Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
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Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington is a major north–south freeway corridor that carries regional and interstate traffic through the Tacoma area, connecting it to Seattle, Olympia, and the broader West Coast I-5 route.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington canonical | 2 |
| Interstate 5 in Pierce County, Washington | 1 |
| Interstate 5 in Tacoma | 1 |
| Interstate 5 in Tacoma area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11524402 — 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 5 in Tacoma, Washington Context triple: [State Route 7 (Washington), junctionWith, Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington]
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A.
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, connecting the city to Portland, Oregon across the Columbia River and to the broader I-5 route through Washington state.
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B.
Interstate 5 in Federal Way
Interstate 5 in Federal Way is a major segment of the primary north–south interstate highway in Washington State, serving as a key transportation corridor through the city of Federal Way between Seattle and Tacoma.
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C.
Interstate 5 in Chehalis, Washington
Interstate 5 in Chehalis, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, serving as a key transportation route through the city and connecting it to regional and interstate destinations.
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D.
Interstate 5 near Salmon Creek, Washington
Interstate 5 near Salmon Creek, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment in southwestern Washington that serves as a key junction where traffic from Interstate 205 merges back into the primary I-5 corridor.
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E.
Interstate 5 in Oregon
Interstate 5 in Oregon is the primary north–south freeway traversing the state, connecting major cities from the California border to Washington and serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
- 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 5 in Tacoma, Washington Target entity description: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington is a major north–south freeway corridor that carries regional and interstate traffic through the Tacoma area, connecting it to Seattle, Olympia, and the broader West Coast I-5 route.
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A.
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington
Interstate 5 in Vancouver, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, connecting the city to Portland, Oregon across the Columbia River and to the broader I-5 route through Washington state.
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B.
Interstate 5 in Federal Way
Interstate 5 in Federal Way is a major segment of the primary north–south interstate highway in Washington State, serving as a key transportation corridor through the city of Federal Way between Seattle and Tacoma.
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C.
Interstate 5 in Chehalis, Washington
Interstate 5 in Chehalis, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment of the West Coast’s primary interstate corridor, serving as a key transportation route through the city and connecting it to regional and interstate destinations.
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D.
Interstate 5 near Salmon Creek, Washington
Interstate 5 near Salmon Creek, Washington is a major north–south freeway segment in southwestern Washington that serves as a key junction where traffic from Interstate 205 merges back into the primary I-5 corridor.
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E.
Interstate 5 in Oregon
Interstate 5 in Oregon is the primary north–south freeway traversing the state, connecting major cities from the California border to Washington and serving as a key corridor for regional and interstate travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freeway segment
ⓘ
interstate highway segment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Tacoma Dome District
ⓘ
linked to:
Stadium District (Tacoma)
industrial areas near Port of Tacoma ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate 5 in Washington State
ⓘ
Road transportation in Pierce County, Washington ⓘ Transportation in Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Olympia, Washington
ⓘ
Portland, Oregon via Interstate 5 ⓘ Seattle, Washington ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia via Interstate 5 corridor ⓘ West Coast I-5 corridor ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast north–south interstate corridor
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Puyallup River ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| function |
connects Tacoma with Seattle metropolitan area
ⓘ
connects Tacoma with state capital Olympia ⓘ provides access to Joint Base Lewis–McChord vicinity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
HOV lanes in portions
ⓘ
major interchanges and collector–distributor lanes ⓘ |
| highwaySystem | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| importance |
key commuter route for Tacoma–Seattle travel
ⓘ
primary freight route through Tacoma ⓘ |
| interchangeWith |
Interstate 705
ⓘ
State Route 16 (Washington) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Route 16
State Route 167 (Washington) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Route 167
State Route 512 (Washington) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Route 512
State Route 7 (Washington) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy congestion during peak hours
ⓘ
long-term reconstruction and widening projects ⓘ |
| laneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pierce County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Pierce County
Tacoma, Washington ⓘ Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| maintainedBy | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | mid-20th-century Interstate 5 construction in Washington ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
BNSF Railway mainline in Tacoma area
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Seattle Subdivision
|
| partOf | Interstate 5 ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | primary north–south freeway in Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Port of Tacoma
ⓘ
Tacoma Dome ⓘ |
| passesThrough | downtown Tacoma ⓘ |
| role |
interstate traffic corridor
ⓘ
regional traffic corridor ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 60–70 miles per hour (posted, varies by segment) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington Description of subject: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington is a major north–south freeway corridor that carries regional and interstate traffic through the Tacoma area, connecting it to Seattle, Olympia, and the broader West Coast I-5 route.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
State Route 7
linked to: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
linked to: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington
linked to: Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington