Central Artery corridor
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The Central Artery corridor is a major highway route running through downtown Boston, historically elevated and later placed underground as part of the Big Dig project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Artery corridor canonical | 1 |
| Central Artery tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8020321 — 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: Central Artery corridor Context triple: [Zakim Bridge vicinity, partOf, Central Artery corridor]
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A.
East-West Tollway corridor
The East-West Tollway corridor is a major suburban business and technology hub in the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, research facilities, and educational institutions along Interstate 88 in Illinois.
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B.
Central Avenue corridor
The Central Avenue corridor is a historically significant thoroughfare in Los Angeles known for its role as a cultural and commercial hub, particularly in the city’s African American and jazz history.
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C.
North–South and East–West Corridor
The North–South and East–West Corridor is a major Indian highway development project that connects the country’s extremities through long-distance north–south and east–west routes to improve national connectivity and economic integration.
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D.
First Street Corridor
First Street Corridor is a mixed-use commercial and residential area in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its shops, offices, and urban streetscape near Lechmere Square.
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E.
M-85 corridor
The M-85 corridor is a major transportation route in the Detroit–Windsor region that integrates key crossings and roadways to facilitate cross-border traffic and regional connectivity.
- 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: Central Artery corridor Target entity description: The Central Artery corridor is a major highway route running through downtown Boston, historically elevated and later placed underground as part of the Big Dig project.
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A.
East-West Tollway corridor
The East-West Tollway corridor is a major suburban business and technology hub in the Chicago metropolitan area, known for its concentration of corporate headquarters, research facilities, and educational institutions along Interstate 88 in Illinois.
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B.
Central Avenue corridor
The Central Avenue corridor is a historically significant thoroughfare in Los Angeles known for its role as a cultural and commercial hub, particularly in the city’s African American and jazz history.
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C.
North–South and East–West Corridor
The North–South and East–West Corridor is a major Indian highway development project that connects the country’s extremities through long-distance north–south and east–west routes to improve national connectivity and economic integration.
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D.
First Street Corridor
First Street Corridor is a mixed-use commercial and residential area in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its shops, offices, and urban streetscape near Lechmere Square.
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E.
M-85 corridor
The M-85 corridor is a major transportation route in the Detroit–Windsor region that integrates key crossings and roadways to facilitate cross-border traffic and regional connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway transportation corridor
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limited-access highway ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited access ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Central Artery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O’Neill Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakim Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionForm |
elevated highway (historically)
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underground highway (current) ⓘ |
| designGoal |
improve traffic flow through central Boston
ⓘ
reduce visual and noise impact of elevated highway ⓘ |
| environmentalEffect | opened land for parks and public spaces in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| formerlyCarried | Massachusetts Route 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
carries through traffic past downtown Boston
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connects north and south approaches to Boston ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major north–south highway route through central Boston ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central element of one of the most expensive highway projects in U.S. history ⓘ |
| impact |
enabled creation of the Rose Kennedy Greenway above former elevated alignment
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reduced surface traffic congestion in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Boston’s regional highway network ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| openedAsElevated | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 93
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Boston Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Financial District (Boston) NERFINISHED ⓘ North End (Boston) NERFINISHED ⓘ South Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placedUndergroundDuring | 1990s–2000s ⓘ |
| redevelopedBy |
Big Dig
NERFINISHED
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Central Artery/Tunnel Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | elevated Central Artery viaduct ⓘ |
| runsThrough | downtown Boston ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
fire suppression systems in tunnels
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tunnel ventilation systems ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| tunnelSectionName | Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Artery corridor Description of subject: The Central Artery corridor is a major highway route running through downtown Boston, historically elevated and later placed underground as part of the Big Dig project.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.