M45 motorway
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The M45 motorway is a short spur in England that connects the M1 motorway near Rugby to the A45, providing an alternative route toward Coventry and the West Midlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M45 motorway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5841600 — 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: M45 motorway Context triple: [Rugby, locatedNear, M45 motorway]
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A.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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B.
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway is a major English motorway linking London to Birmingham, serving as a key route through the Midlands and the southeast of England.
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C.
M42 motorway
The M42 motorway is a major orbital route in the West Midlands of England that helps divert traffic around Birmingham and connects several key motorways, including the M5, M6, and M40.
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D.
M11 motorway
The M11 motorway is a major road in England connecting London to Cambridge and serving as a key route for traffic between the capital, East Anglia, and the Midlands via the A14.
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E.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
- 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: M45 motorway Target entity description: The M45 motorway is a short spur in England that connects the M1 motorway near Rugby to the A45, providing an alternative route toward Coventry and the West Midlands.
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A.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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B.
M40 motorway
The M40 motorway is a major English motorway linking London to Birmingham, serving as a key route through the Midlands and the southeast of England.
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C.
M42 motorway
The M42 motorway is a major orbital route in the West Midlands of England that helps divert traffic around Birmingham and connects several key motorways, including the M5, M6, and M40.
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D.
M11 motorway
The M11 motorway is a major road in England connecting London to Cambridge and serving as a key route for traffic between the capital, East Anglia, and the Midlands via the A14.
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E.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | motorway in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A45 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1957 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directionA | east ⓘ |
| directionB | west ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCarriagewayType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| hasJunctionCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A45 road near Dunchurch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M1 motorway at junction 17 ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | 2 lanes each direction on most sections ⓘ |
| hasMapLabel | M45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadClassification | primary route ⓘ |
| hasRoadNumber | M45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit |
112 km/h
ⓘ
70 mph ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | road transport ⓘ |
| isAlternativeRouteTo | M6 motorway corridor towards the West Midlands ⓘ |
| isLocatedSouthEastOf | Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedSouthWestOf | Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedWestOf | M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNumberedUnder | Great Britain road numbering scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | route between M1 and Coventry via A45 ⓘ |
| isSpurOf | M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 12.7 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 7.9 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Warwickshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Highways ⓘ |
| near | Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1959 ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | early extensions of the M1 motorway ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | British motorway network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Dunchurch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thurlaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesRouteTowards |
Coventry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Coventry area
ⓘ
Rugby area ⓘ |
| roadSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| roadType | motorway ⓘ |
| runsFrom | M1 motorway near Watford Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsTo | A45 near Thurlaston ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | A45 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: M45 motorway Description of subject: The M45 motorway is a short spur in England that connects the M1 motorway near Rugby to the A45, providing an alternative route toward Coventry and the West Midlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.