Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
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The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major steel through-arch highway bridge spanning the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, carrying Interstate 195 and serving as a prominent local landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5305739 — 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: Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge Context triple: [Battleship Cove, hasNearbyAttraction, Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge]
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A.
William F. Cribari Bridge
William F. Cribari Bridge is a historic, low-clearance swing truss bridge in Westport, Connecticut, known for carrying Route 136 over the Saugatuck River and for its distinctive opening mechanism.
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B.
John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge
The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
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C.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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D.
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge
The Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge carrying U.S. Route 40 across the Susquehanna River in northeastern Maryland, serving as a key transportation link between Harford and Cecil counties.
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E.
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, that carried U.S. Route 17 and served as a primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant for much of the 20th century.
- 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: Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge Target entity description: The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major steel through-arch highway bridge spanning the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, carrying Interstate 195 and serving as a prominent local landmark.
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A.
William F. Cribari Bridge
William F. Cribari Bridge is a historic, low-clearance swing truss bridge in Westport, Connecticut, known for carrying Route 136 over the Saugatuck River and for its distinctive opening mechanism.
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B.
John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge
The John F. McCarthy Memorial Bridge is a major toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area that carries Interstate 580 across San Francisco Bay between Richmond and San Rafael, California.
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C.
Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge
The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge is a major concrete segmental bridge carrying traffic across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington as part of the Portland metropolitan highway system.
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D.
Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge
The Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge is a toll bridge carrying U.S. Route 40 across the Susquehanna River in northeastern Maryland, serving as a key transportation link between Harford and Cecil counties.
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E.
John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge was a cantilever truss bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, that carried U.S. Route 17 and served as a primary crossing between Charleston and Mount Pleasant for much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel through-arch bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
I-195
ⓘ
Interstate 195 ⓘ motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| connects | areas on opposite banks of the Taunton River ⓘ |
| crosses | Taunton River ⓘ |
| function | river crossing for highway traffic ⓘ |
| hasApproachRoad | Interstate 195 ⓘ |
| hasCity | Fall River ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
abutments
ⓘ
piers ⓘ road deck ⓘ steel arch ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasDesign | through-arch ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| hasState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
freight and commercial traffic route
ⓘ
major commuter route ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| isNotableAs | prominent local landmark in Fall River ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | east–west corridor of I-195 ⓘ |
| isStructureType | arch bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts state authorities ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles M. Braga Jr. ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| roadType | freeway ⓘ |
| spans | Taunton River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity travel
ⓘ
regional transportation ⓘ |
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: Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge Description of subject: The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge is a major steel through-arch highway bridge spanning the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, carrying Interstate 195 and serving as a prominent local landmark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.