Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
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The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge is a major road bridge in the Philippines that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, facilitating significant commuter and commercial traffic in the region.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mactan–Mandaue Bridge canonical | 9 |
| First Mactan–Mandaue Bridge | 1 |
| Old Mactan Bridge | 1 |
| Second Mactan–Mandaue Bridge | 1 |
| Sergio Osmeña Jr. Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762429 — 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: Mactan–Mandaue Bridge Context triple: [Mactan, transportInfrastructure, Mactan–Mandaue Bridge]
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A.
Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
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B.
Guayaquil–Durán bridge
The Guayaquil–Durán bridge is a major road and rail bridge in Ecuador that links the city of Guayaquil with the neighboring town of Durán, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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C.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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D.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is a massive sea-crossing bridge–tunnel system that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau across the Pearl River Delta and ranks among the world’s longest fixed links over water.
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E.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway is one of the world’s longest sea bridges, linking Kuwait City to the northern Subiyah area to support national development and regional connectivity.
- 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: Mactan–Mandaue Bridge Target entity description: The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge is a major road bridge in the Philippines that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, facilitating significant commuter and commercial traffic in the region.
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A.
Suramadu Bridge
Suramadu Bridge is a long cable-stayed bridge in Indonesia that connects the city of Surabaya on Java with Madura Island, serving as a major transportation and economic link.
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B.
Guayaquil–Durán bridge
The Guayaquil–Durán bridge is a major road and rail bridge in Ecuador that links the city of Guayaquil with the neighboring town of Durán, serving as a key transportation artery in the region.
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C.
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
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D.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge is a massive sea-crossing bridge–tunnel system that links Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau across the Pearl River Delta and ranks among the world’s longest fixed links over water.
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E.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway is one of the world’s longest sea bridges, linking Kuwait City to the northern Subiyah area to support national development and regional connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
box truss bridge
ⓘ
bridge in the Philippines ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| connects |
Lapu-Lapu City
ⓘ
Mactan ⓘ
surface form:
Mactan Island
Mandaue City ⓘ
surface form:
Mandaue
Cebu Island ⓘ
surface form:
mainland Cebu
|
| constructionStartDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| crosses | Mactan Channel ⓘ |
| designedAs | box truss structure ⓘ |
| facilitates |
commercial traffic
ⓘ
commuter traffic ⓘ |
| function |
carries motor vehicles
ⓘ
carries road traffic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
First Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
Mactan–Mandaue Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Old Mactan Bridge
|
| hasLocale | Mactan Channel ⓘ |
| importance | major transport link in Metro Cebu ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportCorridor |
Cebu–Mactan road network
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu–Mactan corridor
|
| length | approximately 846 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cebu
ⓘ
Central Visayas ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Lapu-Lapu City
ⓘ
Mandaue City ⓘ
surface form:
Mandaue
|
| maintainedBy | Department of Public Works and Highways ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sergio Osmeña
ⓘ
surface form:
Sergio Osmeña Jr.
|
| notableAs | first bridge linking Cebu Island and Mactan Island ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sergio Osmeña Jr. Bridge
|
| openedBy | Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| parallelStructure |
Cebu–Mactan road network
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway
Marcelo Fernan Bridge ⓘ |
| partOf | Cebu–Mactan road network ⓘ |
| regionServed | Metro Cebu ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
| trafficType | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| waterway | Mactan Channel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mactan–Mandaue Bridge Description of subject: The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge is a major road bridge in the Philippines that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu, facilitating significant commuter and commercial traffic in the region.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sergio Osmeña Jr. Bridge
this entity surface form:
Old Mactan Bridge
this entity surface form:
First Mactan–Mandaue Bridge
this entity surface form:
Second Mactan–Mandaue Bridge