U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina
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U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal plain, connecting cities such as Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Elizabeth City as part of a key regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10390314 — 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 17 in North Carolina Context triple: [U.S. Highways in North Carolina, hasRoute, U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina]
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U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects key cities such as Raleigh and Southern Pines while serving as part of a primary corridor along the U.S. East Coast.
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U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina is a major north–south U.S. Highway that connects rural eastern parts of the state with key regional routes and communities.
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C.
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting communities between the South Carolina and Virginia borders.
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D.
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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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
- 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 17 in North Carolina Target entity description: U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal plain, connecting cities such as Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Elizabeth City as part of a key regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia.
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A.
U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that connects key cities such as Raleigh and Southern Pines while serving as part of a primary corridor along the U.S. East Coast.
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B.
U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina is a major north–south U.S. Highway that connects rural eastern parts of the state with key regional routes and communities.
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C.
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina is a north–south United States highway that traverses the central part of the state, connecting communities between the South Carolina and Virginia borders.
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D.
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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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Highway segment
ⓘ
road transportation corridor ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacksonville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bern, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
South Carolina state line
ⓘ
Virginia state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Cape Fear River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chowan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamlico River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasquotank River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| followsFeature | Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ |
| hasBypass |
Jacksonville bypass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Bern bypass ⓘ Washington bypass ⓘ Wilmington bypass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northernTerminusNear | Virginia state line near Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Interstate 140 in North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia ⓘ |
| passesNear | Camp Lejeune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Edenton, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacksonville, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bern, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamston, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | principal arterial highway ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Eastern North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernTerminusNear | Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
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regional freight movement ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina Description of subject: U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina is a major north–south highway that runs along the state’s coastal plain, connecting cities such as Wilmington, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Elizabeth City as part of a key regional corridor between South Carolina and Virginia.
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