Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: U.S. Route 40 | Statement: [Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40), follows, U.S. Route 40]

Target entity: U.S. Route 40
Context triple: [Lincoln Highway (historic alignment via U.S. 40), follows, U.S. Route 40]

• A. U.S. Route 40 chosen
  U.S. Route 40 is a major historic east–west U.S. highway that roughly follows the old National Road across the central United States, connecting numerous cities and states from the Mid-Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains.
• B. Old U.S. Route 40
  Old U.S. Route 40 is a historic transcontinental highway that once connected the U.S. East and West Coasts, serving as a major early 20th-century travel and commerce route across the country.
• C. U.S. Route 80
  U.S. Route 80 is a historic transcontinental highway in the southern United States, notably associated with key civil rights events such as the Selma to Montgomery marches.
• D. U.S. Route 20
  U.S. Route 20 is a major east–west United States highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest to New England, serving as one of the longest roads in the national highway system.
• E. U.S. Route 6
  U.S. Route 6 is a major transcontinental U.S. highway running from Massachusetts to California, historically known as one of the longest highways in the United States.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.