Pont-canal de Digoin
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The Pont-canal de Digoin is a historic French aqueduct bridge that carries a canal over the Loire River near the town of Digoin in central France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pont-canal de Digoin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6941846 — 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: Pont-canal de Digoin Context triple: [Digoin, hasStructure, Pont-canal de Digoin]
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A.
Pont-canal d’Agen
Pont-canal d’Agen is a historic 19th-century aqueduct bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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B.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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C.
Pont d’Asfeld
Pont d’Asfeld is an 18th-century stone bridge in Briançon, France, renowned for its dramatic span across a deep gorge and its role in the town’s historic military fortifications.
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D.
Pont de Sierne
Pont de Sierne is a bridge in the Geneva region of Switzerland that carries traffic across the Arve River.
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E.
Melide–Bissone causeway
The Melide–Bissone causeway is a major roadway and rail embankment across Lake Lugano in southern Switzerland that connects the towns of Melide and Bissone, forming a key regional transport link.
- 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: Pont-canal de Digoin Target entity description: The Pont-canal de Digoin is a historic French aqueduct bridge that carries a canal over the Loire River near the town of Digoin in central France.
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A.
Pont-canal d’Agen
Pont-canal d’Agen is a historic 19th-century aqueduct bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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B.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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C.
Pont d’Asfeld
Pont d’Asfeld is an 18th-century stone bridge in Briançon, France, renowned for its dramatic span across a deep gorge and its role in the town’s historic military fortifications.
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D.
Pont de Sierne
Pont de Sierne is a bridge in the Geneva region of Switzerland that carries traffic across the Arve River.
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E.
Melide–Bissone causeway
The Melide–Bissone causeway is a major roadway and rail embankment across Lake Lugano in southern Switzerland that connects the towns of Melide and Bissone, forming a key regional transport link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct bridge
ⓘ
canal bridge ⓘ civil engineering structure ⓘ |
| access |
boats
ⓘ
pedestrian ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| carries | Canal latéral à la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aqueducts in France
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Bridges over the Loire ⓘ Monuments historiques of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1834 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | to carry a canal over the Loire River ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | industrial heritage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
navigation channel
ⓘ
stone arches ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Loire River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| isAbove | Loire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Digoin NERFINISHED ⓘ Loire basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Saône-et-Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | confluence of Canal du Centre and Loire River ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal latéral à la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| near | town of Digoin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
19th-century engineering
ⓘ
crossing of canal and Loire River ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1838 ⓘ |
| operator | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| region | central France ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ water transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal aqueduct ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Pont-canal de Digoin Description of subject: The Pont-canal de Digoin is a historic French aqueduct bridge that carries a canal over the Loire River near the town of Digoin in central France.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.