Yerba Buena Tunnel
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Yerba Buena Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the San Francisco Bay that carries the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge through Yerba Buena Island, connecting its eastern and western spans.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yerba Buena Tunnel canonical | 2 |
| Bay Bridge Yerba Buena Tunnel | 1 |
| Yerba Buena Island tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T882372 — 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: Yerba Buena Tunnel Context triple: [Yerba Buena Island, hasTunnel, Yerba Buena Tunnel]
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A.
Transbay Tube
The Transbay Tube is an underwater rail tunnel beneath San Francisco Bay that carries BART trains between San Francisco and Oakland.
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B.
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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C.
Downtown Tunnel
The Downtown Tunnel is a major underwater vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Amador Causeway
Amador Causeway is a scenic coastal roadway and recreational area in Panama City that connects the mainland to several Pacific islands and offers views of the Panama Canal and city skyline.
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E.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
- 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: Yerba Buena Tunnel Target entity description: Yerba Buena Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the San Francisco Bay that carries the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge through Yerba Buena Island, connecting its eastern and western spans.
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A.
Transbay Tube
The Transbay Tube is an underwater rail tunnel beneath San Francisco Bay that carries BART trains between San Francisco and Oakland.
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B.
Midtown Tunnel
The Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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C.
Downtown Tunnel
The Downtown Tunnel is a major underwater vehicular tunnel in the Hampton Roads region that carries traffic beneath the Elizabeth River between Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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D.
Amador Causeway
Amador Causeway is a scenic coastal roadway and recreational area in Panama City that connects the mainland to several Pacific islands and offers views of the Panama Canal and city skyline.
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E.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road tunnel
ⓘ
vehicular tunnel ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge western span
|
| carries |
Interstate 80
ⓘ
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge traffic ⓘ motor vehicle traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
western span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Yerba Buena Island ⓘ |
| hasDeckConfiguration | stacked decks ⓘ |
| hasLowerDeck | eastbound traffic ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
east portal on Yerba Buena Island
ⓘ
west portal on Yerba Buena Island ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | key link between San Francisco and East Bay ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| hasToll | yes, as part of the Bay Bridge toll system ⓘ |
| hasTrafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| hasUpperDeck | westbound traffic ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,780 feet
ⓘ
about 540 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Francisco Bay
ⓘ
Yerba Buena Island ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Alameda County
ⓘ
San Francisco County ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Caltrans
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Transportation
|
| numberOfDecks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes |
5 lanes lower deck
ⓘ
5 lanes upper deck ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| owner |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| partOf | San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Bay Area freeway system ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | transcontinental Interstate 80 corridor ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
fire protection systems
ⓘ
lighting system ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Oakland
ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
freight traffic ⓘ |
| width |
about 24 meters
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about 79 feet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yerba Buena Tunnel Description of subject: Yerba Buena Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the San Francisco Bay that carries the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge through Yerba Buena Island, connecting its eastern and western spans.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yerba Buena Island tunnel
this entity surface form:
Bay Bridge Yerba Buena Tunnel