U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects the western mountains to the southeastern coast, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina canonical | 6 |
| North Carolina Highway 74 (business and local alignments nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390323 — 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 74 in North Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in North Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina]
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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 23 in North Carolina
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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C.
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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D.
North Carolina Highway 700
North Carolina Highway 700 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route in the northern part of the state.
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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.
- 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 74 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects the western mountains to the southeastern coast, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
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A.
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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B.
U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina
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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C.
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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D.
North Carolina Highway 700
North Carolina Highway 700 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that serves as a regional connector route in the northern part of the state.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway
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transportation corridor ⓘ |
| abbreviation | US 74 ⓘ |
| category |
Transportation in North Carolina
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U.S. Highways in North Carolina ⓘ |
| connects |
coastal region of North Carolina
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mountain region of North Carolina ⓘ southeastern North Carolina ⓘ western North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| function |
commerce corridor
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regional travel corridor ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 74 ⓘ |
| highwayType |
U.S. Route
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linked to:
U.S. Highway
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| importance | major east–west corridor in North Carolina ⓘ |
| isPartiallyExpressway | yes ⓘ |
| isPartiallyFreeway | yes ⓘ |
| isPartiallySurfaceRoad | yes ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough | western North Carolina mountains ⓘ |
| serves |
regional freight traffic
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regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| terminusRegion | southeastern North Carolina coast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina is a major east–west U.S. Highway that connects the western mountains to the southeastern coast, serving as an important corridor for regional travel and commerce.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Randleman, North Carolina
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hasHighway
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North Carolina Highway 74 (business and local alignments nearby)
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linked to: U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina