King George V Bridge, Glasgow
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King George V Bridge in Glasgow is a major early 20th-century road bridge over the River Clyde, built by renowned Scottish civil engineering firm Sir William Arrol & Co.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King George V Bridge, Glasgow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7525603 — 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: King George V Bridge, Glasgow Context triple: [Sir William Arrol & Co., notableWork, King George V Bridge, Glasgow]
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A.
Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
Kingston Bridge in Glasgow is a major motorway bridge carrying traffic over the River Clyde and serving as a key part of the city’s road network.
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B.
Erskine Bridge
Erskine Bridge is a major cable-stayed road bridge in western Scotland that spans the River Clyde, linking West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire.
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C.
Waverley Bridge
Waverley Bridge is a central Edinburgh thoroughfare spanning the railway tracks beside the main station, serving as a key access point for buses, taxis, and pedestrians between the Old and New Towns.
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D.
Dumbarton Bridge
The Dumbarton Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides a key east–west crossing between the Peninsula and the East Bay.
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E.
Prince of Wales Bridge
The Prince of Wales Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the River Severn between England and Wales, carrying the M4 motorway as a key cross-border 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: King George V Bridge, Glasgow Target entity description: King George V Bridge in Glasgow is a major early 20th-century road bridge over the River Clyde, built by renowned Scottish civil engineering firm Sir William Arrol & Co.
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A.
Kingston Bridge, Glasgow
Kingston Bridge in Glasgow is a major motorway bridge carrying traffic over the River Clyde and serving as a key part of the city’s road network.
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B.
Erskine Bridge
Erskine Bridge is a major cable-stayed road bridge in western Scotland that spans the River Clyde, linking West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire.
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C.
Waverley Bridge
Waverley Bridge is a central Edinburgh thoroughfare spanning the railway tracks beside the main station, serving as a key access point for buses, taxis, and pedestrians between the Old and New Towns.
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D.
Dumbarton Bridge
The Dumbarton Bridge is a major vehicular bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides a key east–west crossing between the Peninsula and the East Bay.
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E.
Prince of Wales Bridge
The Prince of Wales Bridge is a major road bridge spanning the River Severn between England and Wales, carrying the M4 motorway as a key cross-border transport link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel and concrete bridge ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Somers ⓘ |
| builder | Sir William Arrol & Co. ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrians
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Glasgow
ⓘ
Bridges over the River Clyde ⓘ Road bridges in Scotland ⓘ |
| connects |
north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow
ⓘ
south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses | River Clyde ⓘ |
| crossesAt |
Glasgow city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Glasgow City Centre
|
| designedAs | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| designedFor | motor traffic ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Somers ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasApproachRoad |
Bridge Street
ⓘ
Clyde Street ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
granite-faced piers
ⓘ
ornamental parapets ⓘ three main arches ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | multi-span arch bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed structure ⓘ |
| isInBorough | Glasgow City ⓘ |
| isInDistrict |
Glasgow city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Glasgow City Centre
|
| locatedIn |
Glasgow
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| material |
granite
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King George V
ⓘ
linked to:
George V
|
| namedForEvent | reign of King George V ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyBy | representatives of the British monarchy ⓘ |
| owner | Glasgow City Council ⓘ |
| partOf | Glasgow road network ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier ferry crossings on this reach of the Clyde ⓘ |
| trafficType | vehicular and pedestrian ⓘ |
| usedFor | cross-river traffic in central Glasgow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King George V Bridge, Glasgow Description of subject: King George V Bridge in Glasgow is a major early 20th-century road bridge over the River Clyde, built by renowned Scottish civil engineering firm Sir William Arrol & Co.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.