Reedham Swing Bridge
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Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reedham Swing Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1357596 — 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: Reedham Swing Bridge Context triple: [River Yare, hasBridge, Reedham Swing Bridge]
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A.
Esher Bridge
Esher Bridge is a historic road bridge in Esher, Surrey, carrying traffic over the River Mole.
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B.
Warrington Bridge
Warrington Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mersey in Warrington, England, serving as a key local transport crossing.
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C.
Barton Road Swing Bridge
Barton Road Swing Bridge is a movable road bridge in Greater Manchester, England, that swings to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal.
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D.
Gapstow Bridge
Gapstow Bridge is a picturesque stone arch bridge in New York City's Central Park, known for its iconic views of the park and Midtown Manhattan skyline.
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E.
Leatherhead Bridge
Leatherhead Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mole in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
- 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: Reedham Swing Bridge Target entity description: Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.
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A.
Esher Bridge
Esher Bridge is a historic road bridge in Esher, Surrey, carrying traffic over the River Mole.
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B.
Warrington Bridge
Warrington Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mersey in Warrington, England, serving as a key local transport crossing.
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C.
Barton Road Swing Bridge
Barton Road Swing Bridge is a movable road bridge in Greater Manchester, England, that swings to allow ships to pass along the Manchester Ship Canal.
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D.
Gapstow Bridge
Gapstow Bridge is a picturesque stone arch bridge in New York City's Central Park, known for its iconic views of the park and Midtown Manhattan skyline.
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E.
Leatherhead Bridge
Leatherhead Bridge is a historic road bridge spanning the River Mole in Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movable bridge
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ railway swing bridge ⓘ |
| allows | passage of masted vessels on River Yare ⓘ |
| approach | railway embankments on both banks of River Yare ⓘ |
| carried |
railway traffic
ⓘ
trains ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges over the River Yare
ⓘ
Railway bridges in Norfolk ⓘ Swing bridges in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| controlType | signal-controlled for rail traffic ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Yare ⓘ |
| designedFor | both rail and river traffic ⓘ |
| function |
carries trains across the River Yare
ⓘ
opens to allow river traffic to pass ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
The Broads
ⓘ
surface form:
Norfolk Broads area
|
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Norfolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear | village of Reedham ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| navigationClearance | provides navigable channel when open ⓘ |
| near | Reedham railway station ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of few remaining operational railway swing bridges in Norfolk ⓘ |
| opened | 1902 ⓘ |
| openingMechanism | swing ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | Wherry Lines ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Norwich–Great Yarmouth line
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwich–Great Yarmouth line via Berney Arms
Norwich–Lowestoft line ⓘ |
| region | Broadland district ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier swing bridge at Reedham ⓘ |
| riverNavigation | part of navigable Norfolk Broads network ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | interlocked signalling to prevent trains when bridge is open ⓘ |
| structureType | single-track bridge ⓘ |
| transportRole | links rail routes between Norwich and the east coast ⓘ |
| usage |
carries freight trains
ⓘ
carries passenger trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reedham Swing Bridge Description of subject: Reedham Swing Bridge is a historic railway swing bridge in Norfolk, England, that carries trains across the River Yare and opens to allow river traffic to pass.
Referenced by (1)
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