Wheeling Tunnel
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The Wheeling Tunnel is a vehicular highway tunnel in Wheeling, West Virginia, carrying Interstate 70 beneath the city's downtown area along a major east–west transportation corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wheeling Tunnel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10112590 — 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: Wheeling Tunnel Context triple: [Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, hasTransportationLink, Wheeling Tunnel]
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A.
Adams Tunnel
Adams Tunnel is a major transmountain water diversion tunnel in Colorado that conveys Colorado River water beneath the Continental Divide to the eastern slope as part of a large federal water project.
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B.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
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C.
West Branch Tunnel
West Branch Tunnel is a major underground conduit within New York’s Delaware Aqueduct system that transports drinking water from upstate reservoirs toward New York City.
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D.
East Branch Tunnel
East Branch Tunnel is a major underground conduit within New York’s Delaware Aqueduct system that transports drinking water from upstate reservoirs toward New York City.
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E.
O'Neill Tunnel
The O'Neill Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in downtown Boston that carries Interstate 93 beneath the city as part of the Big Dig project.
- 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: Wheeling Tunnel Target entity description: The Wheeling Tunnel is a vehicular highway tunnel in Wheeling, West Virginia, carrying Interstate 70 beneath the city's downtown area along a major east–west transportation corridor.
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A.
Adams Tunnel
Adams Tunnel is a major transmountain water diversion tunnel in Colorado that conveys Colorado River water beneath the Continental Divide to the eastern slope as part of a large federal water project.
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B.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
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C.
West Branch Tunnel
West Branch Tunnel is a major underground conduit within New York’s Delaware Aqueduct system that transports drinking water from upstate reservoirs toward New York City.
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D.
East Branch Tunnel
East Branch Tunnel is a major underground conduit within New York’s Delaware Aqueduct system that transports drinking water from upstate reservoirs toward New York City.
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E.
O'Neill Tunnel
The O'Neill Tunnel is a major highway tunnel in downtown Boston that carries Interstate 93 beneath the city as part of the Big Dig project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| carries |
Interstate 70
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
east side of Wheeling
ⓘ
west side of Wheeling ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | central business district of Wheeling ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction |
no non-motorized vehicles
ⓘ
no pedestrian access ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
interstate through-route
ⓘ
urban traffic bypass ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasLighting | interior tunnel lighting system ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
emergency pull-off areas
ⓘ
fire suppression equipment ⓘ traffic monitoring cameras ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | key link in regional east–west travel ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | twin-bore tunnel ⓘ |
| hasVentilation | mechanical ventilation system ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | interstate commerce in the Upper Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| isNear |
Ohio River
ⓘ
Wheeling Island ⓘ Wheeling Suspension Bridge ⓘ |
| isOn |
I-70 mainline
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate 70
|
| isPartOf | Wheeling transportation network ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | traffic management during closures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ohio County, West Virginia
ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ Wheeling, West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | major east–west transportation corridor ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | West Virginia Division of Highways ⓘ |
| opened | 1960s ⓘ |
| owner | West Virginia Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | I-70 corridor between Ohio and Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Wheeling Hill ⓘ |
| roadType | controlled-access highway tunnel ⓘ |
| runsBeneath | downtown Wheeling ⓘ |
| speedLimit | approximately 45–55 mph ⓘ |
| undergoes |
periodic maintenance
ⓘ
structural inspections ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile traffic
ⓘ
truck traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wheeling Tunnel Description of subject: The Wheeling Tunnel is a vehicular highway tunnel in Wheeling, West Virginia, carrying Interstate 70 beneath the city's downtown area along a major east–west transportation corridor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.