Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of long-span suspension bridges in Washington State, famous for the dramatic 1940 collapse of the original span and its significance in engineering and aerodynamic design history.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307032 — 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: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Context triple: [Puget Sound region, hasBridge, Tacoma Narrows Bridge]
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A.
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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B.
Goethals Bridge
The Goethals Bridge is a major steel truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic between Staten Island, New York, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, across the Arthur Kill.
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C.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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D.
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects the cities of Richmond in the East Bay and San Rafael in Marin County.
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E.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
- 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: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Target entity description: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of long-span suspension bridges in Washington State, famous for the dramatic 1940 collapse of the original span and its significance in engineering and aerodynamic design history.
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A.
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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B.
Goethals Bridge
The Goethals Bridge is a major steel truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic between Staten Island, New York, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, across the Arthur Kill.
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C.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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D.
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
The Richmond–San Rafael Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that connects the cities of Richmond in the East Bay and San Rafael in Marin County.
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E.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge complex
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suspension bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ suspension bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Galloping Gertie ⓘ |
| carries |
eastbound traffic
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westbound traffic ⓘ |
| collapseCause | aeroelastic flutter ⓘ |
| collapsedOn | November 7, 1940 ⓘ |
| connects |
Tacoma, Washington
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surface form:
City of Tacoma
Kitsap Peninsula ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1938 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Puget Sound
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Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ Tacoma Narrows strait ⓘ |
| designedBy | Leon Moisseiff ⓘ |
| engineer | Leon Moisseiff ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Tacoma Narrows Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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| locatedIn |
Tacoma Narrows
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| maintainedBy | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1940 suspension bridge collapse
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classic engineering failure case study ⓘ dramatic wind-induced collapse ⓘ impact on bridge design codes ⓘ impact on wind engineering ⓘ influence on bridge aerodynamics ⓘ |
| opened |
July 1, 1940
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July 15, 2007 ⓘ October 14, 1950 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Washington State, United States
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surface form:
State of Washington
Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
State of Washington
Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
State of Washington
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| partOf |
State Route 16
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State Route 16 ⓘ State Route 16 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | motion picture film of collapse ⓘ |
| replaced |
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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| tollBridge |
true
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true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tacoma Narrows Bridge Description of subject: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of long-span suspension bridges in Washington State, famous for the dramatic 1940 collapse of the original span and its significance in engineering and aerodynamic design history.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (replacement span work)
this entity surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
2007 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
subject surface form:
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
this entity surface form:
Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
Third Tacoma Narrows Bridge
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950 suspension bridge)
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007 suspension bridge)
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)
this entity surface form:
1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
subject surface form:
Tacoma Narrows
subject surface form:
Tacoma Narrows
this entity surface form:
Tacoma Narrows Bridges