U.S. Route 40 Alternate
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U.S. Route 40 Alternate is a scenic and historic alternate alignment of U.S. Route 40 that passes through several towns in Maryland, serving as a local main street and connector road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 40 Alternate canonical | 1 |
| U.S. Route 40 Alternate in Maryland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7412715 — 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: U.S. Route 40 Alternate Context triple: [Middletown, Maryland, locatedOn, U.S. Route 40 Alternate]
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U.S. Route 72 Alternate
U.S. Route 72 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway in northern Alabama that serves as an alternate east–west route to U.S. Route 72, connecting cities such as Decatur and Huntsville.
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U.S. Route 1 Alternate
U.S. Route 1 Alternate is a major auxiliary route of U.S. Route 1 in Maryland that serves local traffic through urban and suburban areas parallel to the main highway.
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U.S. Route 27 Alternate
U.S. Route 27 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway that provides an alternate north–south route to U.S. Route 27 through parts of Georgia and neighboring states.
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U.S. Route 400
U.S. Route 400 is a major east–west U.S. Highway running across the central United States, primarily through Kansas and neighboring states, connecting numerous regional cities and transportation corridors.
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U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 is a major east–west U.S. highway running through several states in the eastern United States, connecting communities in the Appalachian region to larger urban and transportation networks.
- 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: U.S. Route 40 Alternate Target entity description: U.S. Route 40 Alternate is a scenic and historic alternate alignment of U.S. Route 40 that passes through several towns in Maryland, serving as a local main street and connector road.
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A.
U.S. Route 72 Alternate
U.S. Route 72 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway in northern Alabama that serves as an alternate east–west route to U.S. Route 72, connecting cities such as Decatur and Huntsville.
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U.S. Route 1 Alternate
U.S. Route 1 Alternate is a major auxiliary route of U.S. Route 1 in Maryland that serves local traffic through urban and suburban areas parallel to the main highway.
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C.
U.S. Route 27 Alternate
U.S. Route 27 Alternate is an auxiliary U.S. highway that provides an alternate north–south route to U.S. Route 27 through parts of Georgia and neighboring states.
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U.S. Route 400
U.S. Route 400 is a major east–west U.S. Highway running across the central United States, primarily through Kansas and neighboring states, connecting numerous regional cities and transportation corridors.
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U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 is a major east–west U.S. highway running through several states in the eastern United States, connecting communities in the Appalachian region to larger urban and transportation networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Numbered Highway ⓘ |
| category |
Alternate U.S. Highways
ⓘ
Roads in Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Roads in Washington County, Maryland ⓘ U.S. Highways in Maryland ⓘ |
| connects |
Frederick, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hagerstown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| follows | Old National Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
connector road
ⓘ
local main street ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 70
NERFINISHED
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Maryland Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Route 180 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Route 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Route 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| historicalUse | former main alignment of the National Road ⓘ |
| isPartOf | historic National Road corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frederick County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maryland State Highway Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | mid-20th century as an alternate to U.S. Route 40 ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Interstate 70 in Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Antietam National Battlefield vicinity
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Catoctin Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ South Mountain, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Boonsboro, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Braddock Heights, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Funkstown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Hagerstown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Middletown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Myersville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType |
historic route
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scenic route ⓘ surface road ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 40 Alternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenicDesignation | part of a scenic byway corridor in Maryland ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local traffic between small towns in western Maryland
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tourist travel along the historic National Road ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 40 Alternate Description of subject: U.S. Route 40 Alternate is a scenic and historic alternate alignment of U.S. Route 40 that passes through several towns in Maryland, serving as a local main street and connector road.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 40 Alternate in Maryland