U.S. Route 26 in Boise
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U.S. Route 26 in Boise is a major east–west federal highway corridor that passes through the city, connecting it to other key routes and regions in Idaho and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 26 in Boise canonical | 3 |
| U.S. Route 26 in Idaho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8162377 — 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: U.S. Route 26 in Boise Context triple: [Interstate 184 (Idaho), easternTerminus, U.S. Route 26 in Boise]
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A.
U.S. Route 20 in Boise
U.S. Route 20 in Boise is a major east–west U.S. Highway segment that serves as a primary arterial route through the Boise, Idaho metropolitan area.
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B.
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
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C.
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that follows much of the Columbia River corridor, connecting coastal and inland communities across the northern part of the state.
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D.
Idaho State Highway 22
Idaho State Highway 22 is a state highway in eastern Idaho that serves as a rural connector route across Butte County and surrounding areas.
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E.
Idaho State Highway 55
Idaho State Highway 55 is a scenic north–south state highway in western Idaho that connects the Boise metropolitan area with central and west-central parts of the state, serving as a major route for both local traffic and recreational travel.
- 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: U.S. Route 26 in Boise Target entity description: U.S. Route 26 in Boise is a major east–west federal highway corridor that passes through the city, connecting it to other key routes and regions in Idaho and beyond.
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A.
U.S. Route 20 in Boise
U.S. Route 20 in Boise is a major east–west U.S. Highway segment that serves as a primary arterial route through the Boise, Idaho metropolitan area.
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B.
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon
U.S. Route 26 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that crosses the state from the Pacific Coast through Portland and over the Cascade Range into central and eastern Oregon.
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C.
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon
U.S. Route 30 in Oregon is a major east–west highway that follows much of the Columbia River corridor, connecting coastal and inland communities across the northern part of the state.
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D.
Idaho State Highway 22
Idaho State Highway 22 is a state highway in eastern Idaho that serves as a rural connector route across Butte County and surrounding areas.
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E.
Idaho State Highway 55
Idaho State Highway 55 is a scenic north–south state highway in western Idaho that connects the Boise metropolitan area with central and west-central parts of the state, serving as a major route for both local traffic and recreational travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
ⓘ
highway segment ⓘ |
| category |
Transportation in Boise, Idaho
ⓘ
U.S. Highways in Idaho ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Boise metropolitan area
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Rocky Mountain region ⓘ eastern Idaho ⓘ western Idaho ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Idaho State Highway 55
ⓘ
Interstate 84 ⓘ U.S. Route 20 ⓘ U.S. Route 30 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| function | major east–west corridor ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| lanes | multi-lane in urban sections ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boise, Idaho
ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
|
| maintainedBy | Idaho Transportation Department ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 84
ⓘ
U.S. Route 20 ⓘ U.S. Route 30 ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ada County, Idaho
ⓘ
Boise, Idaho ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
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| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| serves |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
intercity traffic ⓘ regional traffic ⓘ |
| state | Idaho ⓘ |
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: U.S. Route 26 in Boise Description of subject: U.S. Route 26 in Boise is a major east–west federal highway corridor that passes through the city, connecting it to other key routes and regions in Idaho and beyond.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.