Rio–Niterói Bridge

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box-girder bridge bridge road bridge

The Rio–Niterói Bridge is a long box-girder road bridge in Brazil that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói and is one of the country’s most important transport links.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Rio–Niterói Bridge canonical	4
Ponte Rio–Niterói	1
Rio-Niterói Bridge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1816489 — 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: Rio–Niterói Bridge
Context triple: [Guanabara Bay, crossedBy, Rio–Niterói Bridge]

A. Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
B. Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, named in honor of Queen Saint Isabel.
C. 25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, often compared to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for its similar appearance and iconic status.
D. Ponte de Santa Clara
Ponte de Santa Clara is a prominent road bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, connecting the historic city center with its southern districts.
E. Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Cebu, Philippines, that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu and serves as a key transportation link in the 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: Rio–Niterói Bridge
Target entity description: The Rio–Niterói Bridge is a long box-girder road bridge in Brazil that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói and is one of the country’s most important transport links.

A. Vasco da Gama Bridge
The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, spanning the Tagus River.
B. Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel is a road and pedestrian bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, named in honor of Queen Saint Isabel.
C. 25 de Abril Bridge
The 25 de Abril Bridge is a large suspension bridge in Lisbon, Portugal, often compared to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for its similar appearance and iconic status.
D. Ponte de Santa Clara
Ponte de Santa Clara is a prominent road bridge over the Mondego River in Coimbra, Portugal, connecting the historic city center with its southern districts.
E. Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Cebu, Philippines, that connects Mactan Island to mainland Cebu and serves as a key transportation link in the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	box-girder bridge ⓘ bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ surface form: Ponte Rio–Niterói
carries	motor vehicle traffic ⓘ
connects	Niterói ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1968 ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
crosses	Guanabara Bay ⓘ
designedBy	Mario Andreazza ⓘ Roberto de Oliveira Campos ⓘ
formerRecord	one of the longest box-girder bridges in the world at opening ⓘ
hasCoordinates	approximate latitude -22.846, longitude -43.125 ⓘ
hasSection	approach viaducts ⓘ central navigation span ⓘ high viaduct over Guanabara Bay ⓘ
lanesDirection	4 lanes in each direction ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ surface form: Southeast Region, Brazil State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
mainSpanLength	about 300 metres ⓘ
maintainedBy	Ecovia Caminho do Mar (concessionaire) ⓘ
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter	Artur da Costa e Silva ⓘ
navigationClearance	about 72 metres ⓘ
navigationSpanLength	about 300 metres ⓘ
notableFor	heavy daily traffic volumes ⓘ strategic economic importance for Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area ⓘ
numberOfLanes	8 ⓘ
officialName	Ponte Presidente Costa e Silva ⓘ
openedBy	Emílio Garrastazu Médici ⓘ
openingDate	1974-03-04 ⓘ
owner	Brazilian government ⓘ surface form: Federal Government of Brazil
partOf	BR-101 ⓘ
passesThrough	Guanabara Bay ⓘ surface form: Guanabara Bay shipping lane
previouslyMaintainedBy	CCR Ponte ⓘ
regionServed	Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ surface form: Greater Rio de Janeiro
roadType	motorway ⓘ
structureType	box girder ⓘ
toll	yes ⓘ
tollDirection	charged in one direction only ⓘ
totalLength	about 13.29 kilometres ⓘ about 8.26 miles ⓘ
trafficRole	important part of Brazil’s coastal highway system ⓘ major transport link between Rio de Janeiro and Niterói ⓘ
urbanContext	metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
width	about 27 metres ⓘ

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

Guanabara Bay → crossedBy → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

SDU → nearLandmark → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

subject surface form: Santos Dumont Airport

this entity surface form: Rio-Niterói Bridge

Niterói → crossedBy → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

Icaraí Inlet → near → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

Rio–Niterói Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ponte Rio–Niterói

Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro → hasBridge → Rio–Niterói Bridge ⓘ

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