international traffic ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | Troyes ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A26 motorway Description of subject: The A26 motorway is a major French autoroute in northern France that connects Calais and the Channel Tunnel area with the interior of the country, serving as an important route for international traffic.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, France
subject linked to:
Eurotunnel Shuttle terminals
subject linked to:
Béthune, France