North Carolina Highway System
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The North Carolina Highway System is the statewide network of primary and secondary state-maintained roads that connects cities, towns, and rural areas throughout North Carolina.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T996882 — 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: North Carolina Highway System Context triple: [Johnston County, roadSystem, North Carolina Highway System]
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A.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 54
North Carolina Highway 54 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the Research Triangle’s major communities, including Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 98
North Carolina Highway 98 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west through the Research Triangle region, connecting communities such as Durham, Wake Forest, and surrounding areas.
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D.
Maryland State Highway System
The Maryland State Highway System is the network of state-maintained roads and highways that facilitates regional and statewide transportation across Maryland.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 96
North Carolina Highway 96 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs north–south through several counties, connecting small towns and communities in the central and northern part of the state.
- 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: North Carolina Highway System Target entity description: The North Carolina Highway System is the statewide network of primary and secondary state-maintained roads that connects cities, towns, and rural areas throughout North Carolina.
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A.
North Carolina Highway 55
North Carolina Highway 55 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs through the town of Apex and connects several communities in the central and eastern parts of the state.
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B.
North Carolina Highway 54
North Carolina Highway 54 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that connects the Research Triangle’s major communities, including Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary, serving as a key commuter and commercial corridor.
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C.
North Carolina Highway 98
North Carolina Highway 98 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs east–west through the Research Triangle region, connecting communities such as Durham, Wake Forest, and surrounding areas.
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D.
Maryland State Highway System
The Maryland State Highway System is the network of state-maintained roads and highways that facilitates regional and statewide transportation across Maryland.
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E.
North Carolina Highway 96
North Carolina Highway 96 is a primary state highway in North Carolina that runs north–south through several counties, connecting small towns and communities in the central and northern part of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road network
ⓘ
state highway system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NCHS ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| adminCenter |
Raleigh
ⓘ
surface form:
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
| connects |
cities in North Carolina
ⓘ
rural areas in North Carolina ⓘ towns in North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| excludes |
Interstate Highway System
ⓘ
United States Numbered Highway System ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Numbered Highway System
|
| fundedBy |
federal transportation funds
ⓘ
state appropriations ⓘ state fuel taxes ⓘ |
| governingBody |
North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina Board of Transportation
|
| hasComponent |
state-maintained bridges in North Carolina
ⓘ
state-maintained ferries in North Carolina ⓘ state-maintained tunnels in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
state of North Carolina
|
| hasRouteMarkerShape |
diamond
ⓘ
square ⓘ |
| hasSignColor | black-on-white ⓘ |
| includes |
North Carolina Bicycle Route System
ⓘ
North Carolina Highway ⓘ primary state highways in North Carolina ⓘ secondary state highways in North Carolina ⓘ |
| includesFacilityType |
freeways
ⓘ
multilane divided highways ⓘ two-lane highways ⓘ |
| isPublicInfrastructure | true ⓘ |
| legalBasis | North Carolina General Statutes ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | North Carolina Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | road transport ⓘ |
| networkScope | statewide ⓘ |
| operator |
North Carolina Department of Transportation
ⓘ
surface form:
NCDOT Division of Highways
|
| partOf | transportation in North Carolina ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide statewide road connectivity
ⓘ
support economic activity in North Carolina ⓘ support intrastate travel ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina
North Carolina Coastal Plain ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Plain of North Carolina
Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| roadType |
primary highway
ⓘ
secondary road ⓘ |
| signingConvention | North Carolina Highway shield ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| usesNumberingScheme | North Carolina state highway numbering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina Highway System Description of subject: The North Carolina Highway System is the statewide network of primary and secondary state-maintained roads that connects cities, towns, and rural areas throughout North Carolina.
Referenced by (31)
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North Carolina primary state highway network
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina state highway network
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina state highway
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina state highway system
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina State Highway System
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North Carolina numbered highway system
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North Carolina State Highway System
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U.S. Route 25 Business (Hendersonville, North Carolina)
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North Carolina state highways
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North Carolina state highway system
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North Carolina state highway system
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North Carolina State Highway System
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