U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that spans the state, connecting the mountains to the Outer Banks and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina canonical | 2 |
| U.S. Route 64 near Cary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390321 — 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 64 in North Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in North Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina]
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A.
U.S. Route 64 near Apex, North Carolina
U.S. Route 64 near Apex, North Carolina is a major east–west highway segment in the Raleigh–Durham region that serves suburban communities and connects to key regional routes.
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B.
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects cities such as Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important regional corridor for traffic between central North Carolina and Virginia.
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C.
U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina is an east–west U.S. highway that traverses the northern part of the state, connecting the Piedmont region to the Outer Banks and serving as a major corridor for local and tourist traffic.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 62
North Carolina Highway 62 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the central part of the state, connecting several communities and serving as a regional transportation route.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 56
North Carolina Highway 56 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects several communities in the north-central part of the state, including the Town of Butner.
- 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 64 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that spans the state, connecting the mountains to the Outer Banks and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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A.
U.S. Route 64 near Apex, North Carolina
U.S. Route 64 near Apex, North Carolina is a major east–west highway segment in the Raleigh–Durham region that serves suburban communities and connects to key regional routes.
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B.
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects cities such as Durham and Chapel Hill, serving as an important regional corridor for traffic between central North Carolina and Virginia.
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C.
U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 158 in North Carolina is an east–west U.S. highway that traverses the northern part of the state, connecting the Piedmont region to the Outer Banks and serving as a major corridor for local and tourist traffic.
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D.
North Carolina Highway 62
North Carolina Highway 62 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the central part of the state, connecting several communities and serving as a regional transportation route.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 56
North Carolina Highway 56 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects several communities in the north-central part of the state, including the Town of Butner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway segment
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road transportation corridor ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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North Carolina Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Banks of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Catawba River
NERFINISHED
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French Broad River NERFINISHED ⓘ Roanoke River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yadkin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminusLocation | Manteo, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commerce corridor
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regional travel corridor ⓘ |
| hasSectionType |
causeway segments in the Outer Banks region
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expressway in parts of central North Carolina ⓘ freeway in the Raleigh area ⓘ two-lane rural highway in western North Carolina ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 40 in the Raleigh area
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U.S. Route 264 in eastern North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 74 in western North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Research Triangle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Asheboro, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Burke County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Catawba County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chatham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Cherokee County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Clay County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Dare County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Davidson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Davie County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgecombe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Henderson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Iredell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Macon County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Nash County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mount, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutherford County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvania County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrrell County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Wake County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | major east–west corridor in North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernTerminusLocation | Murphy, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that spans the state, connecting the mountains to the Outer Banks and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 64 near Cary