Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint
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The Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint is a historic railway bridge that carries former Grand Trunk Western Railroad tracks across the Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7915094 — 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: Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint Context triple: [Flint River, hasCrossing, Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint]
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A.
Nipigon River Bridge
Nipigon River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Ontario, Canada, notable for carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Nipigon River and serving as a key transportation link in northern Ontario.
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B.
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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C.
Ford City Bridge
The Ford City Bridge is a vehicular bridge in Ford City, Pennsylvania, that spans the Allegheny River and connects the town to surrounding communities.
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D.
Rock River bridge
Rock River bridge is a notable local bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, spanning the Rock River and serving as an important transportation and community landmark.
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E.
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 is a historic steel railroad swing bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight trains as part of the city’s extensive bridge network.
- 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: Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint Target entity description: The Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint is a historic railway bridge that carries former Grand Trunk Western Railroad tracks across the Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
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A.
Nipigon River Bridge
Nipigon River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Ontario, Canada, notable for carrying the Trans-Canada Highway across the Nipigon River and serving as a key transportation link in northern Ontario.
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B.
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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C.
Ford City Bridge
The Ford City Bridge is a vehicular bridge in Ford City, Pennsylvania, that spans the Allegheny River and connects the town to surrounding communities.
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D.
Rock River bridge
Rock River bridge is a notable local bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, spanning the Rock River and serving as an important transportation and community landmark.
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E.
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6
Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 is a historic steel railroad swing bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, carrying freight trains as part of the city’s extensive bridge network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway bridge
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ |
| carries | former Grand Trunk Western Railroad tracks ⓘ |
| crosses | Flint River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| function | to carry trains over the Flint River ⓘ |
| hasApproach | rail embankment ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bridge deck
ⓘ
bridge piers ⓘ truss superstructure ⓘ |
| hasRailGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasTraffic | rail traffic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge ⓘ |
| isAbove | Flint River channel ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | historic rail corridor through Flint ⓘ |
| isStructureType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flint, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Genesee County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grand Trunk Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | successor to Grand Trunk Western Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf | former Grand Trunk Western Railroad network ⓘ |
| passesOver | Flint River floodplain ⓘ |
| regionServed | Flint metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverMile | Flint River urban reach in Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedNear | downtown Flint, Michigan ⓘ |
| usedFor | rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint Description of subject: The Grand Trunk Western Railroad bridge in Flint is a historic railway bridge that carries former Grand Trunk Western Railroad tracks across the Flint River in Flint, Michigan.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.