Maastunnel
E138436
bicycle tunnel
immersed tube tunnel
national monument of the Netherlands
pedestrian tunnel
road tunnel
Maastunnel is a historic traffic tunnel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, carrying road, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic beneath the Nieuwe Maas river.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maastunnel canonical | 1 |
| Velser Tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1213411 — 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: Maastunnel Context triple: [Nieuwe Maas, hasTunnel, Maastunnel]
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A.
Piet Hein Tunnel
The Piet Hein Tunnel is a major road and tram tunnel in Amsterdam that connects the city center with the Eastern Docklands and the A10 ring road.
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B.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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C.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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D.
Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel
The Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel is a high-altitude vehicular tunnel through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, carrying Interstate 70 beneath the Continental Divide.
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E.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
- 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: Maastunnel Target entity description: Maastunnel is a historic traffic tunnel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, carrying road, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic beneath the Nieuwe Maas river.
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A.
Piet Hein Tunnel
The Piet Hein Tunnel is a major road and tram tunnel in Amsterdam that connects the city center with the Eastern Docklands and the A10 ring road.
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B.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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C.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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D.
Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel
The Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel is a high-altitude vehicular tunnel through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, carrying Interstate 70 beneath the Continental Divide.
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E.
Fréjus Road Tunnel
The Fréjus Road Tunnel is a major trans-Alpine highway tunnel linking France and Italy through the Alps, serving as an important route for international road traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicycle tunnel
ⓘ
immersed tube tunnel ⓘ national monument of the Netherlands ⓘ pedestrian tunnel ⓘ road tunnel ⓘ |
| connects |
north bank of Rotterdam
ⓘ
south bank of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | immersed tube technique ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| designedFor |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
| endPoint | south bank of Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
separate escalators for cyclists and pedestrians
ⓘ
tile-lined interior ⓘ ventilation buildings on both river banks ⓘ |
| hasLanes |
1 bicycle tube
ⓘ
1 pedestrian tube ⓘ 2 road traffic tubes ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | major renovation 2017–2020 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Rijksmonument
ⓘ
surface form:
rijksmonument
|
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| length |
1.07 km
ⓘ
1070 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rotterdam
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedInUrbanArea | Rotterdam city centre vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
Nieuwe Maas
ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuwe Maas riverbed
|
| maintainedBy | Municipality of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 20 m below water level ⓘ |
| namedAfter | river Maas ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1942-02-14 ⓘ |
| owner | Municipality of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| partOf | Rotterdam road network ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| significance | first car tunnel in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| startPoint | north bank of Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maastunnel Description of subject: Maastunnel is a historic traffic tunnel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, carrying road, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic beneath the Nieuwe Maas river.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Velser Tunnel