Staines Bridge
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Staines Bridge is a historic road bridge over the River Thames in Surrey, England, carrying traffic between Staines-upon-Thames and Egham.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Staines Bridge canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1214678 — 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: Staines Bridge Context triple: [Staines-upon-Thames, hasRiverFeature, Staines Bridge]
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A.
Staines-upon-Thames
Staines-upon-Thames is a riverside town in southeast England situated on the River Thames, known historically as a crossing point into London and now as a commuter and commercial center.
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B.
Esher
Esher is a suburban town in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, known for its affluent residential character and proximity to London.
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C.
Weybridge
Weybridge is a suburban town in southeast England known for its affluent residential areas and proximity to the River Thames and major transport links into London.
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D.
Egham
Egham is a town in the county of Surrey in southeast England, known for its proximity to Runnymede, where Magna Carta was sealed.
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E.
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban town in southwest London, England, known for its riverside location on the Thames and proximity to several royal parks.
- 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: Staines Bridge Target entity description: Staines Bridge is a historic road bridge over the River Thames in Surrey, England, carrying traffic between Staines-upon-Thames and Egham.
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A.
Staines-upon-Thames
Staines-upon-Thames is a riverside town in southeast England situated on the River Thames, known historically as a crossing point into London and now as a commuter and commercial center.
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B.
Esher
Esher is a suburban town in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, known for its affluent residential character and proximity to London.
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C.
Weybridge
Weybridge is a suburban town in southeast England known for its affluent residential areas and proximity to the River Thames and major transport links into London.
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D.
Egham
Egham is a town in the county of Surrey in southeast England, known for its proximity to Runnymede, where Magna Carta was sealed.
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E.
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban town in southwest London, England, known for its riverside location on the Thames and proximity to several royal parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
A308 road
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Egham
ⓘ
Staines-upon-Thames ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| crossesAt | Staines reach of the River Thames ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
north bank of the Thames at Egham
ⓘ
south bank of the Thames at Staines-upon-Thames ⓘ |
| designer | George Rennie ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Staines Road Bridge ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | 19th-century classical bridge design ⓘ |
| hasConstructionPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFootways | footpaths on both sides ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Runnymede meadow
ⓘ
surface form:
Runnymede area
Staines-upon-Thames ⓘ
surface form:
Staines town centre
|
| hasNumberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOwner | public authority ⓘ |
| hasParapets | stone parapets ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | segmental arches ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | two lanes ⓘ |
| hasUse |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| isCrossingOf | River Thames between Staines and Egham ⓘ |
| isHistoric | yes ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway | non-tidal River Thames ⓘ |
| isPartOf | road network between London and the west of England ⓘ |
| isTollBridge | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egham
ⓘ
England ⓘ Staines-upon-Thames ⓘ Surrey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Surrey County Council ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Egham town centre
ⓘ
Staines railway station ⓘ |
| opened | 1832 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
earlier stone bridges at Staines
ⓘ
earlier wooden bridges at Staines ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| replaced | previous Staines Bridge destroyed or damaged by floods ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately 18 miles from Teddington Lock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Staines Bridge Description of subject: Staines Bridge is a historic road bridge over the River Thames in Surrey, England, carrying traffic between Staines-upon-Thames and Egham.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.