U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway traversing the state's western region, connecting mountain communities and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390317 — 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 23 in North Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in North Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina]
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U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Charlotte metropolitan area through the Piedmont toward the Virginia state line, serving as a regional connector for several communities along its corridor.
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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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U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina
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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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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North Carolina Highway 231
North Carolina Highway 231 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route in and around the town of Wendell.
- 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 23 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway traversing the state's western region, connecting mountain communities and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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A.
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 21 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that runs from the Charlotte metropolitan area through the Piedmont toward the Virginia state line, serving as a regional connector for several communities along its corridor.
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B.
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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U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina
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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D.
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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North Carolina Highway 231
North Carolina Highway 231 is a state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route in and around the town of Wendell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway in North Carolina
ⓘ
segment of U.S. Route 23 ⓘ |
| category |
Transportation in Western North Carolina
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U.S. Highways in North Carolina ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Georgia state line
ⓘ
Tennessee state line ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| follows | Appalachian Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commerce corridor
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regional travel corridor ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 40 in North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 26 in North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian Development Highway System corridor
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Asheville, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buncombe County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Haywood County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Springs, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Macon County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars Hill, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylva, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Waynesville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Weaverville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Blue Ridge Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Great Smoky Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | U.S. Numbered Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | mountain communities in Western North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway traversing the state's western region, connecting mountain communities and serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.