Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
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Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill is a major east–west freeway segment of I-40 that serves the Chapel Hill area, providing regional connectivity to the Research Triangle and the broader North Carolina highway network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 40 in North Carolina | 3 |
| Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill canonical | 1 |
| Interstate 40 in Durham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9607081 — 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: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill Context triple: [North Carolina Highway 86, hasJunctionWith, Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill]
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A.
Interstate 40 via Pellissippi Parkway
Interstate 40 via Pellissippi Parkway is a major highway connection in East Tennessee that links local routes like Pellissippi Parkway to the cross-country Interstate 40 corridor.
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B.
Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)
Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540) is a modern toll highway in North Carolina that serves as a key outer beltway around the Raleigh–Durham area, improving regional connectivity and access to Research Triangle Park.
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C.
Interstate 540
Interstate 540 is a beltway highway serving the Raleigh metropolitan area in North Carolina, facilitating regional traffic flow and suburban connectivity.
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D.
Interstate 140
Interstate 140 is a short auxiliary Interstate highway serving the Knoxville, Tennessee area, providing a connector route around the city.
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E.
Interstate 440
Interstate 440 is a beltway spur of Interstate 40 that forms part of the freeway loop around Little Rock, Arkansas, improving traffic flow and access to the city and its airport.
- 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: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill Target entity description: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill is a major east–west freeway segment of I-40 that serves the Chapel Hill area, providing regional connectivity to the Research Triangle and the broader North Carolina highway network.
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A.
Interstate 40 via Pellissippi Parkway
Interstate 40 via Pellissippi Parkway is a major highway connection in East Tennessee that links local routes like Pellissippi Parkway to the cross-country Interstate 40 corridor.
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B.
Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540)
Research Triangle Expressway (NC 540) is a modern toll highway in North Carolina that serves as a key outer beltway around the Raleigh–Durham area, improving regional connectivity and access to Research Triangle Park.
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C.
Interstate 540
Interstate 540 is a beltway highway serving the Raleigh metropolitan area in North Carolina, facilitating regional traffic flow and suburban connectivity.
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D.
Interstate 140
Interstate 140 is a short auxiliary Interstate highway serving the Knoxville, Tennessee area, providing a connector route around the city.
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E.
Interstate 440
Interstate 440 is a beltway spur of Interstate 40 that forms part of the freeway loop around Little Rock, Arkansas, improving traffic flow and access to the city and its airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | freeway segment ⓘ |
| accesses | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill area ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate 40 in North Carolina
ⓘ
Transportation in Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ Transportation in Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Durham, North Carolina
ⓘ
Hillsborough, North Carolina ⓘ Interstate 85 ⓘ NC Highway 54 ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway 54
NC Highway 86 ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina Highway 86
Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Raleigh
U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledAccess | yes ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| function |
access route to Research Triangle Park
ⓘ
commuter route ⓘ regional connectivity corridor ⓘ |
| hasInterchangeType |
cloverleaf interchanges
ⓘ
diamond interchanges ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| lanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ⓘ
Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interstate 40
ⓘ
Research Triangle regional highway network ⓘ
linked to:
Research Triangle transportation network
|
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Chapel Hill area
ⓘ
linked to:
Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area
Research Triangle region ⓘ
linked to:
Research Triangle
|
| speedLimit | 65 mph (typical posted limit) ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill Description of subject: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill is a major east–west freeway segment of I-40 that serves the Chapel Hill area, providing regional connectivity to the Research Triangle and the broader North Carolina highway network.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
linked to: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
linked to: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
linked to: Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill