U.S. Route 101

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U.S. Numbered Highway highway in the United States

U.S. Route 101 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the West Coast, particularly known for following much of the California and Oregon coastline and serving as a key scenic and transportation corridor.

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All labels observed (31)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Route 101 canonical	326
US Route 101	12
U.S. Highway 101	8
U.S. Route 101 corridor	5
U.S. Route 101 in California	4
Highway 101	2
Historic U.S. Route 101	1
U.S. Route 101 (at southern end)	1
U.S. Route 101 (nearby access via Olympia)	1
U.S. Route 101 (via connecting roads)	1
U.S. Route 101 (within district boundaries)	1
U.S. Route 101 at Tillamook	1
U.S. Route 101 in Arcata	1
U.S. Route 101 in Los Angeles	1
U.S. Route 101 in Los Angeles County	1
U.S. Route 101 in Novato	1
U.S. Route 101 in Oregon	1
U.S. Route 101 in Salinas	1
U.S. Route 101 in San Francisco	1
U.S. Route 101 in San Jose, California	1
U.S. Route 101 in San Rafael	1
U.S. Route 101 in Ventura County	1
U.S. Route 101 in Waldport, Oregon	1
U.S. Route 101 in Washington	1
U.S. Route 101 passes through Eureka	1
U.S. Route 101 passes through Hoquiam	1
U.S. Route 101 via Avenue of the Giants	1
U.S. Route 101 via Newport	1
US Route 101 at Discovery Bay	1
United States Route 101	1
served by U.S. Route 101	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T472210 — 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: U.S. Route 101
Context triple: [Yaquina Bay, crossedBy, U.S. Route 101]

A. Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Coast Highway is a famed scenic roadway along the California coastline, renowned for its dramatic ocean views and picturesque coastal towns.
B. Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the West Coast from the Mexican border in California through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border.
C. U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south United States highway running along the East Coast from Key West, Florida, to Fort Kent, Maine.
D. California State Route 190
California State Route 190 is an east–west state highway in California that traverses the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley, providing access to Death Valley National Park and connecting remote desert and mountain communities.
E. California State Route 108
California State Route 108 is a scenic east–west highway in central California that crosses the Sierra Nevada via the high-elevation Sonora Pass, connecting the Central Valley with the eastern Sierra region.
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: U.S. Route 101
Target entity description: U.S. Route 101 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the West Coast, particularly known for following much of the California and Oregon coastline and serving as a key scenic and transportation corridor.

A. Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Coast Highway is a famed scenic roadway along the California coastline, renowned for its dramatic ocean views and picturesque coastal towns.
B. Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is a major north–south U.S. highway running along the West Coast from the Mexican border in California through Oregon and Washington to the Canadian border.
C. U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south United States highway running along the East Coast from Key West, Florida, to Fort Kent, Maine.
D. California State Route 190
California State Route 190 is an east–west state highway in California that traverses the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley, providing access to Death Valley National Park and connecting remote desert and mountain communities.
E. California State Route 108
California State Route 108 is a scenic east–west highway in central California that crosses the Sierra Nevada via the high-elevation Sonora Pass, connecting the Central Valley with the eastern Sierra region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Numbered Highway ⓘ highway in the United States ⓘ
adjacentTo	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
connects	Astoria, Oregon ⓘ Coos Bay, Oregon ⓘ Eureka, California ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington San Francisco ⓘ San Jose ⓘ surface form: San Jose, California
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
direction	north–south ⓘ
followsFeature	California coast ⓘ surface form: California coastline Oregon Coast ⓘ surface form: Oregon coastline Pacific coastline ⓘ
function	major transportation corridor ⓘ scenic route ⓘ
highwaySystem	United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ
historicalRole	primary north–south coastal route before Interstate 5 ⓘ
isPartOf	Pacific Coast Highway ⓘ surface form: Pacific Coast Highway corridor scenic highway network in the United States ⓘ
knownFor	scenic coastal views ⓘ tourism and recreational travel ⓘ
locatedIn	West Coast of the United States ⓘ
maintainedBy	Caltrans ⓘ surface form: California Department of Transportation Oregon Department of Transportation ⓘ Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ state departments of transportation ⓘ
opened	1920s ⓘ
overlapsWith	Interstate 5 in some segments ⓘ
partlyDesignatedAs	expressway ⓘ freeway ⓘ surface arterial road ⓘ
passesThrough	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Humboldt County ⓘ surface form: Humboldt County, California Monterey County, California ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Redwood National and State Parks ⓘ surface form: Redwood National and State Parks region San Luis Obispo County ⓘ surface form: San Luis Obispo County, California Santa Barbara County ⓘ surface form: Santa Barbara County, California Sonoma County, California ⓘ Ventura County ⓘ surface form: Ventura County, California Washington ⓘ coastal communities ⓘ rural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ
routeNumber	101 ⓘ
terminus	Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles, California Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (382)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hillsdale Shopping Center → near → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Bayview Heights area of San Francisco → locatedNear → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

subject surface form: Bayview Heights, San Francisco

this entity surface form: U.S. Highway 101

State Route 58 → connectsToHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

subject surface form: California State Route 58

Gardiner, Oregon → locatedOn → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Van Ness Avenue → partOf → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Yachats, Oregon → traversedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Sol Duc Hot Springs → accessFrom → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Highway 101

Reseda → nearbyFreeway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Los Encinos State Historic Park adobe and rancho site → locatedNear → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Encino → traversedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

California State Route 12 → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

California State Route 37 → westernTerminus → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 101 in Novato

King City, California → locatedOnTransportRoute → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

San Francisco street network → includesRoute → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: US Route 101

Richardson Bay → hasNearbyInfrastructure → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Highway 101

State Route 12 → westernTerminus → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

subject surface form: State Route 12 (California)

California State Route 20 → junctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Tillamook, Oregon → locatedOnHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Manzanita, Oregon → traversedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

State Route 85 → interchangeWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Shelton → locatedOn → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Route 101

Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura metropolitan area → majorHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Neskowin, Oregon → traversedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

State Route 237 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

State Route 237 → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

City of Palo Alto → isServedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Nehalem, Oregon → roadAccess → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Wheeler, Oregon → locatedOnTransportationRoute → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

U.S. Numbered Highways in Washington → hasRoute → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 101 in Washington

Bay City, Oregon → transportationRoute → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Petaluma, California → transportation → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Harbor Freeway → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Washington State Route 3 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Novato, California, United States → hasTransportation → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

subject surface form: Novato, California

Santa Barbara metropolitan area → hasTransportation → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Gearhart, Oregon → transportationAccess → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Washington State Route 4 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Cotati, California → majorHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

East Palo Alto, California → transportationAccess → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Washington State Route 6 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

State Route 84 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

subject surface form: State Route 84 (California)

California State Route 68 → easternTerminus → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Route 101 in Salinas

California State Route 68 → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Pasadena Freeway → hasJunctionWith → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Washington State Route 8 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Camarillo → servedByHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Quilcene → stateHighway → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

Quinault River → crossedBy → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

California State Route 198 → connectsTo → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

California State Route 198 → westernTerminusNear → U.S. Route 101 ⓘ

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