Interstate 495 in Massachusetts
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Interstate 495 in Massachusetts is a major auxiliary beltway of Interstate 95 that forms an outer loop around the Greater Boston area, serving as a key route for regional and commuter traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 495 (Massachusetts) | 3 |
| Interstate 495 in Massachusetts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7717345 — 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: Interstate 495 in Massachusetts Context triple: [Interstate Highways in Massachusetts, hasComponent, Interstate 495 in Massachusetts]
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A.
Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts is a key segment of the outer beltway around Greater Boston, serving as a major regional connector for commuter and through traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
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B.
Interstate 495 in New York
Interstate 495 in New York is a major east–west expressway better known as the Long Island Expressway, serving as a primary transportation corridor between New York City and Long Island.
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C.
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts is a major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic passing through the Lowell area.
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D.
Interstate 495 in Haverhill
Interstate 495 in Haverhill is a segment of the major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
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E.
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts is a segment of the I-495 beltway around Greater Boston that serves as a major regional connector and interchange point with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
- 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: Interstate 495 in Massachusetts Target entity description: Interstate 495 in Massachusetts is a major auxiliary beltway of Interstate 95 that forms an outer loop around the Greater Boston area, serving as a key route for regional and commuter traffic.
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A.
Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts is a key segment of the outer beltway around Greater Boston, serving as a major regional connector for commuter and through traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
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B.
Interstate 495 in New York
Interstate 495 in New York is a major east–west expressway better known as the Long Island Expressway, serving as a primary transportation corridor between New York City and Long Island.
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C.
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Lowell, Massachusetts is a major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic passing through the Lowell area.
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D.
Interstate 495 in Haverhill
Interstate 495 in Haverhill is a segment of the major circumferential highway around Greater Boston that serves as a key regional connector for traffic in northeastern Massachusetts.
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E.
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Interstate 495 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts is a segment of the I-495 beltway around Greater Boston that serves as a major regional connector and interchange point with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
auxiliary Interstate Highway ⓘ |
| abbreviation | I-495 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTo | Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bypasses |
Route 128 corridor closer to Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Boston ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate Highways in Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transportation in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 290 in Marlborough, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 90 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 93 in Andover, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 95 in Salisbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Route 24 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1 in Foxborough, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 3 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| directionalOrientation | north–south and east–west loop ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Interstate 195 in Wareham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encircles | Greater Boston area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | outer beltway of Greater Boston ⓘ |
| function |
commuter traffic corridor
ⓘ
regional traffic corridor ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 195
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 290 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Interstate 95 in Salisbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1960s ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Interstate 95 around Boston ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcester County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | outer circumferential highway for Boston region ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 495 ⓘ |
| servesMetropolitanArea |
Greater Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merrimack Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ MetroWest NERFINISHED ⓘ South Coast of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | Interstate 195 in Wareham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| westernArcLocation | inland from Boston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 495 in Massachusetts Description of subject: Interstate 495 in Massachusetts is a major auxiliary beltway of Interstate 95 that forms an outer loop around the Greater Boston area, serving as a key route for regional and commuter traffic.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Route 126 (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)
subject surface form:
Route 25 (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)
subject surface form:
Route 25 (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form:
Interstate 495 (Massachusetts)