Interstate 787
E159316
Interstate 787 is an urban freeway in New York’s Capital District that runs along the Hudson River, serving as a primary route through downtown Albany and connecting to major regional highways.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate 787 canonical | 1 |
| Interstate 787 spur to the Empire State Plaza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257696 — 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: Interstate 787 Context triple: [Albany, hasMajorHighway, Interstate 787]
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A.
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 is a beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, running through parts of New Jersey and New York and connecting several major interstate highways.
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B.
Interstate 684
Interstate 684 is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in southeastern New York that connects Interstate 84 near Brewster to Interstate 287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway near White Plains, serving as a major commuter route through Westchester County.
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C.
Interstate 87
Interstate 87 is a major north–south highway in New York State that connects New York City to the Canadian border, serving key regions such as the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks.
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D.
Interstate 480
Interstate 480 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves as a key connector between downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, linking Interstate 80 and Interstate 29.
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E.
Interstate 990
Interstate 990 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls region of western New York, serving as a connector route through the town of Amherst.
- 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: Interstate 787 Target entity description: Interstate 787 is an urban freeway in New York’s Capital District that runs along the Hudson River, serving as a primary route through downtown Albany and connecting to major regional highways.
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A.
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 is a beltway and bypass route around the New York City metropolitan area, running through parts of New Jersey and New York and connecting several major interstate highways.
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B.
Interstate 684
Interstate 684 is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in southeastern New York that connects Interstate 84 near Brewster to Interstate 287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway near White Plains, serving as a major commuter route through Westchester County.
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C.
Interstate 87
Interstate 87 is a major north–south highway in New York State that connects New York City to the Canadian border, serving key regions such as the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks.
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D.
Interstate 480
Interstate 480 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway that serves as a key connector between downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, linking Interstate 80 and Interstate 29.
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E.
Interstate 990
Interstate 990 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls region of western New York, serving as a connector route through the town of Amherst.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Interstate Highway
ⓘ
urban freeway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Empire State Plaza complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire State Plaza
Port of Albany ⓘ |
| auxiliaryTo | Interstate 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Interstate Highways in New York (state)
ⓘ
Roads in New York’s Capital District ⓘ Transportation in Albany, New York ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Interstate 87
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 90 ⓘ New York State Route 7 ⓘ New York State Thruway ⓘ U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Hudson River via Dunn Memorial Bridge ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Dunn Memorial Bridge ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasExit |
exits serving Rensselaer via Dunn Memorial Bridge
ⓘ
exits serving downtown Albany ⓘ |
| hasSpur |
Interstate 787
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 787 spur to the Empire State Plaza
|
| laneConfiguration | divided multi-lane freeway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capital District of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Capital District, New York
|
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| numberingType | three-digit auxiliary Interstate ⓘ |
| opened | 1970s ⓘ |
| parallelTo | local streets in Albany’s riverfront area ⓘ |
| partOf | Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany, New York
Rensselaer County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | primary route through downtown Albany ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Capital District of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York’s Capital District
|
| roadType | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Hudson River ⓘ |
| serves |
Albany
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany, New York
|
| servesAs | connector between downtown Albany and regional highways ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Troy–Menands Bridge area near Troy, New York ⓘ |
| terminusSouth |
New York State Thruway
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) in Albany
|
| urbanArea |
Albany–Schenectady–Troy metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Albany metropolitan area
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Interstate 787 Description of subject: Interstate 787 is an urban freeway in New York’s Capital District that runs along the Hudson River, serving as a primary route through downtown Albany and connecting to major regional highways.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Interstate 787 spur to the Empire State Plaza