Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough)
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Newport Bridge in Middlesbrough is a historic vertical-lift road bridge and local landmark spanning the River Tees in northeast England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6484340 — 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: Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough) Context triple: [River Tees, hasBridge, Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough)]
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A.
Trinity Bridge, Manchester
Trinity Bridge in Manchester is a distinctive modern footbridge over the River Irwell, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava and known for its striking cable-stayed, asymmetrical form.
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B.
High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
The High Level Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne is a pioneering 19th-century two-tier road and railway bridge over the River Tyne, designed by engineer Robert Stephenson and celebrated as an icon of Victorian engineering.
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C.
Stoneferry Bridge
Stoneferry Bridge is a road bridge in Kingston upon Hull, England, carrying traffic across the River Hull and forming part of a key route through the city.
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D.
Tyne Bridge
The Tyne Bridge is an iconic steel arch bridge spanning the River Tyne in northeast England, symbolizing the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
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E.
Runcorn Railway Bridge
Runcorn Railway Bridge is a historic steel truss railway bridge in northwest England that carries trains across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- 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: Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough) Target entity description: Newport Bridge in Middlesbrough is a historic vertical-lift road bridge and local landmark spanning the River Tees in northeast England.
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A.
Trinity Bridge, Manchester
Trinity Bridge in Manchester is a distinctive modern footbridge over the River Irwell, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava and known for its striking cable-stayed, asymmetrical form.
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B.
High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
The High Level Bridge in Newcastle upon Tyne is a pioneering 19th-century two-tier road and railway bridge over the River Tyne, designed by engineer Robert Stephenson and celebrated as an icon of Victorian engineering.
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C.
Stoneferry Bridge
Stoneferry Bridge is a road bridge in Kingston upon Hull, England, carrying traffic across the River Hull and forming part of a key route through the city.
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D.
Tyne Bridge
The Tyne Bridge is an iconic steel arch bridge spanning the River Tyne in northeast England, symbolizing the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
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E.
Runcorn Railway Bridge
Runcorn Railway Bridge is a historic steel truss railway bridge in northwest England that carries trains across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
A1032 road
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tees ⓘ |
| crossesAt |
Newport, Middlesbrough
ⓘ
linked to:
Middlesbrough
|
| culturalSignificance | local landmark in Middlesbrough ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mott, Hay and Anderson ⓘ |
| engineer | Mott, Hay and Anderson ⓘ |
| function | road transport ⓘ |
| hasColor | red and white (commonly painted) ⓘ |
| hasDesign |
through-truss
ⓘ
vertical-lift ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Grade II ⓘ |
| hasLiftFunction | originally yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| isInUse | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Middlesbrough ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Tees ⓘ |
| locationCoordinates | approximately 54.574°N 1.291°W ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Middlesbrough Council ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| near |
Middlesbrough town centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Middlesbrough
Stockton-on-Tees ⓘ |
| notableFor |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
vertical-lift mechanism ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| officialName | Newport Bridge ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1934 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| partOf | transport infrastructure of Middlesbrough ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| river | River Tees ⓘ |
| spans | River Tees navigation channel ⓘ |
| structureType | movable bridge ⓘ |
| trafficType |
motor vehicles
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newport Bridge (Middlesbrough) Description of subject: Newport Bridge in Middlesbrough is a historic vertical-lift road bridge and local landmark spanning the River Tees in northeast England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.