South Halsted Street Bridge
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The South Halsted Street Bridge is a historically significant movable bridge in Chicago, Illinois, recognized as an important example of early 20th-century bridge engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Halsted Street Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7711114 — 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)
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Target entity: South Halsted Street Bridge Context triple: [J. A. L. Waddell, notableWork, South Halsted Street Bridge]
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A.
LaSalle Street Bridge
The LaSalle Street Bridge is a historic double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, carrying LaSalle Street over the Chicago River and serving as an iconic part of the city's riverfront architecture.
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B.
DuSable Bridge
DuSable Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, renowned as a key landmark connecting Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River.
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C.
Montlake Bridge
Montlake Bridge is a historic double-leaf bascule drawbridge in Seattle, Washington, carrying traffic across the Lake Washington Ship Canal between the University District and the Montlake neighborhood.
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D.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
Lake Street Bridge
Lake Street Bridge is a movable bascule bridge spanning the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
- 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: South Halsted Street Bridge Target entity description: The South Halsted Street Bridge is a historically significant movable bridge in Chicago, Illinois, recognized as an important example of early 20th-century bridge engineering.
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A.
LaSalle Street Bridge
The LaSalle Street Bridge is a historic double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, carrying LaSalle Street over the Chicago River and serving as an iconic part of the city's riverfront architecture.
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B.
DuSable Bridge
DuSable Bridge is a historic double-deck, double-leaf bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, renowned as a key landmark connecting Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River.
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C.
Montlake Bridge
Montlake Bridge is a historic double-leaf bascule drawbridge in Seattle, Washington, carrying traffic across the Lake Washington Ship Canal between the University District and the Montlake neighborhood.
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D.
Willis Avenue Bridge
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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E.
Lake Street Bridge
Lake Street Bridge is a movable bascule bridge spanning the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movable bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| carries | South Halsted Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Chicago
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Movable bridges in Illinois ⓘ Road bridges in Illinois ⓘ |
| crosses |
Chicago River
NERFINISHED
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South Branch Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction | allows river navigation by lifting or opening ⓘ |
| hasPart |
counterweights
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movable span ⓘ operator house ⓘ roadway deck ⓘ trusses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historically significant structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Near South Side, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Halsted Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Chicago Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | important example of early 20th-century bridge engineering ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian traffic
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vehicular traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Halsted Street Bridge Description of subject: The South Halsted Street Bridge is a historically significant movable bridge in Chicago, Illinois, recognized as an important example of early 20th-century bridge engineering.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.