Elizabeth River Ferry
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The Elizabeth River Ferry is a passenger boat service that connects Portsmouth and Norfolk across the Elizabeth River in Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth River Ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6918294 — 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: Elizabeth River Ferry Context triple: [Portsmouth, Virginia, hasTransportation, Elizabeth River Ferry]
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A.
Cape May–Lewes Ferry
The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
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B.
Cross Sound Ferry
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service operating across Long Island Sound, primarily connecting New London, Connecticut with ports on Long Island, New York.
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C.
Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry
The Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry is a major car and passenger ferry service linking the English mainland at Portsmouth with the Isle of Wight village of Fishbourne across the Solent.
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D.
Gosport Ferry
Gosport Ferry is a passenger ferry service that operates across Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, England, linking the town of Gosport with the city of Portsmouth.
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E.
Dartmouth Higher Ferry
Dartmouth Higher Ferry is a vehicular and passenger ferry service that carries traffic across the River Dart between Dartmouth and Kingswear in Devon, England.
- 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: Elizabeth River Ferry Target entity description: The Elizabeth River Ferry is a passenger boat service that connects Portsmouth and Norfolk across the Elizabeth River in Virginia.
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A.
Cape May–Lewes Ferry
The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
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B.
Cross Sound Ferry
Cross Sound Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service operating across Long Island Sound, primarily connecting New London, Connecticut with ports on Long Island, New York.
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C.
Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry
The Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry is a major car and passenger ferry service linking the English mainland at Portsmouth with the Isle of Wight village of Fishbourne across the Solent.
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D.
Gosport Ferry
Gosport Ferry is a passenger ferry service that operates across Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, England, linking the town of Gosport with the city of Portsmouth.
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E.
Dartmouth Higher Ferry
Dartmouth Higher Ferry is a vehicular and passenger ferry service that carries traffic across the River Dart between Dartmouth and Kingswear in Devon, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger ferry service
ⓘ
public transportation service ⓘ |
| accessibility | wheelchair accessible ⓘ |
| connects |
Norfolk, Virginia
ⓘ
Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hampton Roads Transit bus network
ⓘ
The Tide light rail ⓘ
linked to:
The Tide light rail system
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Elizabeth River ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Hampton Roads Transit fare system ⓘ |
| hasStop |
Harbor Park, Norfolk
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor Park
Olde Towne, Portsmouth ⓘ
linked to:
Olde Towne Portsmouth
Waterside District, Norfolk ⓘ
linked to:
Norfolk waterfront area
|
| locatedIn |
Hampton Roads, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Hampton Roads
Virginia ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | water transport ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Hampton Roads Transit
ⓘ
linked to:
Hampton Roads Transit bus network
|
| operatesOn | Elizabeth River ⓘ |
| operatorType | regional transit agency ⓘ |
| owner |
Hampton Roads Transit
ⓘ
linked to:
Hampton Roads Transit bus network
|
| primaryUse | public transit ⓘ |
| purpose | connect downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Portsmouth ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hampton Roads metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Hampton Roads
|
| safetyAuthority | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Norfolk, Virginia
ⓘ
Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger-only ferry ⓘ |
| ticketing |
integrated with HRT passes
ⓘ
onboard purchase available ⓘ |
| vesselType | passenger ferry boat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elizabeth River Ferry Description of subject: The Elizabeth River Ferry is a passenger boat service that connects Portsmouth and Norfolk across the Elizabeth River in Virginia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.