Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City
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The Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City is a major vehicular bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens, named in honor of Polish–Lithuanian military leader and American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2510656 — 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: Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City Context triple: [Tadeusz Kościuszko, commemoratedBy, Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City]
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A.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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B.
Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Henry Hudson Bridge
The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City that carries traffic over the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and carries both vehicular traffic and subway lines.
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E.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
- 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: Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City Target entity description: The Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City is a major vehicular bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens, named in honor of Polish–Lithuanian military leader and American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.
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A.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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B.
Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
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C.
Henry Hudson Bridge
The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City that carries traffic over the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and carries both vehicular traffic and subway lines.
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E.
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable-stayed bridge
ⓘ
toll-free bridge ⓘ vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| borough |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
| carries |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
Interstate 278 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
| crosses | Newtown Creek ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
Greenpoint
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Maspeth ⓘ
surface form:
Maspeth, Queens
|
| demolishedPredecessor | original truss bridge ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| function | major commuter route between Brooklyn and Queens ⓘ |
| hasBicyclePedestrianPath | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature | separate eastbound and westbound spans ⓘ |
| hasLighting | programmable LED lighting ⓘ |
| hasScenicOverlook | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| namedForRoleOfHonoree |
American Revolutionary War hero
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian military leader ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic |
April 27, 2017 (first new span)
ⓘ
August 29, 2019 (second new span) ⓘ |
| originalBridgeRenamed | 1940 ⓘ |
| originalName | Meeker Avenue Bridge ⓘ |
| owner |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
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| partOf | regional freight corridor in New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pulaski Bridge (along I-278 corridor direction) ⓘ |
| projectType | replacement of aging infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| replaced |
Kosciuszko Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
original Kosciuszko Bridge
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| replacedStructureBuiltIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City Description of subject: The Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City is a major vehicular bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens, named in honor of Polish–Lithuanian military leader and American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.
Referenced by (1)
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