Zanesville Y-Bridge
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The Zanesville Y-Bridge is a historic and uniquely Y-shaped vehicular bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, notable for its rare three-way design where traffic can cross the river and effectively turn left or right while still on the bridge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Y-Bridge over the Muskingum River | 1 |
| Zanesville Y Bridge | 1 |
| Zanesville Y-Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8853188 — 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: Zanesville Y-Bridge Context triple: [Muskingum County, Ohio, contains, Zanesville Y-Bridge]
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A.
Zilwaukee Bridge
The Zilwaukee Bridge is a high-level concrete segmental bridge in Michigan that carries Interstate 75 over the Saginaw River, designed to replace an older drawbridge and reduce traffic congestion.
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B.
Rochester–Monaca Bridge
The Rochester–Monaca Bridge is a historic truss bridge spanning the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, connecting the towns of Rochester and Monaca.
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C.
Crown Point Bridge
Crown Point Bridge is a highway bridge that spans Lake Champlain, connecting Crown Point, New York, with Vermont.
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D.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
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E.
Wasauksing Swing Bridge
The Wasauksing Swing Bridge is a movable bridge in Ontario, Canada that provides the primary road and rail access between Parry Island (home of the Wasauksing First Nation) and the mainland.
- 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: Zanesville Y-Bridge Target entity description: The Zanesville Y-Bridge is a historic and uniquely Y-shaped vehicular bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, notable for its rare three-way design where traffic can cross the river and effectively turn left or right while still on the bridge.
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A.
Zilwaukee Bridge
The Zilwaukee Bridge is a high-level concrete segmental bridge in Michigan that carries Interstate 75 over the Saginaw River, designed to replace an older drawbridge and reduce traffic congestion.
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B.
Rochester–Monaca Bridge
The Rochester–Monaca Bridge is a historic truss bridge spanning the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, connecting the towns of Rochester and Monaca.
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C.
Crown Point Bridge
Crown Point Bridge is a highway bridge that spans Lake Champlain, connecting Crown Point, New York, with Vermont.
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D.
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge
The Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge is a historic, early 20th-century vertical-lift railroad bridge in downtown Chicago, notable as one of the city’s iconic industrial-era river crossings.
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E.
Wasauksing Swing Bridge
The Wasauksing Swing Bridge is a movable bridge in Ontario, Canada that provides the primary road and rail access between Parry Island (home of the Wasauksing First Nation) and the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Y-shaped bridge
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ road bridge ⓘ vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
downtown Zanesville
ⓘ
north Zanesville ⓘ west Zanesville ⓘ |
| crosses |
Licking River
ⓘ
linked to:
Licking River (Ohio)
Muskingum River ⓘ |
| featuredIn | local tourism materials ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Y-Bridge
ⓘ
Zanesville Y Bridge ⓘ
linked to:
Zanesville Y-Bridge
|
| hasCoordinateRegion | southeastern Ohio ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | symbol of Zanesville ⓘ |
| hasDesign | three-way bridge design ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
river crossing
ⓘ
traffic distribution between three directions ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBranches | 3 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | multiple ⓘ |
| hasShape | Y-shaped ⓘ |
| hasTrafficConfiguration | three-way intersection on the bridge deck ⓘ |
| hasView |
Muskingum River confluence area
ⓘ
linked to:
Muskingum River
downtown Zanesville skyline ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
multi-branch bridge
ⓘ
unusual bridge design ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Muskingum County, Ohio
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Zanesville, Ohio ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| near | confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allowing traffic to turn left or right while remaining on the bridge
ⓘ
rare three-way bridge configuration ⓘ |
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ownedBy | local government of Zanesville or Muskingum County ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Route 40
ⓘ
historic National Road corridor ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Y-bridges at the same site ⓘ |
| significantFor |
engineering history in Ohio
ⓘ
local identity of Zanesville ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
motor vehicle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zanesville Y-Bridge Description of subject: The Zanesville Y-Bridge is a historic and uniquely Y-shaped vehicular bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, notable for its rare three-way design where traffic can cross the river and effectively turn left or right while still on the bridge.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zanesville Y-Bridge
linked to: Zanesville Y-Bridge