Amtrak Thames River Bridge
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The Amtrak Thames River Bridge is a movable railroad bridge in Connecticut that carries Amtrak trains across the Thames River between New London and Groton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amtrak Thames River Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6425468 — 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: Amtrak Thames River Bridge Context triple: [Thames River (Connecticut), hasBridge, Amtrak Thames River Bridge]
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A.
New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
The New York Connecting Railroad Bridge, better known as the Hell Gate Bridge, is a massive steel arch railroad bridge in New York City that carries trains over the Hell Gate section of the East River between Queens and the Bronx.
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B.
Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge
The Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge is a major railroad bridge in New York State that carries rail traffic between Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River.
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C.
CSX Railroad Bridge
The CSX Railroad Bridge is a freight rail bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying CSX Transportation trains across the Anacostia River as part of a major East Coast rail corridor.
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D.
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge over the Hudson River, now a popular pedestrian walkway and scenic landmark in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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E.
Hudson Memorial Bridge
The Hudson Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge spanning the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama, serving as a key transportation link in the region.
- 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: Amtrak Thames River Bridge Target entity description: The Amtrak Thames River Bridge is a movable railroad bridge in Connecticut that carries Amtrak trains across the Thames River between New London and Groton.
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A.
New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
The New York Connecting Railroad Bridge, better known as the Hell Gate Bridge, is a massive steel arch railroad bridge in New York City that carries trains over the Hell Gate section of the East River between Queens and the Bronx.
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B.
Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge
The Albany–Rensselaer rail bridge is a major railroad bridge in New York State that carries rail traffic between Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River.
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C.
CSX Railroad Bridge
The CSX Railroad Bridge is a freight rail bridge in Washington, D.C., carrying CSX Transportation trains across the Anacostia River as part of a major East Coast rail corridor.
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D.
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
The Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge is a historic steel cantilever bridge over the Hudson River, now a popular pedestrian walkway and scenic landmark in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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E.
Hudson Memorial Bridge
The Hudson Memorial Bridge is a major highway bridge spanning the Tennessee River in Decatur, Alabama, serving as a key transportation link in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movable railroad bridge
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| allows | passage of ships on the Thames River when raised ⓘ |
| carries |
Amtrak trains
ⓘ
railroad traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Groton, Connecticut
ⓘ
New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Thames River ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-speed passenger rail ⓘ |
| hasDesign | lift-span ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to allow rail traffic to cross the Thames River
ⓘ
to provide navigational clearance for marine traffic via movable span ⓘ |
| hasMovableSpan | vertical lift span ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | federal government corporation (via Amtrak) ⓘ |
| hasSpanType | movable span ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | key rail crossing on the Northeast Corridor in southeastern Connecticut ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway | navigable section of the Thames River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInWaterBody |
Thames River estuary
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames Estuary
|
| locatedNear | New London Union Station ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Amtrak ⓘ |
| municipalityOnEastBank |
Town of Groton
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of Groton, Connecticut
|
| municipalityOnWestBank | City of New London ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
New London
ⓘ
linked to:
New London, Connecticut
|
| nearbyTown |
Groton
ⓘ
linked to:
Groton, Connecticut
|
| opened | 1919 ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak ⓘ |
| partOf | Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | rail line between New Haven and Boston ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Amtrak Northeast Corridor main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Northeast Corridor
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier swing-span railroad bridge over the Thames River ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| structureType | railway bridge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak Acela
ⓘ
Amtrak Northeast Regional ⓘ Amtrak freight operations (via trackage rights) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amtrak Thames River Bridge Description of subject: The Amtrak Thames River Bridge is a movable railroad bridge in Connecticut that carries Amtrak trains across the Thames River between New London and Groton.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Thames River