Frisco Bridge
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Frisco Bridge is a historic railroad truss bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, notable as one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frisco Bridge canonical | 5 |
| Frisco Railroad Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10099757 — 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: Frisco Bridge Context triple: [Mississippi River at Memphis, crossedBy, Frisco Bridge]
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A.
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a dramatic steel arch bridge spanning the deep Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico, renowned for its sweeping desert and canyon views.
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B.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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C.
Mandovi Bridge
Mandovi Bridge is a prominent road bridge in Goa, India, carrying traffic across the Mandovi River and serving as a key link between Panaji and surrounding regions.
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D.
Perrine Bridge
Perrine Bridge is a large steel arch bridge spanning the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho, renowned for its dramatic views and popularity as a BASE jumping site.
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E.
Guadalupe Bridge
Guadalupe Bridge is a major road bridge in Metro Manila, Philippines, that carries EDSA across the Pasig River and serves as a key traffic artery in the city.
- 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: Frisco Bridge Target entity description: Frisco Bridge is a historic railroad truss bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, notable as one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River.
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A.
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a dramatic steel arch bridge spanning the deep Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico, renowned for its sweeping desert and canyon views.
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B.
Bixby Creek Bridge
Bixby Creek Bridge is an iconic reinforced-concrete arch bridge along California’s scenic Highway 1, renowned for its dramatic coastal setting and frequent appearance in photography and film.
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C.
Mandovi Bridge
Mandovi Bridge is a prominent road bridge in Goa, India, carrying traffic across the Mandovi River and serving as a key link between Panaji and surrounding regions.
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D.
Perrine Bridge
Perrine Bridge is a large steel arch bridge spanning the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls, Idaho, renowned for its dramatic views and popularity as a BASE jumping site.
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E.
Guadalupe Bridge
Guadalupe Bridge is a major road bridge in Metro Manila, Philippines, that carries EDSA across the Pasig River and serves as a key traffic artery in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ truss bridge ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Harahan Bridge
ⓘ
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis–Arkansas Bridge
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Frisco Railroad Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Frisco Bridge
Harahan Bridge (railroad predecessor context) ⓘ
linked to:
Harahan Bridge
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| carried |
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
ⓘ
railroad traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Crittenden County, Arkansas
ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis
|
| constructionCompleted | 1892 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1888 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses |
Lower Mississippi River
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Mississippi River basin
Mississippi River ⓘ |
| design | cantilever truss ⓘ |
| designedBy | George S. Morison ⓘ |
| engineer | George S. Morison ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed as a historic structure ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | single-track ⓘ |
| hasType | through truss bridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis, Tennessee
ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Shelby County, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material | steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River
ⓘ
early long-span steel truss engineering ⓘ |
| opened | 1892 ⓘ |
| owner |
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
|
| partOf | rail network between St. Louis and the South ⓘ |
| region | Mid-South ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately Mississippi River mile 736 ⓘ |
| significance | improved rail connectivity between the Midwest and the Gulf South ⓘ |
| spans |
Arkansas bank of Mississippi River
ⓘ
Tennessee bank of Mississippi River ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| wasAtTime | one of the longest steel truss bridges in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frisco Bridge Description of subject: Frisco Bridge is a historic railroad truss bridge in Memphis, Tennessee, notable as one of the earliest major steel spans across the lower Mississippi River.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Frisco Bridge