A9 motorway
E692085
The A9 motorway is a major Swiss highway that runs through the canton of Valais, connecting key towns and serving as an important route toward Italy via the Simplon Pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A9 motorway canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5563119 — 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: A9 motorway Context triple: [Brig, roadConnection, A9 motorway]
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A.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major Dutch highway forming part of the ring of Amsterdam and connecting several key cities in the western Netherlands.
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B.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major German autobahn running north–south and connecting key cities such as Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich, serving as an important transport corridor through central and southern Germany.
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C.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major French highway in southern France that connects cities near the Mediterranean coast and serves as an important route between Spain and the rest of Europe.
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D.
A12 motorway
The A12 motorway is a major Dutch highway that connects The Hague to the German border, serving as a key east–west transport corridor across the central Netherlands.
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E.
A12 motorway
The A12 motorway is a major Italian highway running along the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian coasts, linking key coastal cities and serving as an important route for regional and long-distance 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: A9 motorway Target entity description: The A9 motorway is a major Swiss highway that runs through the canton of Valais, connecting key towns and serving as an important route toward Italy via the Simplon Pass.
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A.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major French highway in southern France that connects cities near the Mediterranean coast and serves as an important route between Spain and the rest of Europe.
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B.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major Dutch highway forming part of the ring of Amsterdam and connecting several key cities in the western Netherlands.
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C.
A9 motorway
The A9 motorway is a major German autobahn running north–south and connecting key cities such as Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich, serving as an important transport corridor through central and southern Germany.
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D.
A12 motorway
The A12 motorway is a major Dutch highway that connects The Hague to the German border, serving as a key east–west transport corridor across the central Netherlands.
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E.
A12 motorway
The A12 motorway is a major Italian highway running along the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian coasts, linking key coastal cities and serving as an important route for regional and long-distance traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
ⓘ
road in Switzerland ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Lake Geneva region
ⓘ
Upper Valais ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A1 motorway
ⓘ
A12 motorway ⓘ A21 road (Simplon route) ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| connectsVia | Simplon Pass ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| followsValley | Rhône Valley ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway on most sections ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
tunnels
ⓘ
viaducts ⓘ |
| importantFor |
access to Alpine ski resorts
ⓘ
tourism in Valais ⓘ transalpine freight traffic ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | north–south European transit route via Simplon Pass ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| managedBy | Swiss Federal Roads Office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss national motorway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss motorway network
|
| passesNear |
Montreux
ⓘ
Vevey ⓘ Visp ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brig
ⓘ
Martigny ⓘ Sierre ⓘ Sion ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Italian border near Gondo
ⓘ
Simplon rail tunnel area ⓘ
linked to:
Simplon Tunnel
|
| roadNumber | A9 ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled‑access highway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long‑distance traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Lausanne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A9 motorway Description of subject: The A9 motorway is a major Swiss highway that runs through the canton of Valais, connecting key towns and serving as an important route toward Italy via the Simplon Pass.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.