Illinois Route 178
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Illinois Route 178 is a state highway in north-central Illinois that primarily serves as the main access route to Starved Rock State Park and nearby recreational areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illinois Route 178 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13034390 — 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)
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Target entity: Illinois Route 178 Context triple: [Ottawa, Illinois, United States, hasMajorHighway, Illinois Route 178]
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A.
Illinois Route 174
Illinois Route 174 is a former, short state highway designation in Illinois that has since been decommissioned or renumbered.
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B.
Illinois Route 176
Illinois Route 176 is an east–west state highway in northeastern Illinois that connects several communities in McHenry and Lake counties, serving as a key regional arterial route.
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C.
Illinois Route 172
Illinois Route 172 is a state highway in northwestern Illinois that serves as a local connector route, including access to the village of Tampico.
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D.
Illinois Route 173
Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois that runs near the Wisconsin border, connecting several communities across multiple counties.
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E.
Illinois Route 171
Illinois Route 171 is a state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs through the southwestern suburbs of Chicago, serving communities such as Lockport and connecting several major regional routes.
- 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: Illinois Route 178 Target entity description: Illinois Route 178 is a state highway in north-central Illinois that primarily serves as the main access route to Starved Rock State Park and nearby recreational areas.
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A.
Illinois Route 174
Illinois Route 174 is a former, short state highway designation in Illinois that has since been decommissioned or renumbered.
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B.
Illinois Route 176
Illinois Route 176 is an east–west state highway in northeastern Illinois that connects several communities in McHenry and Lake counties, serving as a key regional arterial route.
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C.
Illinois Route 172
Illinois Route 172 is a state highway in northwestern Illinois that serves as a local connector route, including access to the village of Tampico.
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D.
Illinois Route 173
Illinois Route 173 is an east–west state highway in northern Illinois that runs near the Wisconsin border, connecting several communities across multiple counties.
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E.
Illinois Route 171
Illinois Route 171 is a state highway in northeastern Illinois that runs through the southwestern suburbs of Chicago, serving communities such as Lockport and connecting several major regional routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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