U.S. Route 101
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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.
All labels observed (31)
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Route 101 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (382)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
US Route 101 at Discovery Bay
this entity surface form:
US Route 101
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 corridor
subject surface form:
California State Route 41
subject surface form:
Washington State Route 8
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 in California
subject surface form:
Interstate 405 (California)
subject surface form:
Interstate 405 (California)
subject surface form:
Windsor, California
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 via Newport
subject surface form:
Brisbane, California
subject surface form:
Brisbane, California
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 in California
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 in Ventura County
subject surface form:
Thousand Oaks, California
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 corridor
this entity surface form:
U.S. Route 101 corridor
this entity surface form:
US Route 101
this entity surface form:
US Route 101
subject surface form:
Agoura Hills, California
subject surface form:
Presidio Parkway
this entity surface form:
U.S. Highway 101
subject surface form:
Bayfront Expressway