Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)
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The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island as part of a major highway route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8761354 — 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: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island) Context triple: [Minamiawaji, connectedBy, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island)]
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A.
Hakata-Oshima Bridge
Hakata-Oshima Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Japan that forms part of the scenic Shimanami Kaido route connecting islands across the Seto Inland Sea.
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B.
Omishima Bridge
Omishima Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the scenic Shimanami Kaido route connecting the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Ono Island Bridge
Ono Island Bridge is a roadway bridge in coastal Alabama that connects the private residential community of Ono Island to the mainland.
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D.
Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge
The Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge is a long-span suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the route connecting Japan’s main island of Honshu with Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Innoshima Bridge
Innoshima Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the Shimanami Kaido route, connecting islands across the Seto Inland Sea.
- 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: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island) Target entity description: The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island as part of a major highway route.
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A.
Hakata-Oshima Bridge
Hakata-Oshima Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Japan that forms part of the scenic Shimanami Kaido route connecting islands across the Seto Inland Sea.
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B.
Omishima Bridge
Omishima Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the scenic Shimanami Kaido route connecting the islands of the Seto Inland Sea.
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C.
Ono Island Bridge
Ono Island Bridge is a roadway bridge in coastal Alabama that connects the private residential community of Ono Island to the mainland.
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D.
Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge
The Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge is a long-span suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the route connecting Japan’s main island of Honshu with Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Innoshima Bridge
Innoshima Bridge is a major suspension bridge in Japan that forms part of the Shimanami Kaido route, connecting islands across the Seto Inland Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
steel bridge
ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pearl Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| cityServed | Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clearanceBelow | about 65 m ⓘ |
| connects |
Awaji Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku via Awaji Island ⓘ |
| constructionCost | over 500 billion yen ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | aerodynamic truss-stiffened deck ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| crosses | Akashi Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deckWidth | about 35 m ⓘ |
| designedBy | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
earthquakes
ⓘ
strong sea currents ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
| designedLifespan | about 200 years ⓘ |
| lighting | decorative illumination at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Akashi Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Asian Highway Network route AH1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 1991 m ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Akashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | very long main span over busy shipping lane ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| officialName | Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1998-04-05 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1998-04-05 ⓘ |
| owner | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Honshu–Shikoku Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prefecture | Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | link Honshu and Shikoku via Awaji Island ⓘ |
| recordHeld | longest central span of any suspension bridge at time of completion ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| sideSpanLength | 960 m ⓘ |
| toll | yes ⓘ |
| totalLength | 3911 m ⓘ |
| towerHeight | about 298 m ⓘ |
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Subject: Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (via Awaji Island) Description of subject: The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge is a record-breaking suspension bridge in Japan that spans the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe on Honshu with Awaji Island as part of a major highway route.
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