U.S. Route 40 in Delaware
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U.S. Route 40 in Delaware is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor linking Maryland to New Jersey through northern Delaware.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 40 in Delaware canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7291371 — 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: U.S. Route 40 in Delaware Context triple: [Delaware Route 896, connectsTo, U.S. Route 40 in Delaware]
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U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting urban centers like Baltimore with rural and mountainous regions including the South Mountain area.
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B.
U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey is a major east–west highway that runs from the Pennsylvania state line near Camden to Atlantic City, serving as a key route across southern New Jersey.
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C.
U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4 is an east–west United States highway in the Northeast that runs between New York and New Hampshire, connecting cities such as Albany and Portsmouth.
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D.
Old U.S. Route 40
Old U.S. Route 40 is a historic transcontinental highway that once connected the U.S. East and West Coasts, serving as a major early 20th-century travel and commerce route across the country.
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E.
U.S. Route 130 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 130 in New Jersey is a major north–south highway running through central and southern parts of the state, serving as an important alternative to the New Jersey Turnpike and U.S. Route 1 for regional traffic.
- 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: U.S. Route 40 in Delaware Target entity description: U.S. Route 40 in Delaware is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor linking Maryland to New Jersey through northern Delaware.
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A.
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland is a major east–west highway that traverses the state, connecting urban centers like Baltimore with rural and mountainous regions including the South Mountain area.
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B.
U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey is a major east–west highway that runs from the Pennsylvania state line near Camden to Atlantic City, serving as a key route across southern New Jersey.
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C.
U.S. Route 4
U.S. Route 4 is an east–west United States highway in the Northeast that runs between New York and New Hampshire, connecting cities such as Albany and Portsmouth.
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D.
Old U.S. Route 40
Old U.S. Route 40 is a historic transcontinental highway that once connected the U.S. East and West Coasts, serving as a major early 20th-century travel and commerce route across the country.
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E.
U.S. Route 130 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 130 in New Jersey is a major north–south highway running through central and southern parts of the state, serving as an important alternative to the New Jersey Turnpike and U.S. Route 1 for regional traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway segment
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Delaware state highway system ⓘ |
| category |
East–west highways in the United States
ⓘ
Roads in New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ U.S. Highways in Delaware ⓘ |
| connects |
Maryland
ⓘ
New Jersey ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Christina River ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminusNear | New Jersey state line ⓘ |
| formsCorridorBetween |
Baltimore metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| function |
commercial corridor
ⓘ
commuter corridor ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | partially controlled access ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Delaware Route 1
ⓘ
Interstate 95 in Delaware ⓘ U.S. Route 13 in Delaware ⓘ |
| isNumbered | 40 ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | multi-lane highway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Delaware ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Delaware Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 40 ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bear, Delaware
ⓘ
Glasgow, Delaware ⓘ Newark, Delaware ⓘ Wilmington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| passesThrough | New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ |
| regionServed | New Castle County suburban area ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| roadType | principal arterial highway ⓘ |
| roleInNetwork | major regional connector ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial traffic in northern Delaware
ⓘ
commuters in northern Delaware ⓘ |
| speedLimitType | posted state highway speed limits ⓘ |
| state | Delaware ⓘ |
| supports |
interstate travel between Maryland and New Jersey
ⓘ
local traffic in northern Delaware ⓘ |
| traverses |
residential areas
ⓘ
suburban commercial areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight movement
ⓘ
regional commuting ⓘ |
| westernTerminusNear | Maryland state line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 40 in Delaware Description of subject: U.S. Route 40 in Delaware is a major east–west highway that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor linking Maryland to New Jersey through northern Delaware.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.