Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge)
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The Coos Bay Bridge, later renamed the McCullough Memorial Bridge, is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style cantilever bridge on the Oregon Coast, celebrated for its elegant design and engineering significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7519780 — 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: Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge) Context triple: [Conde McCullough, designed, Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge)]
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A.
Siuslaw River Bridge
The Siuslaw River Bridge is a historic Art Deco–style bascule bridge on the Oregon Coast, notable for carrying U.S. Route 101 across the Siuslaw River at Florence.
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B.
Yaquina Bay Bridge
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style arch bridge on the Oregon coast, renowned for its elegant design and role as a key crossing on U.S. Route 101.
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C.
Alsea Bay Bridge
The Alsea Bay Bridge is a prominent concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 101 over Alsea Bay on the central Oregon coast.
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D.
Marquam Bridge
The Marquam Bridge is a major double-decked freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 5 across the Willamette River.
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E.
Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge
The Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge is a historic swing-span railway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight and passenger trains across the North Portland Harbor channel of the Columbia River.
- 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: Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge) Target entity description: The Coos Bay Bridge, later renamed the McCullough Memorial Bridge, is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style cantilever bridge on the Oregon Coast, celebrated for its elegant design and engineering significance.
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A.
Siuslaw River Bridge
The Siuslaw River Bridge is a historic Art Deco–style bascule bridge on the Oregon Coast, notable for carrying U.S. Route 101 across the Siuslaw River at Florence.
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B.
Yaquina Bay Bridge
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style arch bridge on the Oregon coast, renowned for its elegant design and role as a key crossing on U.S. Route 101.
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C.
Alsea Bay Bridge
The Alsea Bay Bridge is a prominent concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 101 over Alsea Bay on the central Oregon coast.
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D.
Marquam Bridge
The Marquam Bridge is a major double-decked freeway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying Interstate 5 across the Willamette River.
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E.
Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge
The Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge is a historic swing-span railway bridge in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight and passenger trains across the North Portland Harbor channel of the Columbia River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco structure
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cantilever bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
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Art Deco ⓘ |
| carries |
U.S. Route 101
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U.S. Route 101 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
Coos Bay
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linked to:
Coos Bay, Oregon
Coos Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Coos Bay, Oregon
|
| designer |
Conde McCullough
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Conde McCullough ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
Art Deco pylons
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Art Deco pylons ⓘ cantilever main span ⓘ cantilever main span ⓘ concrete approach spans ⓘ concrete approach spans ⓘ ornamental railings ⓘ ornamental railings ⓘ |
| laterRenamedAs | McCullough Memorial Bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coos County, Oregon
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Coos County, Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Oregon Coast
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Oregon Coast ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Oregon Department of Transportation
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Oregon Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material |
steel
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steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Conde McCullough
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Conde McCullough ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant Art Deco design
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elegant Art Deco design ⓘ |
| opened |
1936
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1936 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oregon Coast Highway
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Oregon Coast Highway ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of 1930s bridge engineering on the Oregon Coast
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important example of 1930s bridge engineering on the Oregon Coast ⓘ |
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Subject: Coos Bay Bridge (later renamed McCullough Memorial Bridge) Description of subject: The Coos Bay Bridge, later renamed the McCullough Memorial Bridge, is an iconic 1930s Art Deco–style cantilever bridge on the Oregon Coast, celebrated for its elegant design and engineering significance.
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