Bailey Island Bridge
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Bailey Island Bridge is a historic granite cribstone bridge in Harpswell, Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone construction that allows tides and currents to pass through.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bailey Island Bridge canonical | 2 |
| Bailey Island Cribstone Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7973413 — 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: Bailey Island Bridge Context triple: [Bailey Island, connectedBy, Bailey Island Bridge]
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A.
Dauphin Island Bridge
The Dauphin Island Bridge is a long concrete bridge in coastal Alabama that carries traffic over the Mississippi Sound between the mainland and the barrier island community of Dauphin Island.
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B.
Varina-Enon Bridge
The Varina-Enon Bridge is a cable-stayed highway bridge in Virginia that carries Interstate 295 over the James River between Henrico and Chesterfield counties.
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C.
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving as a key transportation link across the Cape Fear River.
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D.
James Island Expressway bridge
The James Island Expressway bridge is a major roadway span in the Charleston, South Carolina area that carries traffic between James Island and the Charleston peninsula.
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E.
U.S. Route 301 bridge
The U.S. Route 301 bridge is a highway bridge in Florida that carries U.S. Route 301 across the Alafia River, serving as a key local transportation link.
- 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: Bailey Island Bridge Target entity description: Bailey Island Bridge is a historic granite cribstone bridge in Harpswell, Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone construction that allows tides and currents to pass through.
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A.
Dauphin Island Bridge
The Dauphin Island Bridge is a long concrete bridge in coastal Alabama that carries traffic over the Mississippi Sound between the mainland and the barrier island community of Dauphin Island.
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B.
Varina-Enon Bridge
The Varina-Enon Bridge is a cable-stayed highway bridge in Virginia that carries Interstate 295 over the James River between Henrico and Chesterfield counties.
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C.
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel vertical-lift bridge in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving as a key transportation link across the Cape Fear River.
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D.
James Island Expressway bridge
The James Island Expressway bridge is a major roadway span in the Charleston, South Carolina area that carries traffic between James Island and the Charleston peninsula.
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E.
U.S. Route 301 bridge
The U.S. Route 301 bridge is a highway bridge in Florida that carries U.S. Route 301 across the Alafia River, serving as a key local transportation link.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
cribstone bridge ⓘ historic place ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1975 ⓘ |
| allows | free flow of water through the bridge structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bailey Island Cribstone Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Bailey Island Bridge
Cribstone Bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
Bailey Island
ⓘ
Orr’s Island ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| constructionType | open-stone construction ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Will’s Gut ⓘ |
| designFeature |
cribstone structure
ⓘ
openings that allow tides and currents to pass through ⓘ |
| engineeredTo | withstand strong tides and currents ⓘ |
| function | transportation link for local residents and visitors ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMethod | stacked granite slabs without mortar ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
ⓘ
Harpswell, Maine ⓘ Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Casco Bay ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maine Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| material |
granite
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allowing tidal flow through the bridge structure
ⓘ
unique cribstone design ⓘ |
| NRHPType | structure ⓘ |
| opened | 1928 ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Maine
ⓘ
linked to:
Maine
|
| partOf | transportation infrastructure of Harpswell, Maine ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a permanent road connection between Orr’s Island and Bailey Island ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| roadCarried | Maine State Route 24 ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic coastal Maine landmark
ⓘ
one of the few remaining cribstone bridges in the world ⓘ |
| spanType | causeway-like bridge ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Harpswell, Maine ⓘ |
| trafficType | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bailey Island Bridge Description of subject: Bailey Island Bridge is a historic granite cribstone bridge in Harpswell, Maine, renowned for its unique open-stone construction that allows tides and currents to pass through.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bailey Island Bridge