Interstate 40 (nearby)

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Interstate Highway

Interstate 40 is a major east–west U.S. highway that spans from California to North Carolina, serving as a key transportation corridor across the southern United States.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Interstate 40 (nearby) canonical	4
Interstate 40 (nearby access)	1
Interstate 40 (to the northwest)	1
Interstate 40 (via interchanges in Oklahoma City area)	1
Interstate 40 corridor (nearby)	1
Interstate 40 near Research Triangle Park	1
Interstate 40 vicinity	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10592151 — 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: Interstate 40 (nearby)
Context triple: [Brownsville, Tennessee, locatedOnHighway, Interstate 40 (nearby)]

A. Interstate 540 (nearby)
Interstate 540 is a major beltway segment around the Raleigh–Durham area in North Carolina that provides regional freeway access and connectivity for nearby communities such as Apex.
B. Interstate 376 (nearby)
Interstate 376 is a major highway in western Pennsylvania that connects the Pittsburgh area with nearby communities and regional routes, providing significant transportation access for places like Neshannock Township.
C. Interstate 16 (nearby)
Interstate 16 is a major east–west highway in Georgia that connects the city of Macon to the coastal city of Savannah.
D. Interstate 26 (nearby)
Interstate 26 is a major east–west U.S. Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States that connects Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. Interstate 84 (nearby)
Interstate 84 is a major east–west highway in the northeastern United States that provides regional connectivity and access to communities such as Beacon, New York.
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: Interstate 40 (nearby)
Target entity description: Interstate 40 is a major east–west U.S. highway that spans from California to North Carolina, serving as a key transportation corridor across the southern United States.

A. Interstate 540 (nearby)
Interstate 540 is a major beltway segment around the Raleigh–Durham area in North Carolina that provides regional freeway access and connectivity for nearby communities such as Apex.
B. Interstate 376 (nearby)
Interstate 376 is a major highway in western Pennsylvania that connects the Pittsburgh area with nearby communities and regional routes, providing significant transportation access for places like Neshannock Township.
C. Interstate 16 (nearby)
Interstate 16 is a major east–west highway in Georgia that connects the city of Macon to the coastal city of Savannah.
D. Interstate 26 (nearby)
Interstate 26 is a major east–west U.S. Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States that connects Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. Interstate 84 (nearby)
Interstate 84 is a major east–west highway in the northeastern United States that provides regional connectivity and access to communities such as Beacon, New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Interstate Highway ⓘ
accessControl	full access control ⓘ
bridgeCrossing	Mississippi River at Memphis ⓘ
category	Interstate Highways in the United States ⓘ linked to: Interstate Highway System Transcontinental highways in the United States ⓘ
connects	Atlantic region of the United States ⓘ Pacific region of the United States ⓘ major urban centers in the southern United States ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
direction	east–west ⓘ
easternTerminus	Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
easternTerminusConnection	U.S. Route 117 NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerAlignmentOf	U.S. Route 66 (in several segments) ⓘ linked to: U.S. Route 66
highwayNumber	40 ⓘ
highwaySystem	Interstate Highway System ⓘ
laneConfiguration	divided highway ⓘ
maintainedBy	United States Department of Transportation ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ
partOf	National Highway System ⓘ
passesNear	Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
passesThrough	Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ linked to: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Amarillo, Texas ⓘ Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ Barstow, California ⓘ linked to: Barstow Flagstaff, Arizona ⓘ linked to: Flagstaff Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Memphis Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ⓘ linked to: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
regionServed	Southeastern United States ⓘ linked to: Southern United States Southern United States ⓘ Southwestern United States ⓘ linked to: southwestern United States
role	major passenger travel corridor ⓘ major transcontinental freight corridor ⓘ
stateTraversed	Arizona ⓘ Arkansas ⓘ California ⓘ linked to: California (state) New Mexico ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ
tollStatus	primarily toll-free ⓘ
westernTerminus	Barstow, California ⓘ linked to: Barstow
westernTerminusConnection	Interstate 15 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brownsville, Tennessee → locatedOnHighway → Interstate 40 (nearby) ⓘ

subject linked to: Brownsville, Tennessee, United States

North Carolina Highway 540 → hasJunctionWith → Interstate 40 near Research Triangle Park ⓘ